| Name: | Chris Wood |
| Nationality: | New Zealander |
| Date of Birth: | 07/12/1991 |
| Height: | 6' 3" (191cm) |
| Weight: | 12st 10lbs (80.81kg) |
| Position: | Striker |
WOOD rounded off a tremendous year by signing a new three-and-a-half year deal, plus a further year's option in the club's favour, in December 2009.
The striker scored his first-ever senior goal in the Baggies' 3-1 win over Doncaster in September and helped New Zealand qualify for the World Cup through the play-offs in November.
He was rewarded with his first professional contract in May 2009, completing a rapid rise to prominence for the young Auckland-born ace, who was also part of the New Zealand squad at the 2009 Confederations Cup.
He figured once as a substitute in the tournament when he came on for his third cap in a 2-0 defeat by hosts South Africa.
Prior to that he earned his second cap as a substitute in a 4-3 friendly defeat by World Champions Italy, in Pretoria.
He only joined the Academy last summer but has since cut his teeth at Under-18, reserves and Premier League level, making a surprise senior debut as a second-half sub at Portsmouth in April 2009.
Wood made his second Barclays Premier League appearance late on at Blackburn.
He was named the Nike Young Men's Player of the Year at the 2008 New Zealand Football Awards ceremony in Auckland.
Wood has a British passport but has lived in New Zealand for a number of years.
He is a central-attacking player and a bit of an old-fashioned centre-forward in that he will hold things up.
He secures things and has a good eye for goal and also represented New Zealand at Under-16/17s level.
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(UPDATED DECEMBER 30, 2009)
| Competition | Apps (as sub) |
Goals | Yellow Cards |
Red Cards |
| League | 5 (12) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FA Cup | 0 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| League Cup | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career History: | ||||
| Club | Season | Comp. | Apps (as sub) |
Goals |
| WBA | 2008 - 09 | League | 0 (2) | 0 |
