SOCCER PLAYER
Chris Wood
1991 - Today

Chris Wood
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. Wood started his senior career with Cambridge, Waikato and Hamilton Wanderers before moving to England to play for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion. He spent his time on loan to six different clubs before joining Leicester City in 2013. After a loan spell with Ipswich Town in 2015, he signed for Championship club Leeds United where he became the top scorer in the 2016–17 season, with 27 goals. 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.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPietro Serantoni
1906 - 1964
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 1,360
Pavol Molnár
1936 - 2021
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 1,361
Aníbal Paz
1917 - 2013
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 1,362
Étienne Mattler
1905 - 1986
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 1,363
Paul Robinson
1979 - Present
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 1,364
Huh Jung-moo
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 1,365
Chris Wood
1991 - Present
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 1,366
Márcio Amoroso
1974 - Present
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 1,367
Francesco Acerbi
1988 - Present
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 1,368
Manuel Amoros
1962 - Present
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 1,369
Oreco
1932 - 1985
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 1,370
Nicolás Otamendi
1988 - Present
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 1,371
José Antonio Reyes
1983 - 2019
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 1,372
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, Xherdan Shaqiri, Roberto Firmino, Iñigo Martínez, Jorginho, and Riyad Mahrez.
Others Born in 1991
Go to all RankingsLucas Vázquez
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 9
N'Golo Kanté
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 10
Carlo Acutis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1991 - 2006
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 11
Oscar
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 12
Ed Sheeran
SINGER
1991 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 13
Virgil van Dijk
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 14
Chris Wood
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 15
Anne-Marie
SINGER
1991 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 16
Xherdan Shaqiri
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 17
Roberto Firmino
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 18
Iñigo Martínez
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 19
Jorginho
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 20
Riyad Mahrez
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 21
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).
Others born in New Zealand
Go to all RankingsClive Revill
ACTOR
1930 - 2025
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 31
Helen Clark
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 32
Tūheitia Paki
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2024
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 33
Alan Dale
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 34
Marton Csokas
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 35
Lorde
SINGER
1996 - Present
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 36
Chris Wood
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 37
Richard Curtis
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 38
Cindy Kiro
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 39
Janet Frame
WRITER
1924 - 2004
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 40
George Forbes
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1947
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 41
Harry Kerr
ATHLETE
1879 - 1951
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 42
Wynton Rufer
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 43
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).
Chris Wood
1991 - Present
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 1
Wynton Rufer
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 2
Winston Reid
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 3
Ricki Herbert
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 4
Ivan Vicelich
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 5
Archie Thompson
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 6
Andrew Barron
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 7
Mark Paston
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 8
Michael McGlinchey
1987 - Present
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 9
Simon Elliott
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 10
Ryan Nelsen
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 11
Michael Fitzgerald
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 12