Kevin Wright (footballer, born 1995)

Kevin Adrian Wright (born 12 December 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for USL Championship club Oakland Roots. Born in England, Wright plays for the Sierra Leone national team.[2]

Kevin Wright
Wright in 2022
Personal information
Full name Kevin Adrian Wright
Date of birth (1995-12-28) 28 December 1995
Place of birth Ilford, Essex, England
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Oakland Roots
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)
2019–2021 Örebro 68 (1)
2022 Sirius 8 (0)
2022 Apollon Smyrnis 2 (0)
2023– Oakland Roots 9 (0)
International career‡
2020– Sierra Leone 8 (0)
*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)

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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carlisle United 2016–17[13] League Two 2000—1[lower-alpha 1]030
Fredrikstad 2017[13] 1. divisjon 5010——60
Degerfors (loan) 2017[13] Superettan 8010——90
Degerfors 2018[13] Superettan 30530——335
2019[13] Superettan 0030——30
Total 30560——365
Örebro 2019[13] Allsvenskan 26110——271
2020[13] Allsvenskan 27040——310
2021[13] Allsvenskan 0000——00
Total 53150——581
Career total 98613000101126
  1. Appearance in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Chelsea Reserves[3]

References
  1. Kevin Wright at WorldFootball.net
  2. Interview with Kevin Wright goal.com
  3. "Kevin Wright". TheChels.info. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  4. "Retained and released lists submitted by Premier League clubs". Premier League. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  5. "CONTRACTS: Versatile defender signs short term deal". Carlisle United Official Site. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  6. "Carlisle United 2-3 Mansfield Town". Soccerway. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  7. "CONTRACTS: Young defender leaves club". Carlisle United Official Site. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  8. "Kevin Wright to FFK". Fredrikstad FK Official Site. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  9. "Kevin Wright klar för Sirius Fotboll" (Press release) (in Swedish). Sirius. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  10. "Officiellt: Kevin Wright till Apollon Smyrnis". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  11. USLChampionship com Staff (18 January 2023). "Roots SC signs Sierra Leone international Kevin Wright". USL Championship.
  12. "Livescore: Mauritania - Sierra Leone | 2020-10-09 | VoetbalNieuws.be". www.voetbalnieuws.be.
  13. "K. Wright". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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