Andre Wright

Andre Antonio Wright (born 7 December 1996) is an English footballer who plays for Ayr United as a forward in the Scottish Championship.

Andre Wright
Personal information
Full name Andre Antonio Wright[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-07) 7 December 1996
Place of birth Sandwell, West Midlands, England
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Ayr United
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2015 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
2015 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 12 (1)
2015–2016 → Torquay United (loan) 22 (3)
2016–2017 → Coventry City (loan) 11 (2)
2017 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2017–2018 Kidderminster Harriers 13 (1)
2018 Nuneaton Town 2 (0)
2018 Torquay United 6 (0)
2018–2019 Gloucester City 3 (0)
2019–2021 Bohemians 27 (13)
2021- Ayr United 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

A product of West Bromwich Albion's academy, Wright was loaned out to Kidderminster Harriers for the first half of the 2015–16 season in order to gain experience of senior football.[2] Wright scored his first senior goal in a 3–1 defeat to Wrexham on 18 August 2015, it was his only goal in 12 league appearances for Kidderminster.[3] The loan spell at Kidderminster was cut short in November 2015 to allow Wright to join fellow National League relegation contenders Torquay United on loan, initially until 2 January 2016.[4] The loan deal was extended until the end of the 2015–16 season,[5] with Wright going on to score three goals in 22 league appearances to help Torquay survive relegation from the National League, at the expense of former club Kidderminster Harriers.[6]

After featuring for West Brom's Under-23 side against Millwall in the EFL Trophy in August 2016, Wright was loaned out to Coventry City until 9 January 2017.[7] Wright scored his first league goal for Coventry City in a 2–2 draw with AFC Wimbledon at the Ricoh Arena, in what would prove to be Tony Mowbray's final game as Coventry City manager.[8]

On 17 January 2017, Wright agreed to join League Two side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season,[9] but the deal collapsed on 18 January 2017, due to rules governing the number of clubs a player can represent in one season.[10]

On 1 September 2017, after numerous trials with Football League sides, Wright opted to return to Kidderminster Harriers on a one-year deal.[11]

In July 2019 it was announced that Andre had signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Bohemians until the end of the 2019 season. Wright scored 4 goals in a single game for Bohs as they defeated fellow Dublin club UCD in August 2019.[12] Andre Wright was named in the PFAI Team of the Year in 2020.

Wright signed for Scottish Championship side, Ayr United, on Burns' Day of 2021.

Career statistics
As of 24 November 2020[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Division Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion 2015–16[14] Premier League 000000——00
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2015–16[15] National League 12100——00121
Torquay United (loan) 2015–16[15] 22300——6[lower-alpha 1]2285
West Bromwich Albion 2016–17 Premier League 000000——00
West Bromwich Albion Total 000000——00
Coventry City (loan) 2016–17[16] EFL League One 1121000—00122
Brighton & Hove Albion 2016–17 EFL Championship 000000—0000
Kidderminster Harriers 2017–18[17] National League North 8031——1[lower-alpha 1]0121
Kidderminster Harriers Total 20131——10242
Nuneaton Town 2017–18[17] National League North 20————20
Torquay United 2018–19[17] National League South 6000——0060
Torquay United Total 28300——62345
Gloucester City 2018–19[17] National League South 13000——00130
Bohemians 2019[14] League of Ireland Premier Division 1054210—1[lower-alpha 2]0167
2020 17811—1[lower-alpha 3]0—199
Bohemians Total 2713531010103516
Career total 1012394311014412021
  1. Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "Premier League players released or retained by their clubs". Sky Sports. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. "Andre Wright: Kidderminster sign West Brom winger on loan". BBC Sport. 5 August 2015.
  3. "Kidderminster Harriers 1–3 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 18 August 2015.
  4. "TORQUAY UNITED: Friendship eases Andre Wright signing on loan from West Bromwich Albion". Herald Express. 5 November 2015.
  5. "Andre Wright: Torquay United extend West Brom striker's loan". BBC Sport. 1 December 2015.
  6. "Games played by Andre Wright in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  7. "SIGNING: Coventry City sign West Bromwich Albion striker Andre Wright on a loan agreement until January". CCFC. 31 August 2016.
  8. "Coventry City 2–2 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 28 September 2016.
  9. "Andre Wright: Yeovil Town sign West Bromwich striker on loan". BBC Sport. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  10. "West Brom: Andrew Wright's Yeovil loan off after EFL Trophy game". BBC Sport. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  11. "Reds net forward pairing". Kidderminster Harriers Official Site. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  12. "Andre's got the Wright stuff, nets 4 against UCD". Independent.ie. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  13. https://int.soccerway.com/players/andre-wright/413068/
  14. https://ie.soccerway.com/players/andre-wright/413068/
  15. "Games played by Andre Wright in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  16. "Games played by Andre Wright in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  17. Andre Wright at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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