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#3 Chris Wood – Burnley and New Zealand (ranked #122)
2020 marks a decade since the New Zealand national football team last qualified for a World Cup, and of course, that tournament remains famous for fans of the All Whites, as despite elimination at the group stage, they returned home surprisingly unbeaten after 3 draws, including one against holders Italy.
Will New Zealand qualify for another World Cup soon? It’s possible, and part of the reason for that is the fact that they can call upon a proven Premier League goalscorer to lead the line in the form of Burnley’s Chris Wood. The 28-year-old has been capped 56 times for the All Whites, and has scored 24 goals since debuting in 2009.
At club level Wood has always been a dependable if not prolific goalscorer, and after scoring 27 goals in the EFL Championship for Leeds United in 2016-17, he made the move to Burnley during the following season and has since scored 34 goals for the club.
As of writing, Wood has scored 10 Premier League goals for the Clarets in the current 2019-20 campaign, including strikes in wins over Leicester City and Manchester United – making him arguably Sean Dyche’s most important player.
