Draft:Callum Wood

{{Short description|Welsh footballer}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Callum Wood

|image =

|caption =

|fullname = Callum Jake Wood

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|2|28|df=y}}

|birth_place = Hereford

|height =

|position = Defender

|currentclub = Bristol City

|clubnumber =

|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}-

|youthclubs1 = West Bromwich Albion

|youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}-

|youthclubs2 = Cardiff City

|youthyears3 =

|youthclubs3 = Hereford United F.C.

|years1 = {{0|0000}}-2020

|clubs1 = Cinderford Town

|caps1 =

|goals1 =

|years2 = 2020–

|clubs2 = Bristol City

|caps2 = 0

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2021–2022

|clubs3 = → Bath City (loan)

|caps3 = 14

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2022-2023

|clubs4 = → Yate Town (loan)

|caps4 =

|goals4 =

|years5 = 2023-

|clubs5 = → Weston Super Mare (loan)

|caps5 = 6

|goals5 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2021

|nationalteam1 = Wales U19

|nationalcaps1 = 2

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|club-update = 00:15, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

|national team update =

}}

Callum Jake Wood (born February 28, 2003) is a professional footballer who plays for Bristol City of the EFL Championship.{{cite web|website=Soccerway|accessdate=16 January 2024|title=Callum Wood|url= https://uk.soccerway.com/players/callum-wood/684941/}}

Career

Born in Hereford, Wood played at West Bromwich Albion and Cardiff City Academies before playing Non-League football aged 16 years-old for Cinderford Town. He joined Bristol City following a trial in 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/how-bristol-city-dream-move-4679361|title= How Bristol City dream move was made possible by Cinderford Town spell|first=Jon|last=Palmer|date=November 7, 2020|accessdate=April 10, 2023|website=Gloucestershire Live}}

=Bath City (loan)=

Wood joined Bath City on loan during the 2021-22 season and was awarded their player of the month award in December 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bathcityfc.com/callum-wood-wins-december-player-of-the-month|website=Bathcityfc|accessdate=April 10, 2023|title=Callum Wood wins December PotM Award|date=January 23, 2022}}

In May 2022 Wood agreed a three-year professional contract with Bristol City.{{Cite web|url= https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/new-pro-deals-for-academy-stars|accessdate=April 10, 2023|title= NEW PRO DEALS FOR ACADEMY STARS|date=May 6, 2022|website=bcfc.co.uk}}

=Yate Town (loan)=

In November 2022 he joined Yate Town on a months loan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/yatetownfootballclub/news/callum-wood-joins-on-loan-2744435.html|title= CALLUM WOOD JOINS ON LOAN|first=Sebastian|last=Parker|date=November 21, 2022|accessdate=April 10, 2023}} He joined Yate Town again in February 2023.{{Cite web|first=Jordan|last=Jones|date=February 10, 2023|url=https://www.bristolworld.com/sport/football/bristol-city/triple-departure-from-bristol-city-after-transfer-deadline-4022549|website=Bristol World|title=Triple departure from Bristol City after transfer deadline|accessdate=April 10, 2023}}

=2023/24=

In July 2023, Wood was included in the Bristol City first-team squad on a pre-season training camp in Austria.{{cite web|url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/bristol-city-nigel-pearson-austria-8569120.amp|website=Bristol Post|title=Bristol City leave defensive duo at home as Nigel Pearson takes 11 U21 talents to Austria|accessdate=3 July 2023|date=3 July 2023|first=James|last=Piercy}}

International career

In August 2021 he was called up to the Wales U19 squad.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/city-trio-make-wales-under-19-squad|title= CITY TRIO MAKE WALES UNDER-19 SQUAD|website=bcfc.co.uk|date=August 19, 2021|accessdate=April 10, 2023}}

References

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