Kevin Wright | |
Fullname: | Kevin Adrian Wright |
Birth Date: | 1995 12, df=y |
Birth Place: | Ilford, Essex, England |
Position: | Left back |
Youthyears1: | 2005–2016 |
Youthclubs1: | Chelsea |
Years1: | 2016–2017 |
Caps1: | 2 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs2: | Fredrikstad |
Caps2: | 5 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2017 |
Clubs3: | → Degerfors (loan) |
Caps3: | 8 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs4: | Degerfors |
Caps4: | 30 |
Goals4: | 5 |
Years5: | 2019–2021 |
Clubs5: | Örebro |
Caps5: | 68 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Years6: | 2022 |
Clubs6: | Sirius |
Caps6: | 8 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2022 |
Caps7: | 2 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2023 |
Caps8: | 9 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2020– |
Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 13:02, 22 October 2023 (UTC) |
Ntupdate: | 21:00, 13 June 2022 (UTC) |
Kevin Adrian Wright (born 12 December 1995) is a professional footballer who last played as a left back for USL Championship club Oakland Roots. Born in England, Wright plays for the Sierra Leone national team.[1]
Wright joined Chelsea's academy in 2005 as an under-11.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5] On 19 January 2017, it was announced that Carlisle had terminated Wright's contract.[6]
On 27 January 2017, Wright joined Norwegian side Fredrikstad, following his release from Carlisle.[7]
On 2 March 2022, Wright signed a three-year contract with Sirius in Sweden.[8]
In August 2022, Wright joined Greek Super League 2 club Apollon Smyrnis.[9]
On 18 January 2023, Wright signed with USL Championship side Oakland Roots SC.[10]
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.[11]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Carlisle United | 2016–17[12] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[13] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Fredrikstad | 2017 | 1. divisjon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Degerfors (loan) | 2017 | Superettan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Degerfors | 2018 | Superettan | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 5 | |||
2019 | Superettan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 30 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 5 | |||||
Örebro | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
2020 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
2021 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 53 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 58 | 1 | |||||
Career total | 98 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 6 |
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