Sam Wood (footballer)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Sam Wood


fullname = Sam Wood
nickname =
height =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|8|9
cityofbirth = London
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Brentford
clubnumber = 16
position = Left back / Left wing
youthyears =
1999-2003
youthclubs = Long Lane
Cray Wanderers
years = 2002-2005
2005-2008
2008-
clubs = Cray Wanderers
Bromley
Brentford
caps(goals) = 94 (8)
159 (21)
4 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 04 Oct 08

Sam Wood (born August 9 1986 in London) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Football League Two side Brentford. Wood is a left-sided player who can play either at full back or on the wing.

Early career

Sam Wood started playing football for Long Lane before joining Cray youth. He progressed through the ranks at the club before joining the reserve team in 2002 and eventually making his first team debut in 2003.

Cray Wanderers FC (2002-2005)

Wood began his career at Cray Wanderers in 2002, after being a youth player at the club. He spent 2 season in the reserves before making his senior debut in 2003. During his time at Cray, he became a fans' favourite, notably scoring the first goal against AFC Wimbledon when Cray ended the Wombles' 72 game unbeaten run, winning 2-0. He signed for groundshare Bromley in 2005. He finished his time at Cray with 8 goals from 94 games.

Bromley FC (2005-2008)

At Bromley, Wood won the Supporters' Player of the Year award in 2006 and the Club Player of the Year in 2007. His performances attracted interest from professional clubs, and this eventually materialised with a move to Brentford in May 2008. At Bromley, he scored 21 goals in 159 appearances.

Brentford FC (2008- present)

Wood joined Brentford in May 2008 [cite web | title = Brentford boss Andy Scott lines up moves for non-league players Moses Ademola and Sam Wood | publisher = Daily Mail | date = 2008-05-07 | url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-564514/Brentford-boss-Andy-Scott-lines-moves-non-league-players-Moses-Ademola-Sam-Wood.html | accessdate = 2008-09-20 ] and was almost ever-present in their pre-season. He made his league debut against Bury, but picked up an injury in their 1-0 loss and has not appeared for the club since. He has though, played a full 90 minutes in a practice game against Oxford United, scoring a goal [cite web | title = MIDWEEK UPDATE | publisher =Brentford FC | date = 2008-09-10 | url = http://www.brentfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1388688,00.html | accessdate = 2008-09-20 ] . He returned to the first team as a substitute in the 1-1 draw with Lincoln City.

References

External links

*soccerbase|49537|Sam Wood
*cite web | title = Sam Wood Profile | publisher =Brentford FC | date = | url = http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/FirstTeamProfiles/0,,10421~33489,00.html | accessdate = 2008-10-03