William Nicholas Wood (born 29 November 1996) is an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a left back for

Welling United Welling United Football Club is a professional football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The club's first team play in the National League South, at the sixth tier of English football. History Welling United Foot ...

Early and personal life

Wood grew up in Burgess Hill and attended Oakmeeds Community College.

Career

Wood joined

Southampton Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...

at the age of 11, signing a three-year professional contract in April 2015. He trialled with

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dens ...

in December 2017, and signed a one-year contract with

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete his ...

in May 2018. He made his professional debut on 14 August 2018, in the EFL Cup. In October 2018 he moved on loan to

Havant & Waterlooville Havant & Waterlooville Football Club is a professional football club based in Havant, Hampshire, England. The club participates in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, after relegation from the National League in the ...

. He was released by Accrington at the end of the 2018–19 season. He signed for Dagenham & Redbridge in June 2019, and stated that he was looking forward to playing for the club. Wood only made four appearances for the Daggers as the season was curtailed due to Covid-19 and he was subsequently released at the end of the campaign. On 19 August 2020 he signed for recently relegated National League South side

Ebbsfleet United Ebbsfleet United Football Club is a professional football club based in Northfleet, Kent, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the club competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1946 fr ...

on a free transfer. On 8 July 2022, Wood signed for

Dulwich Hamlet Dulwich Hamlet Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in East Dulwich in south-east London, England. They are currently members of and play at Champion Hill. History The club was formed in 1893, by Lorraine 'Pa' Wilson. T ...

. In May 2023, Wood signed for

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Will 1996 births Living people English men's footballers Southampton F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Men's association football fullbacks People from Burgess Hill Welling United F.C. players