Kevin Wright (footballer, born 1995)
.jpg) Wright in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Adrian Wright | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Ilford, Essex, England | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2016 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Carlisle United | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Fredrikstad | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Degerfors (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Degerfors | 30 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | Örebro | 68 | (1) |
| 2022 | Sirius | 8 | (0) |
| 2022 | Apollon Smyrnis | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Oakland Roots | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Sierra Leone | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:02, 22 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:00, 13 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Kevin Adrian Wright (born 12 December 1995) is a professional footballer who last played as a left back for USL Championship club Oakland Roots. Born in England, Wright plays for the Sierra Leone national team.[2]
Career
Wright joined Chelsea's academy in 2005 as an under-11.[3] He went on to play for the club's development squad between 2014 and 2016. On 30 June 2016, Chelsea announced that Wright would be leaving the London-based club on the expiry of his contract.[4]
On 1 December 2016, after trialing with Cumbrian side Carlisle United for several weeks, he was finally recruited by manager Keith Curle, along with former Tottenham Hotspur trainee Alexander McQueen on a contract until 1 January 2017.[5] Five days later, Wright made his Carlisle debut in a 3–2 defeat against Mansfield Town in the EFL Trophy, in which he replaced the injured Joe McKee at half-time.[6] On 19 January 2017, it was announced that Carlisle had terminated Wright's contract.[7]
On 27 January 2017, Wright joined Norwegian side Fredrikstad, following his release from Carlisle.[8]
On 2 March 2022, Wright signed a three-year contract with Sirius in Sweden.[9]
In August 2022, Wright joined Greek Super League 2 club Apollon Smyrnis.[10]
On 18 January 2023, Wright signed with USL Championship side Oakland Roots SC.[11]
Personal life
Born in England, Wright is of Sierra Leonean descent. He debuted with the Sierra Leone national football team in a friendly 2–1 loss to Mauritania on 9 October 2020.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 December 2020
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Carlisle United | 2016–17[13] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Fredrikstad | 2017[13] | 1. divisjon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Degerfors (loan) | 2017[13] | Superettan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Degerfors | 2018[13] | Superettan | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2019[13] | Superettan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 5 | ||||
| Örebro | 2019[13] | Allsvenskan | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2020[13] | Allsvenskan | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2021[13] | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 53 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 58 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 98 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 6 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
Honours
Chelsea Reserves[3]
References
- ^ Kevin Wright at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Interview with Kevin Wright goal.com
- ^ a b "Kevin Wright". TheChels.info. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Retained and released lists submitted by Premier League clubs". Premier League. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "CONTRACTS: Versatile defender signs short term deal". Carlisle United Official Site. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Carlisle United 2-3 Mansfield Town". Soccerway. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "CONTRACTS: Young defender leaves club". Carlisle United Official Site. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Kevin Wright to FFK". Fredrikstad FK Official Site. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Kevin Wright klar för Sirius Fotboll" (Press release) (in Swedish). Sirius. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Officiellt: Kevin Wright till Apollon Smyrnis". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ USLChampionship com Staff (18 January 2023). "Roots SC signs Sierra Leone international Kevin Wright". USL Championship.
- ^ "Livescore: Mauritania - Sierra Leone | 2020-10-09 | VoetbalNieuws.be". www.voetbalnieuws.be.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "K. Wright". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
External links
- Kevin Wright at Soccerway
- Kevin Wright at Fotbolltransfers.com
- Kevin Wright at National-Football-Teams.com
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