Katie Rood
.jpg) Katie Rood playing for Lewes in January 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kathryn Elizabeth Rood[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1992 | ||
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:59, 4 November 2017 (UTC) | |||
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.
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]Rood is an environmentalist and in mid-2019 joined Champions for Earth.[11][12] Rood is vegan.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "List of Players – New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA. 14 September 2012. p. 12. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Rood signs with Juventus". Oceania Football Confederation. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Doncaster 2–1 Lincoln". FA WSL. 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Katie Rood eyes next chapter after Juventus 'fairytale' comes to an end". stuff.co.nz. 16 June 2018. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018.
- ^ "Katie Rood". bcfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Katie Rood".
- ^ "Ferns fall to clinical USA". Soccerway. 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Ferns fall to clinical USA". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Ferns fall to clinical USA". New Zealand Football. 20 September 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ Wrack, Suzanne (2 May 2020). "Lewes's Katie Rood: 'I'd wake feeling like a zombie and struggle to get up'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Our Team". Champions For Earth. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Dawson, Jack (31 January 2023). "Green Football Weekend: Vegan Hearts star Katie Rood talks about how we can help save the planet". Edinburgh News. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Katie Rood – FIFA competition record (archived)
- "Twitter Katie Rood".
- Katie Rood at Soccerway
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