Nathan Wood (footballer, born 2002)

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Nathan Wood
Personal information
Full name Nathan Dean Joshua Wood-Gordon[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Ingleby Barwick, England[3]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[4]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Swansea City
Number 23
Youth career
TIBS
0000–2015 Stockton Town
2015–2018 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Middlesbrough 5 (0)
2021 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 12 (0)
2021 → Hibernian (loan) 1 (0)
2022– Swansea City 66 (2)
International career‡
2016–2017
England U15
2017–2018 England U16 1 (0)
2018–2019 England U17 8 (0)
2019 England U18 9 (0)
2021– England U20 5 (0)
2023– England U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:49, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:08, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Nathan Dean Joshua Wood-Gordon (born 31 May 2002), known professionally as Nathan Wood, is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Swansea City.

Early life

Wood is the son of former Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough player Dean Gordon.[5] He came from an athletic background, having taken part in various sporting competitions throughout 2014 and 2015.[6][7] Prior to joining the Middlesbrough academy squad in 2015, he played for TIBS and Stockton Town.[8]

He attended

documentary series Our School in 2014, during this time he was in year 7, his first year in secondary school.[8]

Club career

Middlesbrough

On 1 July 2018, Wood signed professional terms with Middlesbrough.[3] He would become the club's youngest ever player to make a professional appearance, at 16 years and 72 days, replacing Daniel Ayala in an EFL Cup tie against Notts County on 14 August 2018.[9][10]

On 1 February 2021, Wood joined League One side Crewe Alexandra on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[11] He made his Crewe debut in a 2–1 defeat at Swindon Town on 20 February 2021.[12]

On 31 August 2021, Wood moved north of the border to join Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on a season-long loan deal.[13] On 16 October 2021, Wood made his debut for Hibernian, where he played the full game in a 3–0 loss against Dundee United.[14] On 25 November 2021, it was announced that Wood had returned to parent club Middlesbrough for the remainder of his loan spell until January 2022, having only featured once for Hibs.[15]

Swansea City

On 10 June 2022, Wood joined Swansea City on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[16] Wood's new manager Russell Martin was a long-term admirer and had previously tried to sign the defender when in charge of Milton Keynes Dons.[17]

International career

Wood has represented England at

U15, U16, U17 and U18 level.[2][5][18]

On 6 September 2021, Wood made his debut for the England U20s during a 6–1 victory over Romania U20s at St. George's Park. [19]

On 28 March 2023, Wood made his England U21 debut during a 2–1 defeat to Croatia at Craven Cottage.[20]

Style of play

Wood is known to be a pacey player and has previously played as a

left-midfielder as a result of this.[5] He recorded a 100m time of 13.07 seconds when he was aged 13.[7]

Career statistics

As of 23 September 2023[4]
Club Season Division League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Middlesbrough 2018–19[21] Championship 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
2019–20[22] 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2020–21[23] 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
2021–22[24] 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 5 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 14 0
Crewe Alexandra (loan)
2020–21[23]
 League One 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Hibernian (loan) 2021–22[24] Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Swansea City 2022–23[25] Championship 40 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 43 0
2023–24[26] 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
Total 48 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 52 0
Overall 66 0 4 0 9 0 0 0 89 0

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Nathan Wood". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b "New Intakes Boost Academy". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b "N. Wood-Gordon: Summary". soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Nathan Wood Has Made Everyone At Boro Take Notice". thenorthernecho.co.uk. The Northern Echo. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Runners Profile". runbritainrankings.com. Run Britain. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Nathan Wood-Gordon". thepowerof10.info. thepowerof10. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Our School: Series 1 – Episode 12 – The Beautiful Game". YouTube. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Nathan Wood Becomes Boro's Youngest Ever Player". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Middlesbrough 3–3 Notts County". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Nathan Wood: Crewe Alexandra sign Middlesbrough centre-back on loan". BBC Sport. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Swindon Town 2–1 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Nathan Wood Joins Hibernian On Loan". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. 31 August 2021.
  14. ^ Southwick, Andrew (16 October 2021). "Hibernian 0–3 Dundee United". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Nathan Wood Returns To Middlesbrough". Hibernian FC. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Nathan Wood seals Swansea City transfer". www.swanseacity.com. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Nathan Wood signing ends two-year pursuit for Swansea City boss Russell Martin". www.swanseacity.com. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Walker Bags Winner For Young Lions". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  19. ^ "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Report: England MU21s 1–2 Croatia". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  21. ^ "Games played by Nathan Wood in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  22. ^ "Games played by Nathan Wood in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Nathan Wood in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Nathan Wood in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  25. ^ "Games played by Nathan Wood in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  26. ^ "Games played by Nathan Wood in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

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