Patrick Wood

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Patrick James Wood (born 16 September 2002) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for A-League club Sydney FC.

Patrick Wood

Personal information
Full name	Patrick James Wood[1]
Date of birth	(2002-09-16) 16 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Sydney FC
Number	13
Youth career
	Collaroy Cromer Strikers
2014–2015	Manly United
2015–2020	Sydney FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Sydney FC NPL	21	(21)
2020–	Sydney FC	78	(10)
2025	→ Perth Glory (loan)	9	(0)
International career‡
2021–	Australia U23	7	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 August 2022

Wood played youth soccer with Collaroy Cromer Strikers, Manly United and Sydney FC Youth before starting his professional career with Sydney FC.

Early life

Wood attended St Paul's College, Manly.^[2]

Club career

Sydney FC

Wood was called up to Sydney FC's senior squad for the 2020 AFC Champions League.^[3] He made his unofficial first-team debut ahead of the tournament in a match against the Australian under-23 team in November 2020.^[4]

Wood made his A-League debut against Wellington Phoenix on 2 January, coming off the bench at the 82nd minute mark.^[5] On 30 January, Wood scored his first A-League goals, the first coming after being on the pitch for 6 minutes, steering his side to a 3–0 victory against Macarthur FC.^[6]

Loan to Perth Glory

On 17 January 2025, Perth Glory announced the signing of Wood on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 A-League season.^[7] In May 2025, the club announced his departure.^[8]

International career

Wood was called up to an Australian under-20 national team camp in 2020.^[3]

In October 2021, Wood was called up to the Australian under-23 team for 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification matches against Indonesia in Tajikistan.^[9] He made his debut for the side on 26 October 2021, missing an early penalty kick before later scoring Australia's second goal in a 3–2 win.^[10] Wood scored again in the second leg three days later, the only goal in a 1–0 win to secure qualification for the final tournament.^[11]

In May 2022, Wood was included in the Australian under-23 squad for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FFA Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sydney FC Youth	2020	NPL NSW	13	11	–		–		13	11
	2021	NPL NSW	2	3	–		–		2	3
	2022	NPL NSW	5	7	–		–		5	7
	Total		20	21	–		–		20	21
Sydney FC	2019–20	A-League	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	1	0
	2020–21	A-League	21	4	0	0	–		21	4
	2021–22	A-League Men	9	1	4	1	4[a]	1	17	3
	2022–23	A-League Men	22	3	0	0	–		22	3
	2023–24	A-League Men	17	1	5	4	–		22	5
	2024–25	A-League Men	9	1	0	0	1[b]	1	10	2
	Total		78	10	9	5	6	2	93	17
Career total			98	31	9	5	6	2	113	38

1. Appearances in AFC Champions League
2. Appearances in AFC Champions League Two

Honours

Sydney FC Youth

• Y-League: 2019–20^[2]

Sydney FC

• Australia Cup: 2023^[13]

Individual

• National Premier Leagues NSW top-goalscorer: 2020^[2]