U.S. Under-20 national team striker Bobby Wood was one of the standouts of the recent U-20 camp, and his stellar form has helped earn him a place on the 1860 Munich first team.
Wood joins the first team just a week after 1860 Munich parted ways with another American striker, Kenny Cooper, who has signed with the Portland Timbers.
Wood will be in uniform, and could make his first-team debut, in 1860 Munich's match against VfL Osnabruck on Friday.
Wood has established himself as one of the top forward options in Thomas Rongen's Under-20 national team pool and is in position to start for the U-20s when CONCACAF Under-20 World Cup qualifying begins in April.
If you are unfamiliar with Wood's story, here is a good rundown of Wood's story.
What do you think of this development? Excited to see Wood play? Hoping he fares better than other Americans who have passed through 1860 Munich?
Share your thoughts below.
hahahaha beautiful
I hope he lays the lumber VfL Osnabruck
Nice that there’s even an argument though
We’ll claim him as one of ours…LOL
+1 hahaha
Bobby Light…gonna do you right.
That was my first thought too.
We are both old, RK my friend.
I’ve played against him when I was younger and talked to him personally.
Well played. If Ives let us rep you or +1 you, you’d be getting that from me.
Source?
rofl
nope, Kenya. show me the birth certificate!
By Far? That’s are to say. I wouldn’t put him ahead of Gale, or Agudelo but I agree he is an exciting prospect.
I’m stoked for any of our strikers training in Germany since they were 14. That in no way shape or form can be a bad thing.
Now, will he count as a home-grown player for purposes of the 5-6 rule or whatever that is?
Ives, Did you get to interview him during the Under 20 camp?
I hope coming through the youth system will help him get settled into the first team faster. If he’s playing pretty regularly by the u-20 wc, it would be great.
Excited for this kid. Now when will we hear anything about Joe Gyau? He is by far the most exciting U-20 prospect.
or rob dyrdek as a pornstar…
Bobby Wood sounds like a Will Ferrell character.
that they’re both playing for the US
Hard to say but if your asking who the better prospect is I would go with B. Wood.
In YA interview he said he likes to play wide left or right with space to use his speed. I don’t think he is a target forward
(SBI-No, he’s not a big forward who will post up and dish off, but he plays center forward for the U-20s. Definitely has speed to play wide, but he’s more 9 than 11 in a 4-4-2.)
born in Hawaii
AJ Wood returns!
Actually his father is half-black and half-Japanese, while his mother is Japanese
That they both will be with the U-20s (hopefully in the U-20 WC in Colombia).
What’s more impressive Fabian on Bayern’s reserves or Wood on 1860’s first team?
Looks like we’re improving with quantity… now if we can just get a few quality guys out of the U20s we should be in business
Anyone know what ethnicity this kid is? I’m truly stumped here.
(SBI-I think his father is white and mother is Asian.)
I’m curious to the type of forward he is – whether he is a secondary striker, or a center forward, or someone who likes to come in from the wings.
(SBI-He’s been the starting target striker in the U.S. team’s 4-3-3. He’s got good size, but also is pretty pretty explosive.)
And I’d love to actually see him play. All the commentary was so positive.
Props to Wood. Hope he shines.