Chris Wood
Player Summary for Chris Wood |
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| Club | Nottingham Forest |
| Position | Forward |
| Jersey Number | 11 |
| Height | 191cm ► 6' 3" |
| Age | 33 years old |
| Birthday | December 7, 1991 |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Contract Expires | June 2024 |
| Weekly Pay | £80,000.00 |
Additional Info
Christopher Grant Wood is a professional footballer from New Zealand who now plays for Premier League club Nottingham Forest and the New Zealand national team.
Wood began his senior career with Cambridge FC, Waikato FC, and Hamilton Wanderers before transferring to England to play for West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League. He was loaned out to six different clubs until joining Leicester City in 2013. Following a loan spell with Ipswich Town in 2015, he joined Championship club Leeds United, where he was the top scorer in the 2016-17 season. Wood then joined Burnley for a club record amount and became a consistent Premier League goalscorer for them, scoring 49 goals in 144 outings over four and a half seasons.
Wood has been capped 70 times for New Zealand and has scored 33 goals, making him the country’s all-time best striker. He was a member of the team that won the OFC Nations Cup in 2016, as well as the FIFA World Cup in 2010.