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 | 72 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Australia U23 | 7 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ 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
editWood attended St Paul's College, Manly.[2]
Club career
editWood 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
editWood 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
editClub
edit- As of match played 18 May 2024
| 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 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 4 | – | 9 | 4 | ||
| Total | 69 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 83 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 89 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 103 | 36 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in AFC Champions League
Honours
editSydney 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.
- ^ "Olyroos take first step on path to Paris". 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). "Olyroos lock in 2022 Asian Cup berth". 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