Katie Rood

Kathryn Elizabeth "Katie" Rood (born 2 September 1992) is a New Zealand professional footballer who currently plays for Hearts in Scottish Women's Premier League and the New Zealand national team.

Katie Rood

Katie Rood playing for Lewes in January 2019
Personal information
Full name	Kathryn Elizabeth Rood[1]
Date of birth	(1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Middlesbrough, England[2]
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Heart of Midlothian
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009	North Force
2010–2017	Glenfield Rovers
2012	Lincoln Ladies	1	(0)
2017–2018	Juventus	6	(0)
2018–2019	Bristol City	4	(1)
2019	→ Lewes (loan)	7	(3)
2019–2021	Lewes	26	(3)
2021–2022	Southampton	12	(3)
2022–	Heart of Midlothian	23	(5)
International career‡
2012	New Zealand U20	2	(0)
2017–	New Zealand	15	(5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:59, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

Club career

Rood developed into a consistent goalscorer in her regional league for Glenfield Rovers and for Northern Football in the National Women's League.^[3]

In 2012 Rood spent a period with Lincoln Ladies of the FA WSL, and she made a substitute appearance against Doncaster Belles.^[4] She signed for newly formed Italian Serie A club Juventus in August 2017, after a successful trial.^[3] She made six appearances, scoring four goals and left after the season.^[5] Rood then signed for FA WSL Bristol City in the summer of 2018.^[6][7] Following a move to the South Coast, Rood played for Southampton FC Women, promoted in the 2021–22 season to the FA Women's Championship.

International career

Rood played two games for New Zealand U20 during the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup campaign.^[8][9] Rood played her first senior international for New Zealand women's national team in September 2017, a 5–0 defeat by the United States at Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati.^[10]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 November 2018	Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa, New Caledonia	Cook Islands	4–0	6–0	2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup
2.	25 November 2018		Fiji	6–0	10–0
3.				8–0
4.	1 December 2018		Fiji	5–0	8–0
5.	3 March 2019	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia	Argentina	1–0	2–0	2019 Cup of Nations

Personal life

Rood is an environmentalist and in mid-2019 joined Champions for Earth.^[11][12] Rood is vegan.^[13]