Katie Rood

Kathryn Elizabeth "Katie" Rood (born 2 September 1992) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Lewes 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
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England[2]
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Lewes
Number 22
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)
2019Lewes (loan) 7 (3)
2019– Lewes 19 (3)
National team
2012 New Zealand U20 2 (0)
2017– New Zealand 8 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct 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]

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]

References

  1. "List of Players - New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA. 14 September 2012. p. 12. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. Verdicchio, Stefania (27 August 2017). "Juve Femminile: oggi il primo impegno ufficiale della stagione contro il Torino" (in Italian). Area Juve. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  3. "Rood signs with Juventus". Oceania Football Confederation. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. "Doncaster 2-1 Lincoln". FA WSL. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  5. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/nz-teams/104684693/katie-rood-eyes-next-chapter-after-juventus-fairytale-comes-to-an-end
  6. "Katie Rood".
  7. "Katie Rood".
  8. "Ferns fall to clinical USA". Soccerway. 8 October 2018.
  9. "Ferns fall to clinical USA". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 October 2018.
  10. "Ferns fall to clinical USA". New Zealand Football. 20 September 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.


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