Bobby Wood

Bobby Wood

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Youth and early career

Wood was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a mother with partial Japanese ancestry and a father with African American ancestry. He began his youth career in 1999 with Powder Edge SC, located in Honolulu, Hawaii. He moved to California in 2005 to play with the Irvine Strikers.

Club career

Wood relocated to Germany in July 2007 to join the academy of 1860 Munich.

1860 Munich

On January 29, 2011, Wood made his professional debut coming on in the 82nd minute as a substitute during a 2. Bundesliga match against MSV Duisburg. Wood made his first career start for 1860 Munich in October 2011 against Hansa Rostock. On November 30, 2012, against VfR Aalen, Wood scored his first professional goal to secure a 1–1 draw for 1860 Munich. In December 2012, Wood signed his first professional contract, extending his stay with 1860 Munich through the 2016 season.

Loan to Erzgebirge Aue

In February 2015, Wood moved to fellow 2. Bundesliga side Erzgebirge Aue, signing a contract until 2017. For Aue, Wood made nine league appearances and scored three goals before seeing the club relegated to 3. Liga for the first time in six years.

Union Berlin

In July 2015, Wood signed a three-year contract with Union Berlin for an undisclosed fee. In his Union Berlin debut season, Wood broke the record for goals scored by an American in a single season in Germany's top two flights.

Hamburger SV

On May 15, 2016, Wood signed a four-year deal with Hamburger SV. On August 27, Wood made his Bundesliga debut with Hamburg against FC Ingolstadt. In the 1–1 draw, Wood scored the opening goal with a fantastic strike from the edge of the box, beating out Ingolstadt defender Marvin Matip after receiving a long pass from keeper René Adler. After his debut, manager…

International career

In May 2013, Wood was named to a preliminary United States' 35-man roster for the 2013 Gold Cup. Wood made his senior international debut in a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina in August 2013. Wood scored his first senior international goal in June 2015, a game-winner in a 4–3 victory against the Netherlands. Five days later, Wood scored the game-winning goal in a 2–1 friendly victory against top-ranked Germany in Cologne. In the 2015 CONCACAF Cup against Mexico to decide which team would qualify for the 2017 Confederations Cup, coach Jürgen Klinsmann substituted Wood on in the 98th minute, after Mexico scored the go-ahead goal in extra time. Wood scored the tying goal in the 108th minute on a through ball from DeAndre Yedlin, but the United States ended up losing the match on an additional extra time goal from Mexico. On September 5, 2017, Wood scored the tying goal in the 85th minute against Honduras to keep the US hopes alive in the CONCACAF qualifications for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, securing a 1–1 draw. On October 6, he scored a goal to give a 4–0 lead for United States against Panama with one more match in the group to spare.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played October 19, 2024

International

As of November 15, 2018

Scores and results list United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wood goal.

Club
TSV 1860 München (2011–2015)
Club
TSV 1860 München II (2010–2013)
Club
FC Erzgebirge Aue (2015–2015)
Club
1. FC Union Berlin (2015–2016)
Club
United States men's national under-20 association football team (2010–2011)
Club
United States men's national under-23 soccer team (2011–)
Club
United States men's national soccer team (2013–)
Club
Hamburger SV (2016–)
League
Bundesliga
League
2. Bundesliga
National team
United States

Clubs

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Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

American soccer player

Position

forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Bobby Shou Wood is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker.

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