William Nicholas Wood (born 29 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Ebbsfleet United, as a left back.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Nicholas Wood[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 (age 25)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Burgess Hill, England | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ebbsfleet United | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2018 | Southampton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 4 | (0) |
2020– | Ebbsfleet United | 14 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 18 May 2021 (UTC) |
Wood grew up in Burgess Hill and attended Oakmeeds Community College.[3]
Wood joined Southampton at the age of 11, signing a three-year professional contract in April 2015.[3] He trialled with Portsmouth in December 2017,[4] and signed a one-year contract with Accrington Stanley in May 2018.[5] He made his professional debut on 14 August 2018, in the EFL Cup.[6] In October 2018 he moved on loan to Havant & Waterlooville.[7]
He was released by Accrington at the end of the 2018–19 season.[8]
He signed for Dagenham & Redbridge in June 2019,[9] and stated that he was looking forward to playing for the club.[10] Wood only made four appearances for the Daggers as the season was curtailed due to Covid-19 and he was subsequently released at the end of the campaign.[11]
On 19 August 2020 he signed for recently relegated National League South side Ebbsfleet United on a free transfer.[12]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Southampton U23 | 2017–18[13] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Accrington Stanley | 2018–19[6] | League One | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Havant & Waterlooville (loan) | 2018–19[14] | National League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Dagenham & Redbridge | 2019–20[14] | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Ebbsfleet United | 2020–21[14] | National League South | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
Career total | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
Ebbsfleet United F.C. – current squad | |
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