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Chris Wood

1991 - Today

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Christopher Grant Wood (born 7 December 1991) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Nottingham Forest and captains the New Zealand national team. He is widely regarded as one of New Zealand's greatest footballers of all time, and is one of just six New Zealanders to have played in the Premier League. In January 2025, Wood signed a new two-year contract with Nottingham Forest, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2027. Wood started his senior career with Cambridge, Waikato and Hamilton Wanderers before moving to England to play for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Wood is the 1,363rd most popular soccer player (up from 9,220th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 166th in 2019) and the most popular New Zealander Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Chris Wood ranks 1,363 out of 21,273. Before him are Pietro Serantoni, Pavol Molnár, Aníbal Paz, Étienne Mattler, Paul Robinson, and Huh Jung-moo. After him are Márcio Amoroso, Francesco Acerbi, Manuel Amoros, Oreco, Nicolás Otamendi, and José Antonio Reyes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Chris Wood ranks 15. Before him are Lucas Vázquez, N'Golo Kanté, Carlo Acutis, Oscar, Ed Sheeran, and Virgil van Dijk. After him are Anne-Marie, Tommy Cash, Xherdan Shaqiri, Roberto Firmino, Iñigo Martínez, and Jorginho.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Chris Wood ranks 37 out of 303. Before him are Clive Revill (1930), Helen Clark (1950), Tūheitia Paki (1955), Alan Dale (1947), Marton Csokas (1966), and Lorde (1996). After him are Richard Curtis (1956), Cindy Kiro (1958), Janet Frame (1924), George Forbes (1869), Harry Kerr (1879), and Wynton Rufer (1962).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In New Zealand

Among soccer players born in New Zealand, Chris Wood ranks 1. After him are Wynton Rufer (1962), Winston Reid (1988), Ricki Herbert (1961), Ivan Vicelich (1976), Archie Thompson (1978), Andrew Barron (1980), Mark Paston (1976), Michael McGlinchey (1987), Simon Elliott (1974), Ryan Nelsen (1977), and Michael Fitzgerald (1988).

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