Kevin Wright (footballer, born 1995)
Kevin Adrian Wright (born 12 December 1995) is a professional footballer who plays for Örebro in Allsvenskan. Born in England, Wright represents the Sierra Leone national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Adrian Wright | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Ilford, Essex, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left back[1] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Örebro | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| 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– | Örebro | 50 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2020– | Sierra Leone | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:13, 17 November 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:13, 17 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club 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]
Personal life
Born in England, Wright is of Sierra Leonean descent.[9] He debuted with the Sierra Leone national football team in a friendly 2-1 loss to Mauritania on 9 October 2020.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 September 2017.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| England | League Two | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
| Carlisle United | 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Norway | 1. Divisjon | Norwegian Football Cup | — | Other | Total | ||||||
| Fredrikstad | 2017 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Sweden | Superettan | Svenska Cupen | — | Other | Total | ||||||
| Degerfors IF (loan) | 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
- Appearance(s) in 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.
- Oct, FSL News | 8; News, 2020 | African; News | 0, Sport (8 October 2020). "Former Chelsea prodigy Kevin Wright set for Sierra Leone debut".CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- "Livescore: Mauritania - Sierra Leone | 2020-10-09 | VoetbalNieuws.be". www.voetbalnieuws.be.