Patrick Wood
Patrick James Wood (born 16 September 2002) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for A-League club Sydney FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick James Wood[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sydney FC | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Collaroy Cromer Strikers | |||
| 2014–2015 | Manly United | ||
| 2015–2020 | Sydney FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Sydney FC NPL | 21 | (21) |
| 2020– | Sydney FC | 65 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Australia U23 | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:16, 21 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 August 2022 | |||
Wood played youth soccer with Collaroy Cromer Strikers, Manly United and Sydney FC Youth before starting his professional career with Sydney FC.
Early life edit
Wood attended St Paul's College, Manly.[2]
Club career edit
Wood was called up to Sydney FC's senior squad for the 2020 AFC Champions League.[3] He made his unofficial first-team debut ahead of the tournament in a match against the Australian under-23 team in November 2020.[4]
Wood made his A-League debut against Wellington Phoenix on 2 January, coming off the bench at the 82nd minute mark.[5] On 30 January, Wood scored his first A-League goals, the first coming after being on the pitch for 6 minutes, steering his side to a 3–0 victory against Macarthur FC.[6]
International career edit
Wood was called up to an Australian under-20 national team camp in 2020.[3]
In October 2021, Wood was called up to the Australian under-23 team for 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification matches against Indonesia in Tajikistan.[7] He made his debut for the side on 26 October 2021, missing an early penalty kick before later scoring Australia's second goal in a 3–2 win.[8] Wood scored again in the second leg three days later, the only goal in a 1–0 win to secure qualification for the final tournament.[9]
In May 2022, Wood was included in the Australian under-23 squad for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[10]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 11 November 2023
| Club | Season | League | FFA Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sydney FC Youth | 2020 | NPL NSW | 13 | 11 | – | – | 13 | 11 | ||
| 2021 | NPL NSW | 2 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 3 | |||
| 2022 | NPL NSW | 5 | 7 | – | – | 5 | 7 | |||
| Total | 20 | 21 | – | – | 20 | 21 | ||||
| Sydney FC | 2019–20 | A-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | A-League | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
| 2021–22 | A-League Men | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4[a] | 1 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | A-League Men | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | A-League Men | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | – | 9 | 4 | ||
| Total | 56 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 70 | 14 | ||
| Career total | 76 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 90 | 35 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in AFC Champions League
Honours edit
Sydney FC Youth
Sydney FC
Individual
- National Premier Leagues NSW top-goalscorer: 2020[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Patrick Wood". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Stavroulakis, Mark (18 August 2020). "Sky's the limit for young gun Patrick Wood". Sydney FC. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ a b Davidson, John (11 November 2020). "Meet Sydney FC's new teenage tyro". The World Game. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ Laundry, Cameron (17 November 2020). "Quick Catch Up: Patrick Wood". Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) :: Ultimate A-League".
- ^ "Macarthur 0–3 Sydney FC: Patrick Wood scores a brace to sink 10-man Macarthur". Anytime Football. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ . Yahoo! Sports. 19 October 2021. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ Clark, George (27 October 2021). "Olyroos take big step toward Asian Cup". The Islander. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ Woods, Melissa (30 October 2021). . Australian Associated Press. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "11 NSW young guns set for U23's Asian Cup quest". Football NSW. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "2023 Australia Cup Final". Australia Cup. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
External links edit
- Patrick Wood at Soccerway