Brian Wright (Canadian soccer)

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Brian Wright
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-03-24) March 24, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth
Toronto, Ontario
, Canada
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 York United
Number 9
Youth career
Ajax SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Vermont Catamounts 80 (39)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Burlingame Dragons 7 (2)
2017–2019 New England Revolution 14 (1)
2017 →
Tulsa Roughnecks
(loan)		 3 (0)
2019 → Birmingham Legion (loan) 26 (6)
2020 Birmingham Legion 16 (3)
2021–2022 Atlético Ottawa 48 (13)
2023– York United 34 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 28, 2024

Brian Wright (born March 23, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for York United.

Early life

Wright was born in Toronto and moved to Ajax with his family at age four.[1] He played most of his youth soccer with local club Ajax SC.[1]

Club career

Early career

Wright spent his entire college career at the

NSCAA all-region selection, as well as a second team All-America selection in 2016 and was named a Hermann Trophy semifinalist.[3][4]
Wright finished his UVM career second all-time in points with 103, second all-time in goals, and third all-time in games played while also setting the single season record for points with 40.

While at Vermont, Wright appeared for

USL PDL side Burlingame Dragons during their 2016 season.[5]

New England Revolution

On January 13, 2017, Wright was selected in the first round (20th overall) of the

Rochester Rhinos in a 3-0 victory.[9] In the following US Open Cup fifth round matchup against D.C. United, Wright scored his first professional goal helping the Revolution to a 2-1 win in the competition.[10] On July 2, 2017, Wright made his MLS debut as a substitute in the 53rd minute in a 3-0 loss to the Philadelphia Union.[11] Upon conclusion of the 2017 season, the Revolution would announce they would not exercise Wright's contract option for the 2018 season. However, he re-signed with the club on December 15, 2017.[12]

On 15 March 2019, Wright was loaned to USL Championship side Birmingham Legion FC. The loan is open-ended and allows the Revolution to recall Wright at any time.[13] Wright would have his option for the 2020 season declined by New England, ending his time with the club after three seasons.[14]

Birmingham Legion

Following his release from New England, Wright signed a permanent multi-year deal with Birmingham Legion.[15] He left Birmingham following the 2020 season.[16]

Atlético Ottawa

On April 27, 2021, Wright signed with Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa.[17] In his first season with the club he was the second-highest scorer on the team, scoring six goals, but Ottawa finished the season in last place.[18] Wright stayed with the club for the 2022 season, with higher expectations, and scored Ottawa's first goal of the year, a late penalty in the club's 1-0 home opener victory against Cavalry FC.[19]

York United

In January 2023, York United announced they had signed Wright to a two-year deal.[20]

Honours

Atlético Ottawa

Career statistics

As of match played October 11, 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
New England Revolution 2017 Major League Soccer 2 0 — 3 1 5 1
2018 10 1 — 1 0 11 1
2019 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 14 1 0 0 4 1 18 2
Tulsa Roughnecks (loan) 2017 USL 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Birmingham Legion
(loan) 		2019 USL Championship 26 6 2 0 0 0 28 6
Birmingham Legion
 2020 USL Championship 16 3 0 0 — 16 3
Total 42 9 2 0 0 0 44 9
Atlético Ottawa 2021 Canadian Premier League 23 6 — 1 1 24 7
2022 25 7 3 0 1 0 29 7
Total 48 13 3 0 2 1 53 14
York United FC 2023 Canadian Premier League 26 2 1 0 2 0 29 2
Career total 133 25 6 0 8 3 147 28
  1. US Open Cup and Canadian Championship

References

  1. ^ a b Brian McNair (23 February 2017). "Brian Wright of Ajax part of soccer Revolution in New England". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Ajax's Brian Wright awaits MLS SuperDraft, but won't wait long - Toronto Star". thestar.com. 12 January 2017.
  3. ^ "UVM Athletics". www.uvmathletics.com.
  4. ^ "Wright Named 2016 MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist".
  5. ^ "Brian Wright". USL PDL.
  6. ^ "New England picks UVM star Brian Wright in MLS draft".
  7. ^ "Revolution's Turner and Wright heading to USL on loan". 30 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Tulsa Roughnecks FC vs Rio Grande Valley FC". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  9. ^ "Recap: Revs roll past Rochester Rhinos, 3-0, to advance to U.S. Open Cup Round of 16". 15 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Recap: Revs advance past D.C. to book a date with Red Bulls in USOC quarterfinals". 29 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Recap: Road woes continue as Revolution suffer 3-0 loss to Philadelphia Union". 2 July 2017.
  12. ^ Panizo, Franco (2017-12-15). "Teal Bunbury, Andrew Farrell, Brad Knighton. re-sign with NE Revolution". www.mlssoccer.com.
  13. ^ "Midfielder Zachary Herivaux, Forward Brian Wright Join Legion FC". BHMLegion.com. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Revolution Announce Year-End Roster Moves". New England Revolution. November 21, 2019.
  15. ^ "Legion FC Signs Forward Brian Wright". 20 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Legion FC Announces Year-End Roster Updates". December 2020.
  17. ^ "Atlético Ottawa signs striker Brian Wright". Atlético Ottawa. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Canadian Premier League". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  19. ^ "RECAP: Late Brian Wright penalty sees Atlético Ottawa beat Cavalry 1-0 in season opener". Canadian Premier League. 2022-04-09. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  20. ^ "YORK UNITED FC ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF CANADIAN FORWARD BRIAN WRIGHT". January 9, 2023.
  21. ^ "Atlético Ottawa win 2022 CPL regular season title". CanPL.ca. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

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