In the 1–1 draw, Wood scored the opening goal with a fantastic strike from the edge of the box, beating out Ingolstadt defender Marvin Matip after receiving a long pass from keeper René Adler.

Following the match against Leverkusen, however, the entire Hamburg team entered a dry spell in scoring lasting over a month, resulting in the sacking of Labbadia on September 25.

[14] Wood made his first start under new manager Markus Gisdol on October 25 in their second round DFB-Pokal match against Hallescher FC, scoring twice in the 4–0 victory.

In the following year, Hamburg started with two defeats against VfL Wolfsburg (1–0) and FC Ingolstadt both away (3–1), before the Northern Germans won six of the following ten matches and climbed to 13th.

In the penultimate matchday, Hamburg drew 1–1 against FC Schalke 04 away, after the goal of Pierre-Michel Lasogga in injury time.

In the 2017–18 season, Hamburg lost in the first round of the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) against the third-tier side VfL Osnabrück 3–1.

The new president of the club, Bernd Hoffmann, sacked CEO Heribert Bruchhagen and the director of sport, Jens Todt, and the successor of Hollerbach became Christian Titz, former head coach of the reserve team.

Hamburg relegated despite a 2–1 win against Borussia Mönchengladbach on the last matchday for the first time in their history as VfL Wolfsburg won against Cologne.

[19] On April 2, 2021, Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake announced that it had signed Wood to a contract to take effect July 1, 2021 through the 2023 season.

[20] On April 13, 2021, Hamburger SV announced that Wood's contract was cancelled prematurely, allowing him to join Real Salt Lake immediately and in time for the season start.

[27] In 2024, Wood made 18 appearances for the Revolution (6 starts) and scored 3 goals in MLS regular season play.

[36] On August 9, Wood scored an equalizing goal against New York City FC in the 2024 Leagues Cup knockout stage.

[37] On August 24, Wood scored his first MLS career brace, helping the Revolution defeat the Montreal Impact 5-0.

On September 5, 2017, Wood scored the tying goal in the 85th minute against Honduras to keep the US hopes alive in the CONCACAF qualifications for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, securing a 1–1 draw.

On October 6, he scored a goal to give a 4–0 lead for United States against Panama with one more match in the group to spare.