US forward Bobby Wood to join Real Salt Lake of MLS in July

<p>SANDY, Utah &mdash; Out-of-form American forward Bobby Wood will leave Hamburg at the end of the season to join Major League Soccer’s Real Salt Lake.</p>
<p>Salt Lake said Friday it had signed the 28-year-old to a contract that starts July 1 and runs through 2023.</p>
<p>The Honolulu native scored 17 league goals for Union Berlin in the second tier in 2015-16 and five for Hamburg in the Bundesliga in 2016-17 but has slumped since. He had just two league goals for Hamburg in 2017-18 and three during a loan to Hannover in 2018-19, then none in six league matches with Hamburg in the second tier last season.</p>
<p>Wood had one goal in 15 league matches with Hamburg this season.</p>
<p>He has 13 goals in 44 appearances for the United States, but he has not played for the national team since an exhibition at Italy in November 2018.</p>
<p>“His proven track-record as a goal scorer, combined with his work rate and tenacity will be invaluable additions to our roster,” RSL general manager Elliot Fall said in a statement. “He is a player who we have tracked for several years and are quite familiar with from his extensive experience with the U.S. national team.”</p>
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