Bobby Wood

American soccer player

For other people named Bobby Wood, see Bobby Wood (disambiguation).

Bobby Wood

Wood with the United States in 2018

Personal information
Full name|  Bobby Shou Wood[1]
Date of birth|  (1992-11-15) November 15, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth|  Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Height|  5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s)|  Striker
Youth career
1999–2005|  Powder Edge SC
2005–2007|  Irvine Strikers
2007–2010|  1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2010–2013|  1860 Munich II|  46|  (12)
2011–2015|  1860 Munich|  50|  (3)
2015|  → Erzgebirge Aue (loan)|  9|  (3)
2015–2016|  Union Berlin|  31|  (17)
2016–2021|  Hamburger SV|  74|  (8)
2018–2019|  → Hannover 96 (loan)|  20|  (3)
2021–2022|  Real Salt Lake|  31|  (5)
2021|  → Real Monarchs (loan)|  1|  (0)
2023–2024|  New England Revolution|  47|  (11)
International career‡
2010–2011|  United States U20|  6|  (4)
2011|  United States U23|  1|  (0)
2013–2018|  United States|  45|  (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 10, 2020

Bobby Shou Wood (born November 15, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker.

## Youth and early career

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Wood was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a mother with partial Japanese ancestry and a father with African American ancestry.[3] 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

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

### 1860 Munich

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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.[4]

Wood made his first career start for 1860 Munich in October 2011 against F.C. Hansa Rostock.[5] On November 30, 2012, against VfR Aalen, Wood scored his first professional goal to secure a 1–1 draw for 1860 Munich.[6]

In December 2012, Wood signed his first professional contract, extending his stay with 1860 through the 2016 season.[7]

#### Loan to Erzgebirge Aue

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In February 2015, Wood moved to fellow 2\. Bundesliga side Erzgebirge Aue, signing a contract until 2017.[8] 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

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In July 2015, Wood signed a three-year contract with 1\. FC Union Berlin for an undisclosed fee.[9] 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.[10]

### Hamburger SV

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On May 15, 2016, Wood signed a four-year deal with Hamburger SV.[11] 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 Bruno Labbadia commented that Wood "has lots of pace and uses his body skillfully".[12] His goal was later voted as the Goal of the Week in the Bundesliga.[13] Wood scored the first goal on September 10 at Bayer Leverkusen after Bayer keeper Bernd Leno came well off his line, but a late hat trick from Joel Pohjanpalo made the result 3–1 in favor of Bayer.

Following the match against Leverkusen, however, the entire Hamburg team entered a dry spell in scoring lasting over a month, resulting in the sacking of Labbadia on September 25.[14] Wood made his first start under new manager Markus Gisdol on October 25 in their second round DFB-Pokal match against Hallescher FC, scoring twice in the 4–0 victory.[15] However, their problems in the league persisted, culminating in Wood being sent off in his first Bundesliga start under Gisdol, coming five days later at 1\. FC Köln.[16] After the match, Gisdol told reporters that Wood's red card, given when he elbowed Köln defender Dominique Heintz in the stomach, was "inexcusable",[17] and Wood was handed a three-match ban by the DFB.[18]

After the 1. FC Köln match, Hamburg won three of their six remaining matches with Wood scoring one goal in the 2–1 win against FC Schalke 04 on matchday 16. Hamburg finished the year ranked 16th. In the following year, Hamburg started with two defeats against VfL Wolfsburg (1–0) and FC Ingolstadt both away (3–1), before the Northern Germans won six of the following ten matches and climbed to 13th. Wood scored a goal during this time against Borussia Mönchengladbach in a 2–1 victory. The following four matches ended with three defeats and one draw, placing Hamburg in 16th after matchday 32. In the penultimate matchday, Hamburg drew 1–1 against FC Schalke 04 away, after the goal of Pierre-Michel Lasogga in injury time. Before the goal of Lasogga, Wood had an opportunity to equalize. Through the draw, Hamburg saved themselves from relegation. The last matchday one week later, Hamburg won 2–1 against VfL Wolfsburg and saves with the 14th rank before the relegation.

In the 2017–18 season, Hamburg lost in the first round of the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) against the third-tier side VfL Osnabrück 3–1. Hamburg won their first two matches with Wood scoring a goal in the 3–1 win away against 1. FC Köln. In the remaining matches of the first half of the season, Hamburg won only two matches and ranked 17th. In the second season-half, manager Gisdol was sacked after a 2–0 defeat against Cologne at home. His successor Bernd Hollerbach was sacked after seven matches without a victory. The new president of the club, Bernd Hoffmann, sacked CEO Heribert Bruchhagen and the director of sport, Jens Todt, and the successor of Hollerbach became Christian Titz, former head coach of the reserve team. Hamburg won four of their eight remaining matches with Wood scoring a penalty in a 3–1 win away against VfL Wolfsburg on matchday 32. Hamburg relegated despite a 2–1 win against Borussia Mönchengladbach on the last matchday for the first time in their history as VfL Wolfsburg won against Cologne. In the match against Borussia Mönchengladbach, Wood would see a red card.

