Michael Woud
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File:Michael Woud.jpg Michael Woud playing for Auckland FC in 2025. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Cornelis Woud[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Auckland FC | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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 | 2 | (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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 July 2024 | |||
Michael Cornelis Woud (Dutch: [ʋʌut];[2] born 16 January 1999) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for A-League club Auckland FC and the New Zealand national team.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Sunderland
[edit | edit source]Woud first signed a contract to play for Sunderland, but only played for their academy teams.[3] After the contract termination of fellow goalkeeper Mika, Woud acted for a short time as third-choice goalkeeper at the club; following Sunderland's relegation to League One, Woud was one of four goalkeepers training with the first team.
Willem II
[edit | edit source]On 14 July 2018, with a year remaining on his Sunderland contract, Woud signed a two-year deal with Willem II in the Eredivisie for an undisclosed fee.[4]
Woud made his professional debut on 30 March 2019, in a 3–2 win against Fortuna Sittard.[5]
On 1 July 2020, Woud moved to Eerste Divisie club, Almere City, on a 1-year loan. On 26 January 2021, the loan was made permanent, with Woud signing a deal until June 2024.[6]
Kyoto Sanga
[edit | edit source]On 4 January 2022, Woud signed with Kyoto Sanga in Japan.[7]
Ventforet Kofu (loan)
[edit | edit source]On 16 August 2023, Woud signs for Ventforet Kofu on loan transfer for the remainder of 2023 J2 League season.[8]
Auckland FC
[edit | edit source]On 30 May 2024, Woud was announced as one of Auckland FC's first four signings.[9] During the 2024–25 season, Woud was the second choice goalkeeper behind Bournemouth loanee Alex Paulsen and did not make a single appearance.
Woud made his Auckland FC debut in the Australia Cup Round of 32, keeping a clean sheet in a 4–0 win over Gold Coast Knights.[10]
He made his A-League debut in a 0–0 draw with Melbourne Victory.[11]
International career
[edit | edit source]Woud competed for New Zealand in both the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the 2017 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 the New Zealand senior team for a friendly against Japan in October 2017, and made his first appearance in the 2018 Intercontinental Cup in a 2–1 win over India.
Woud remains eligible for both New Zealand and the Netherlands. In August 2018, Woud was called up to the Netherlands under-20 national team for a friendly against Portugal; however, he rejected this offer in order to further his national career with New Zealand.[12]
Woud played for the New Zealand under-20 football team in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. In the round of 16 following a 1–1 draw with Colombia after 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.[13]
Woud was called up to play for the New Zealand under-23 football team at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[14] Playing in all three pool games,[15] Woud helped the team pickup their first win at the Olympics as well as qualify for the first time to the knockout stage.[16]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Auckland FC
New Zealand U17
New Zealand U20
Individual
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Michael Woud at SoccerwayLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Michael Woud at WorldFootball.netLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Michael Woud – FIFA competition record (archived)Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Michael Woud's profile on Sunderland website.
- 1999 births
- Living people
- New Zealand men's association footballers
- New Zealand men's international footballers
- New Zealand men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Willem II Tilburg players
- Almere City FC players
- Kyoto Sanga FC players
- Auckland FC players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic association footballers for New Zealand
- New Zealand expatriate men's association footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- New Zealand men's under-20 international footballers
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen