Kevin Wright (footballer, born 1995)
Kevin Adrian Wright (born 12 December 1995) is a professional footballer who plays for Sirius in Allsvenskan. Born in England, Wright represents the Sierra Leone national team.[2]
Personal information | |||
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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] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sirius | ||
Number | 21 | ||
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 | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2020– | Sierra Leone | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:31, 5 January 2022 (UTC) |
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]
Personal life
Born in England, Wright is of Sierra Leonean descent.[10] He debuted with the Sierra Leone national football team in a friendly 2-1 loss to Mauritania on 9 October 2020.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 December 2020
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Carlisle United | 2016–17[12] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Fredrikstad | 2017[12] | 1. divisjon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Degerfors (loan) | 2017[12] | Superettan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Degerfors | 2018[12] | Superettan | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||
2019[12] | Superettan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 30 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 5 | ||||
Örebro | 2019[12] | Allsvenskan | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
2020[12] | Allsvenskan | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
2021[12] | 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
References
- Kevin Wright at WorldFootball.net
- Interview with Kevin Wright goal.com
- "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.
- Oct, FSL News | 8; News, 2020 | African; News | 0, Sport (8 October 2020). "Former Chelsea prodigy Kevin Wright set for Sierra Leone debut".
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Livescore: Mauritania - Sierra Leone | 2020-10-09 | VoetbalNieuws.be". www.voetbalnieuws.be.
- "K. Wright". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
External links
- Kevin Wright at Soccerway
- Kevin Wright at Fotbolltransfers.com