| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel James Wood[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Bexley, London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Rotherham United (on loan from Brentford) |
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| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Long Lane | |||
| 1999–2003 | Cray Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2005 | Cray Wanderers | 94 | (8) |
| 2005–2008 | Bromley | 159 | (21) |
| 2008– | Brentford | 108 | (4) |
| 2011– | → Rotherham United (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:13, 17 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Samuel James Wood (born 9 August 1986 in Bexley, London) is an English professional footballer who plays for Football League One side Brentford. Wood is a left-sided and right-sided player who can play either at full back or on the wing.[2]
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Sam Wood started playing football for Long Lane before joining Cray Wanderers. He progressed through the ranks at the club before joining the reserve team in 2002 and eventually making his first team debut in 2003. During his time at Cray, he became a fans' favourite, helping the club to the quarter-final of the FA Vase and promotion to the Isthmian League, each for the first time in the club's history, in the 2003–04 season,[3] and scoring Cray supporters' goal of the season to clinch a 2–0 victory against AFC Wimbledon to end their 78-game unbeaten run.[4] He finished his Cray career with 8 goals from 94 games, and then signed for Bromley, the club whose ground Cray shared, in 2005.
At Bromley, Wood won the Supporters' Player of the Year award in 2006 and the Club Player of the Year in 2007, and scored 21 goals from 159 appearances. His performances attracted interest from professional clubs, and after trials with clubs including Gillingham, Charlton Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wood joined League Two club Brentford in May 2008.[5]
After impressing in pre-season, Wood made his Football League debut for Brentford against Bury, but picked up an injury in their 1–0 loss which kept him out for a few weeks. He proved his fitness by playing the full 90 minutes – and scoring – in a practice game,[6] and returned to the first team as a substitute in the 1–1 draw with Lincoln City.[7] He scored his first goal for the club on 28 December against Exeter City,[8] and played regularly for the first team, helping the Bees to the 2008–09 League Two title, as well as scooping several individual awards including the supporters' Player of the Season.[9]
In his second season, Wood lost his place on the left wing due to the form of Myles Weston, but was a regular in the team, either playing on the right wing or at left-back in place of the injury-prone Ryan Dickson.
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