--- title: "Profit Players: Chris Wood has consistently kept the goals flowing since £15m Burnley move" canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/profit-players-chris-wood-burnley-15m-signing/" type: "post" language: "en-GB" author: "Liam Togher" section: "Burnley" published: "2020-09-19T16:00:25Z" modified: "2020-09-19T16:00:25Z" --- # Profit Players: Chris Wood has consistently kept the goals flowing since £15m Burnley move **This article forms part of our Profit Players feature series, which is where Football Transfer Tavern takes a look at how well a player has fared since being signed or sold, using statistical figures and statements from pundits to prove how good of a deal the club managed to achieve.** Burnley [get their Premier League campaign underway](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-burnley/spielplan/verein/1132) tomorrow night with a trip to Leicester, which represents a return to his former stomping ground for one member of Sean Dyche’s squad. [Chris Wood](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/burnley-fc-news/burnley-chris-wood-20-goal-target/) had a two-year spell with the Foxes during which he won promotion to the Premier League in 2014 and, following a move to Leeds, he signed for the Clarets in 2017 for what was a then-club record fee of £15m (as per [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41001685)). He arrived in Lancashire off the back of an excellent season which saw him plunder [30 goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chris-wood/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/108725) for the Whites, although he had [previously struggled](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chris-wood/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/108725/wettbewerb/GB1) to make an impact in the Premier League with Leicester, so there may have been some reservations about this ability to adapt to the top flight. \[freshpress-quiz id=”315369″\] The New Zealand international made an instant impact for the Clarets, scoring a [stoppage time equaliser against Tottenham](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40990430) at Wembley on his debut for the club and following that up with the [winner against Crystal Palace](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41139096). Wood [only started just over half](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chris-wood/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/108725/plus/0/saison/2017/wettbewerb/GB1/verein/1132) of Burnley’s top-flight games in his first season at Turf Moor but still hit double figures as his [10-goal haul](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chris-wood/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/108725/plus/0/saison/2017/wettbewerb/GB1/verein/1132) helped Dyche’s team to finish seventh and [qualify for Europe](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44018738). He [missed a large chunk of the winter months](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chris-wood/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/108725/plus/0/saison/2017/wettbewerb/GB1/verein/1132) with a knee injury but scored [four goals in three games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chris-wood/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/108725/plus/0/saison/2017/wettbewerb/GB1/verein/1132) upon his comeback, showing a determination to make up for lost time. The Clarets had a disappointing 2018/19 campaign, [finishing 15th](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/premier-league/tabelle/wettbewerb/GB1/saison_id/2018) in the table, but Wood [matched his 10-goal Premier League tally](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chris-wood/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/108725/plus/0/saison/2018/wettbewerb/GB1/verein/1132) from the previous season and [featured in every league game](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chris-wood/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/108725/plus/0/saison/2018/wettbewerb/GB1/verein/1132) for Burnley that term. He proved to be a tormentor of Spurs again, [scoring the opener in a 2-1 home win](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47262464) in February 2019. The New Zealander then hit double figures for a [fifth successive league campaign](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chris-wood/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/108725) in 2019/20, except this time his tally rose to [14](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chris-wood/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/108725/plus/0/saison/2019/wettbewerb/GB1/verein/1132) as Burnley secured a [top 10 finish](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/premier-league/tabelle/wettbewerb/GB1/saison_id/2019). He netted in a [season-turning](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/burnley-fc-news/burnley-matt-murray-pope-penalty-save-leicester-turning-point/) [2-1 win over Leicester](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51080694) in January and also opened the scoring in a [memorable 2-0 win at Manchester United](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51115604) a few days later. He goes into the new season with 34 Premier League goals for the Clarets, just [four short of Ashley Barnes’ record haul](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/burnley-fc/toptorschuetzen/verein/1132/plus/0/galerie/0?wettbewerb_id=GB1&position=alle&detailposition=alle) for the club in the division. With Wood’s team-mate [remaining sidelined through injury](https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/football-news/burnley-transfers-tarkowski-sheffield-united-18935165), there is every chance that the 28-year-old will assume the mantle as Burnley’s greatest Premier League goalscorer in the months ahead. \[freshpress-poll id=”318875″\] It isn’t just his goals which have made him stand out, either. Having put a glaring miss behind him to score a last-gasp penalty equaliser against Wolves in July, Dyche hailed the striker’s “great mentality” and “strong character” on an evening when he had just returned from injury. \[via [Lancashire Telegraph](https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/18586287.sean-dyche-hails-chris-wood-burnley-seal-wolves-point/)\] That £15m investment three years ago may have seemed like a gamble at the time, but it is one which has paid dividends for the Clarets, who knew what they were doing in bagging a striker who, before and after the move, has consistently proven his worth in front of goal. ***Burnley fans, have you been pleasantly surprised by Wood’s impact at Turf Moor? Share your views in the comments section below!***