Katie Rood
FullnameKathryn Elizabeth Rood[1]
Birth date2 September 1992 (age 34)
Birth placeMiddlesbrough, England[2]
Height167cm[1]
PositionForward
CurrentclubWestern Springs
Clubnumber20
Years 12009
Clubs 1North Force
Years 22010–2017
Clubs 2Glenfield Rovers
Years 32012
Clubs 3Lincoln Ladies
Caps 31
Goals 30
Years 42017–2018
Clubs 4Juventus
Caps 46
Goals 40
Years 52018–2019
Clubs 5Bristol City
Caps 54
Goals 51
Years 62019
Clubs 6→ Lewes (loan)
Caps 67
Goals 63
Years 72019–2021
Clubs 7Lewes
Caps 726
Goals 73
Years 82021–2022
Clubs 8Southampton
Caps 812
Goals 83
Years 92022–
Clubs 9Heart of Midlothian
Caps 923
Goals 95
Nationalyears 12012
Nationalteam 1New Zealand U20
Nationalcaps 12
Nationalgoals 10
Nationalyears 22017–
Nationalteam 2New Zealand
Nationalcaps 215
Nationalgoals 25
Pcupdate1 May 2023 (UTC)
Ntupdate19:59, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

Kathryn Elizabeth "Katie" Rood (born 2 September 1992) is a New Zealand professional footballer who currently plays for Western Springs in the NRFL Women's Premiership and is a former member of the New Zealand national team.

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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 November 2018Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa, New CaledoniaCOK4–06–02018 OFC Women's Nations Cup
2.25 November 2018Fiji6–010–0
3.8–0
4.1 December 2018Fiji5–08–0
5.3 March 2019Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, AustraliaArgentina1–02–02019 Cup of Nations

Personal life

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

References

  1. ^ "List of Players – New Zealand". 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. Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Katie Rood eyes next chapter after Juventus 'fairytale' comes to an end". stuff.co.nz. 16 June 2018. Archived 2018-07-03 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ "Katie Rood". bcfc.co.uk. Archived 2018-10-08 at the Wayback Machine.
  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.
  11. ^ Wrack, Suzanne (2020-05-02). "Lewes's Katie Rood: 'I’d wake feeling like a zombie and struggle to get up'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived 2024-02-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  12. ^ "Our Team". Champions For Earth. Archived 2024-02-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  13. ^ Dawson, Jack (2023-01-31). "Green Football Weekend: Vegan Hearts star Katie Rood talks about how we can help save the planet". Edinburgh News. Archived 2024-02-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-02-10.