Jason Nathaniel Wright | |
Full Name: | Jason Nathaniel Wright |
Birth Date: | 26 December 1994 |
Birth Place: | Jamaica |
Height: | 175 cm |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Molynes United |
Clubnumber: | 10 |
Collegeyears1: | 2014-2016 |
College1: | Rutgers University |
Collegecaps1: | 59 |
Collegegoals1: | 29 |
Years1: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs1: | Cavalier |
Caps1: | 3 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2019–2021 |
Clubs2: | Humble Lions |
Caps2: | 10 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2022 |
Clubs3: | CS Mioveni |
Caps3: | 1 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2022– |
Clubs4: | Molynes United |
Caps4: | 48 |
Goals4: | 26 |
Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
Nationalteam1: | Jamaica U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
Nationalyears2: | 2013 |
Nationalteam2: | Jamaica U20 |
Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 9 December 2023 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 9 December 2023 |
Nationalyears3: | 2016 |
Nationalteam3: | Jamaica U23 |
Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 2024– |
Nationalteam4: | Jamaica |
Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
College2: | Clemson University |
Collegegoals2: | 8 |
Collegecaps2: | 19 |
Collegeyears2: | 2017-2018 |
Jason Wright (born 26 December 1994) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a forward and captains Molynes United.[1]
Wright played for Rutgers University where he made 59 appearances scoring 29 goals and a total of 13 assists. Wright received several awards during his tenure at Rutgers including a NSCCAA All-American selection. He transferred to Clemson University to complete his senior year. While at Clemson University he made 19 appearances scoring 8 goals and adding 3 assists. [2]
Wright began his career at Cavalier and moved to Humble Lions after one season. After impressing at Humble Lions, Wright signed with Romanian superliga club CS Mioveni in February 2022. Wright returned to Jamaica and signed with Molynes United in September 2022.
Wright netted a hat-trick for Molynes United in an entertaining 4–3 win over Tivoli Gardens in the 2022-23 Jamaica Premier League season.[3]
Wright netted a brace for the Jamaica Under-17 team in a 2–1 win over Honduras in the 2011 CONCACAF Under-17 quarter-finals to secure Jamaica's passage to the 2011 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Mexico. Wright was the joint leading goal scorer at the 2011 Under-17 Concacaf championship. Wright went on to represent the Jamaica Under-20 and Jamaica Under-23https://www.concacaf.com/olympics-qualifying-men/article/jamaica-s-u17-success-may-yield-olympic-results level.[4] [5] Wright has made two appearances for Jamaica's national team.