After several reports recently suggested a move to the Bundesliga, U.S. Men’s National Team forward Bobby Wood made the leap to Germany’s top flight on Sunday.
Hamburg SV confirmed the move for the young American after Wood’s breakout season for 2.Bundesliga side FC Union Berlin put him on the map. During the 2015-16 season, the 23-year-old striker tallied an impressive 17 goals in 30 matches.
The team announced that Wood has signed a four-year deal, keeping him at the club until 2020.
“I can only thank everyone here for the support this year,” Wood said of the move. “At Union, I got a lot of trust and won a lot of minutes. I was able to make the next step here and also to win the confidence you need as a forward to score goals. It makes me proud that I have become a part of the club’s history with my goals.”
Wood was recently named to the USMNT’s preliminary 40-man roster ahead of their run at the Copa America Centenario next month. Head coach Jurgen Klinsmann must name his final roster by May 20.
Are you content with Wood’s move to Hamburg? Will he play more of a role this summer for the U.S. given Altidore’s injury?
Share your thoughts below.
I so hope Bobbie Wood really does well and makes an impact in the Bundesliga. If only Wood and Aron Johannsson can find and hold a solid place on their respective teams in the Bundesliga that would be a serious face-lift for the USMNT (and we wouldn’t need to be envious of chicharito hernandez lol)
None of the top scorers from last season required that big of fee according to transfermarket, but they were all older. They are also reporting it was closer to 4 million US.
Top scorers from 2.Bundesliga that is.
I am glad for Bobby Wood, but I can’t help but think that with the transfer fee of $3.5M or so being such a bargain for a forward who scored as many goals as Wood did in Bundesliga II. If he was Brazilian, the Transfer fee would have been at least 5X that amount.
lets face it American players are still seen as only athletic squad players, not game changers thus the low transfer fees associated with them. It’s ludicrous but it’s what it is. Until we get more American players overseas at big clubs making a difference this tainted image of them will hold steady however unfortunate it is
It is discounted because most Bundesliga 2 players don’t have nearly the same impact in Bundesliga 1. Additionally, Bundesliga team tend not to pay a lot on transfers outside Bayern Munich. Outside Munich, there were 5 transfers into the Bundesliga over 10 million Euros. Most transfers I saw in the football database were under 5 million.
Slow you may very well be right about a European nation firing him wth these same results. But can you not at least acknowledge when he does something right. You seem to know a lot about the game from your past posts, but you dont pu your best foot forward when you only focus on a person’s shortcomings. We all have them.
I’m not how much credit he’s supposed to get for Wood. He picked him for the USMNT before he was scoring goals, that’s true. Unless you’re saying he wouldn’t have got the Union Berlin move without him. Not sure about that, maybe you’re right. As far as this move goes, Wood’s had an excellent season and I’m sure in many years the 2.Bundesliga’s leading scorers move to a 1.Bundesliga club.
In any event, even if JK created Bobby Wood on his own in a lab that still wouldn’t mean he should remain as USMNT coach. His results stink and they’ve stunk for two years now. It’s time for someone new.
Byrdman,
While I agree that it is good to have people who make contributions to this blog, I would not say that Slow knows ” a lot” about the game. He is just a fan (and coached his girl(s)) who contributes. There definitely a few posters on this board whose knowledge on the game is a lot more impressive. I don’t have to agree with your opinion for me to really be impressed by your knowledge.
Second, he doesn’t not have to agree with you or say something positive. That is his prerogative. Truth be told, he does not like JK and will probably never anything nice about him. However, we are allowed to have different points of views.
I hope he does well and makes a lot of money.
People will hate this but last year when Stuttgart wanted him and rumors were JK said he wasn’t ready looks like he was right. If he would have gone he would be in second bundesliga again, now like Wood said he has the confidence and hopefully now he is able to succeed as he enters his prime
Great point
Jüergen haters be like…
1. JK has to be wrong about everything!
2. If he was right about anything, it was an accident!!
3. So what if he was right, even a broken clock is right twice a day!!!
Aaaaaaaargh!
lol
Nah – the “haters” don’t think he has to be wrong about everything. The pathetic run of results from this team since the world cup should be enough to convince anyone that it’s time for a change. JK urges our players to challenge themselves at the highest standard possible which is great but we should also hold him to that standard. In any European country, he’d have been out the door a year ago.
Sounds like the JK apologists, only backward.
“It is the dream of every young player to play as high as possible, and the best course in Germany in the Bundesliga,” Wood said of his move to Germany’s top division. “In this respect, a dream has come true. I trust myself to Bundesliga definitely. One always wants to improve. I hope I can help the HSV.”
I would really love to believe that these are typos and Wood does not, in fact, talk like he’s forgotten the English language.
I think that’s a fair assumption, that is a terrible translation haha. Although HSV has been toiling at the bottom of the Bundesliga for a few years this is a good move for BW. My big question is however, if he misses any preseason because of Copa will that hurt his chances for minutes at the start of the Bundesliga?!?!
He probably said that in German and this was a poor translation.
If he keeps scoring a lot of goals, he can mangle his grammar and take remedial English after he retires.