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Michael Woud
Personal information
Full name Michael Cornelis Woud[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-16)16 January 1999(age 25)
Place of birth Auckland,New Zealand
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Auckland FC
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2014 Waitakere City
2015 Bay Olympic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Bay Olympic
2015–2018 Sunderland 0 (0)
2018–2021 Willem II 5 (0)
2020–2021 →Almere City(loan) 21 (0)
2021 Almere City 29 (0)
2022–2024 Kyoto Sanga 0 (0)
2023 →Ventforet Kofu(loan) 1 (0)
2024– Auckland FC 0 (0)
International career‡
2015 New Zealand U17 9 (0)
2017–2019 New Zealand U20 12 (0)
2021 New Zealand U23 3 (0)
2018– New Zealand 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2024

Michael Cornelis Woud(born 16 January 1999) is a New Zealand professionalfootballerwho plays as agoalkeeperforA-League MenclubAuckland FCand theNew Zealand national football team.

Club career[edit]

Sunderland[edit]

Woud first signed a contract to play forSunderland,but only played for their academy teams.[2]After the contract termination of fellow goalkeeperMika,Woud acted for a short time as third-choice goalkeeper at the club; following Sunderland's relegation toLeague One,Woud was one of four goalkeepers training with the first team.

Willem II[edit]

On 14 July 2018, with a year remaining on his Sunderland contract, Woud signed a two-year deal withWillem IIin theEredivisiefor an undisclosed fee.[3]

Woud made his professional debut on 30 March 2019, in a 3–2 win againstFortuna Sittard.[4]

On 1 July 2020, Woud moved toEerste Divisieclub,Almere City,on a 1-year loan. On 26 January 2021, the loan was made permanent, with Woud signing a deal until June 2024.[5]

Kyoto Sanga[edit]

On 4 January 2022, Woud signed withKyoto Sangain Japan.[6]

Ventforet Kofu (loan)[edit]

On 16 August 2023, Woud signs forVentforet Kofuon loan transfer for the remainder of2023J2 Leagueseason.[7]

Auckland FC[edit]

On 30 May 2024, Woud was announced as one ofAuckland FC's first four signings.[8]

International career[edit]

Woud competed for New Zealand in both the2015 FIFA U-17 World Cupand the2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup,starring in the latter, but being knocked out in the round of 16 on both occasions. He received his first callup to theNew Zealand senior teamfor a friendly against Japan in October 2017, and made his first appearance in the2018 Intercontinental Cupin a 2–1 win overIndia.

Woud remains eligible for both New Zealand and the Netherlands. In August 2018, Woud was called up to theNetherlands under-20 national teamfor a friendly againstPortugal;however, he rejected this offer in order to further his national career with New Zealand.[9]

Woud played for theNew Zealand under-20 football teamin the2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.In the round of 16 following a 1–1 draw withColombiaafter extra time, Woud made 3 straight saves in the penalty shootout. However, following the third save, the referee ruled that he moved off his line too early and ordered a retake. Colombia went on to win the penalty shootout and advance to the next round.[10]

Woud was called up to play for theNew Zealand under-23 football teamat the2020 Summer Olympicsin Tokyo.[11]Playing in all three pool games,[12]Woud helped the team pickup their first win at the Olympics as well as qualify for the first time to theknockout stage.[13]

Honours[edit]

New Zealand U17

New Zealand U20

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^"FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: New Zealand"(PDF).FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 11. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^"Young New Zealand goalkeeper Michael Woud inks three-year pro deal with Sunderland".Stuff.6 July 2016.Retrieved8 June2018.
  3. ^"Willem II Slaagt Voor Eerste Serieuze Test".Willem II(in Dutch).Retrieved15 July2018.
  4. ^"Isak penalties lead Willem II past 10-man Fortuna Sittard".Football Oranje.30 March 2019.Retrieved24 July2021.
  5. ^Haak, Jordy (26 January 2021)."Almere City FC neemt Woud definitief over van Willem II".Almere City FC(in Dutch).Retrieved24 July2021.
  6. ^"マイケル・ウッド tuyển thủ アルメレ・シティFC ( オランダ ) より hoàn toàn di tịch gia nhập のお tri らせ"(Press release) (in Japanese).Kyoto Sanga.4 January 2022.Retrieved4 February2022.
  7. ^"マイケル ウッド tuyển thủ kinh đô サンガF.C.より kỳ hạn phó き di tịch gia nhập のお tri らせ".www.ventforet.jp(in Japanese). Ventforet Kofu.Retrieved16 August2023.
  8. ^"Kiwi internationals lead Auckland FC's first player announcement".1 News.30 May 2024.
  9. ^"Young goalkeeper Michael Woud committed to New Zealand despite Dutch interest".Stuff.26 August 2018.Retrieved24 July2021.
  10. ^"FIFA".fifa.com.Retrieved24 July2021.
  11. ^Voerman, Andrew (25 June 2021)."Chris Wood named in OlyWhites, Winston Reid a maybe, Sarpreet Singh left out".Stuff.Retrieved30 July2021.
  12. ^Rollo, Phillip (22 July 2021)."OlyWhites make perfect start to Tokyo Olympics with famous win over South Korea".Stuff.Retrieved30 July2021.
  13. ^Voerman, Andrew (28 July 2021)."Goalkeeper bounces back as OlyWhites advance to Tokyo Olympics quarterfinals".Stuff.
  14. ^"New Zealand seal sixth title".Oceania Football Confederation.16 September 2016.Retrieved30 July2021.

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