Joe Wright (footballer, born 1995)

Joseph Harris Wright (born 26 February 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Doncaster Rovers.

Joe Wright
Personal information
Full name Joseph Harris Wright[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995
Place of birth Monk Fryston, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Doncaster Rovers
Number 5
Youth career
2010–2013 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 20 (0)
2016– Doncaster Rovers 105 (4)
National team
2015 Wales U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:49, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
For the English football goalkeeper, see Joe Wright (footballer, born 1907).

Club career

Huddersfield Town

Wright joined Huddersfield Town at under-16 level in September 2010, and signed his first professional contract with the club in 2013.[3] Wright featured on the bench for the Terriers in February 2015, before securing a further one-year contract to keep him at the club until June 2016.[4]

Accrington Stanley (loan)

In the summer of 2015, Wright signed for Accrington Stanley on loan until January 2016 and made his professional debut against Luton Town in August as a substitute for Adam Buxton.[5][6]

On 5 January 2016, Wright's loan deal was extended until the end of the season.

Doncaster Rovers

Following the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Wright joined recently relegated Football League Two side Doncaster Rovers.

International career

Wright has represented the Wales national under-21 football team[7]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 December 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town 2014–15[8] Championship 000000—00
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2015–16[9] League Two 200200000220
Doncaster Rovers 2016–17[10] League Two 22010103[lower-alpha 1]0270
2017–18[11] League One 33010301[lower-alpha 1]0380
2018–19[12] League One 14210201[lower-alpha 2]0182
2019–20[13] League One 70300031131
Total 762606081833
Career total 9628060811053
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in the EFL League One Play-offs

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Doncaster Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 27. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. "Joe Wright". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Doncaster Rovers F.C. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. "FOUR 2ND YEAR SCHOLARS OFFERED DEALS". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  4. "CONTRACT UPDATE". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  5. "Joe has the Wright stuff". accringtonstanley.co.uk. Accrington Stanley. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  6. "Accrington 1 Luton 1". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  7. "Wales U21 3 Bulgaria U21 1". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  8. "Games played by Joe Wright in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  9. "Games played by Joe Wright in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  10. "Games played by Joe Wright in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  11. "Games played by Joe Wright in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  12. "Games played by Joe Wright in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  13. "Games played by Joe Wright in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
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