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Connor Wood
Personal information
Full name Connor Oliver Wood[1]
Date of birth (1996-07-17) 17 July 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Harlow, England
Position(s) Left back, left winger
Team information
Current team
 Bradford City
Number 23
Youth career
2015–2016 Nike Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Soham Town Rangers 42 (0)
2014–2015 Chesham United 31 (0)
2016–2018 Leicester City 0 (0)
2018– Bradford City 57 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:22, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Connor Oliver Wood (born 17 July 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bradford City, as a left back and left winger.

Career

Wood was born in Harlow.[3]

After playing for Soham Town Rangers, Chesham United, Nike Academy and Leicester City,[4][5] Wood signed a three-year contract with Bradford City in June 2018.[6][7][8] He stated he joined the club due to their youth policy.[9]

He made his senior debut on 1 September 2018 and scored his first goal on 1 January 2019,[10] in his first first-team game since November 2018.[11] Later that month he spoke about the club's improved form.[12] He began the 2019–20 season in a more attacking role,[13] and in October 2019 he spoke about the change in the club's mentality,[14] including his determination that the club would 'bounce back' following their first defeat after a run of three victories.[15] In November 2019 he was praised by manager Gary Bowyer,[16] and later that month Wood spoke about the club's recent lack of form.[17]

In February 2020, after captain James Vaughan left the club on loan, Wood said he would still speak to Vaughan for advice.[18]

Playing style

Primarily a left back, in January 2019 he began to be used further up the field (as a left winger), a position he had some experience of from earlier in his career.[19] He made his first appearance of the 2019–20 season on the left of the front three,[20] and continued in a new attacking role for future games.[13] In December 2019 he spoke out about being encouraged by manager Gary Bowyer to be more vocal on the pitch.[21] In January 2020 he spoke about playing regularly.[22]

Career statistics

As of 8 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Soham Town Rangers 2013–14[4] Isthmian League 42 0 1 0 0 0 7 2 50 2
Chesham United 2014–15[5] Southern Football League 31 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 37 1
Leicester City 2016–17[23] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[24] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bradford City 2018–19[10] League One 22 1 2 0 0 0 2[a] 0 26 1
2019–20[25] League Two 35 0 2 0 1 0 1[a] 0 39 0
Total 57 1 4 0 1 0 3 0 65 1
Career total 130 1 5 0 1 0 16 3 152 4
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy.

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. ^ Connor Wood at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ^ Connor Wood at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Profile". Soham Town Rangers F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Connor Wood Joins Bradford City On A Permanent Deal". Leicester City F.C. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  7. ^ Simon Parker (21 June 2018). "Bradford City: Leicester defender Wood signs deal". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Connor Wood: Bradford City sign Leicester City left-back". BBC Sport. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  9. ^ Simon Parker (26 June 2018). "Bradford City: Change in policy appeals to Wood". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Games played by Connor Wood in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  11. ^ "WOOD DELIGHTED TO BE BACK". Bradford City A.F.C. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  12. ^ Simon Parker (11 January 2019). "Bradford City: Wood backs revival to continue". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Wood making his pitch for Bantams' crossing role". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  14. ^ "Wood: Bantam mentality totally different to last season". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  15. ^ "Wood: Bantams will respond to kick up the backside". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  16. ^ "BANTAMS REACTION: Experiments pay off as Bowyer praises workhorse Wood". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  17. ^ "Wood: Bantams have clear heads to bounce back against Macc". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  18. ^ "Bantams defender Wood: I'll still call Vaughan for advice". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  19. ^ Simon Parker (7 February 2019). "Bradford City: Forward-thinking Wood comfortable in new role". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  20. ^ "Bradford City: Five things we learned from Preston loss". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  21. ^ "Bantams defender Wood learning to use gift of the gab". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  22. ^ "'I've grown up so much', says Bantam defender Wood". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  23. ^ "Games played by Connor Wood in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  24. ^ "Games played by Connor Wood in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  25. ^ "Games played by Connor Wood in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.


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