#### Loan to Hannover 96

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On July 9, 2018, it was announced that Wood would be joining Hannover 96 on loan until the end of 2018–19 season with an option to buy.[19]

### Real Salt Lake

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On April 2, 2021, Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake announced that it had signed Wood to a contract to take effect July 1, 2021 through the 2023 season.[20] On April 13, 2021, Hamburger SV announced that Wood's contract was cancelled prematurely, allowing him to join Real Salt Lake immediately and in time for the season start.[21] Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Salt Lake.[22]

#### Loan to Real Monarchs

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On October 7, 2021, Wood was sent on loan to Real Salt Lake's reserve side, Real Monarchs on a loan for the remainder of the 2021 USL Championship season.[23]

### New England Revolution

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Wood was selected New England Revolution in the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft on November 22, 2022.[24] He was officially signed by New England on December 5, 2022, on a one-year deal for the upcoming 2023 season.[25] The deal additionally contained a club option for the 2024 season.[26]

Wood made his debut for his new club in the opening match of the 2023 season, on February 25, 2023, entering the match as a 64th-minute substitute for Giacomo Vrioni in the Revolution's 1–0 victory over Charlotte FC.[27] In the Revolution's home opener on March 4, 2023, Wood scored his first goal for the Revolution and added an assist in the Revolution's 3–0 victory over Houston Dynamo FC.[28] On April 9, 2023, Wood scored the Revolution's 3rd goal in their 4–0 victory over CF Montreal.[29] On May 6, Wood scored the game-winner in the Revolution's 2–0 victory over Toronto FC.[30] On May 27, Wood scored New England's second goal of the game in a 3–3 home draw against Chicago Fire FC.[31] Four days later he would score again in the Revolution's 3–3 draw against Atlanta United FC.[32] Wood scored his 6th goal of the season on June 10, 2023, in the Revolution's 3–1 victory over Inter Miami CF.[33] On June 24, Wood scored the Revolution's first goal in their 2–1 victory over Toronto FC.[34] Wood finished the 2023 campaign with 7 goals and 5 assists, second in scoring for the Revolution.[27]

In 2024, Wood made 18 appearances for the Revolution (6 starts) and scored 3 goals in MLS regular season play.[35] Wood suffered a knee injury early in the season, making his regular season debut on April 6.[36] On August 9, Wood scored an equalizing goal against New York City FC in the 2024 Leagues Cup knockout stage.[37] On August 24, Wood scored his first MLS career brace, helping the Revolution defeat the Montreal Impact 5-0.[38][35]

## International career

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In May 2013, Wood was named to a preliminary United States' 35-man roster for the 2013 Gold Cup.[39] Wood made his senior international debut in a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina in August 2013.[40][41]

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.[42] 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

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Wood training with 1860 Munich in 2011

### Club

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As of match played October 19, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | National cup1 | Other2 | Total  | Ref.

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
1860 Munich II | 2009–10 | Regionalliga Süd | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | [43]
2010–11 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | [44]
2011–12 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | [44]
2012–13 | Regionalliga Bayern | 26 | 8 | 26 | 8 | [44]
2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [44]
Total  | 46 | 12 | — | 46 | 12 | —
1860 Munich | 2010–11 | 2\. Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | [44]
2011–12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | [44]
2012–13 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | [44]
2013–14 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | [44]
2014–15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | [44]
Total  | 50 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 54 | 3 | —
Erzgebirge Aue (loan)  | 2014–15 | 2\. Bundesliga  | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 3 | [44]
Union Berlin | 2015–16 | 2\. Bundesliga  | 31 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 17  | [45]
Hamburger SV | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 28 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 32 | 9 | [44]
2017–18 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 3 | [44]
2019–20 | 2\. Bundesliga  | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | [44]
2020–21 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | [44]
Total  | 74 | 8 | 6 | 5 | — | 80 | 13 | —
Hannover 96 (loan)  | 2018–19 | Bundesliga  | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | [44]
Real Salt Lake | 2021 | MLS | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 20 | 3 | [44]
2022 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | [44]
Total  | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 6 | —
New England Revolution | 2023 | MLS  | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 7 | [44]
2024 | 18 | 4 | — | 7 | 2 | 25 | 6 | [44]
Total  | 47 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 58 | 13 | —
Career total  | 308 | 62 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 335 | 70 | —

* 1.^ Includes DFB-Pokal, U.S. Open Cup and MLS Cup playoffs
* 2.^ Includes Leagues Cup and CONCACAF Champions League/Cup

### International

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#### International statistics

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As of November 15, 2018[46]
Appearances and goals by national team and year  National team | Year | Apps | Goals

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United States | 2013 | 1 | 0
2014 | 4 | 0
2015 | 9 | 4
2016 | 15 | 4
2017 | 7 | 2
2018 | 8 | 3
Total | 44 | 13

Scores and results list United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wood goal.[47]
List of international goals scored by Bobby Wood  No.  | Date  | Venue  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Competition

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1  | June 5, 2015 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands |  Netherlands |

4–3

4–3

| Friendly
2  | June 10, 2015 | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany |  Germany |

2–1

2–1

3  | October 10, 2015 | Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States |  Mexico | 2–2 | 2–3 | CONCACAF Cup
4  | November 13, 2015 | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, United States |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5  | May 22, 2016 | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico |  Puerto Rico | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly
6  | June 7, 2016 | Soldier Field, Chicago, United States |  Costa Rica | 3–0 | 4–0 | Copa América Centenario
7  | September 2, 2016 | Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8  | November 11, 2016 | MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus, United States |  Mexico | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9  | September 5, 2017 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras |  Honduras | 1–1 | 1–1
10  | October 6, 2017 | Orlando City Stadium, Orlando, United States |  Panama | 4–0 | 4–0
11  | March 27, 2018 | WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, United States |  Paraguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly
12  | June 2, 2018 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland |  Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 1–2
13  | October 11, 2018 | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United States |  Colombia | 2–1 | 2–4

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