| Kieran Wright | |
| Birth Date: | 1 April 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Stepps, North Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Height: | 1.89m (06.2feet)[1] |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Airdrieonians (on loan from Rangers) |
| Clubnumber: | 30 |
| Youthclubs1: | Garnkirk United BC |
| Youthclubs2: | Rangers |
| Years1: | 2016– |
| Clubs1: | Rangers |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Gala Fairydean Rovers (loan) |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Albion Rovers (loan) |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Raith Rovers (loan) |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020 |
| Clubs5: | → Alloa Athletic (loan) |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs6: | → Partick Thistle (loan) |
| Caps6: | 12 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021 |
| Clubs7: | → Alloa Athletic (loan) |
| Caps7: | 1 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022 |
| Clubs8: | → Dumbarton (loan) |
| Caps8: | 12 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2024 |
| Clubs9: | → Livingston (loan) |
| Caps9: | 1 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam3: | Scotland U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19:27, 8 July 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 20:51, 17 October 2020 (UTC) |
| Years10: | 2024– |
| Clubs10: | → Airdrieonians (loan) |
| Caps10: | 0 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
Kieran Wright (born 1 April 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Airdrieonians, on loan from side Rangers and the Scotland national under-21 team.
He has previously played on loan for Gala Fairydean Rovers, Albion Rovers, Raith Rovers, Alloa Athletic, Partick Thistle, Dumbarton and Livingston. He has also played for Scotland at under-17 and under-19 levels.
Wright started his career at Rangers, he signed a professional contract with the club in March 2016, lasting until 2018.[2]
In August 2016, he joined Gala Fairydean Rovers on loan until the end of the year.[3] His loan was later extended until the end of the season,[4] with him winning the club's Player's Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards for the 2016–17 season.[5]
He joined Albion Rovers on loan until the end of the month on 4 January 2018.[6] He made his debut for the club on 27 January 2018 in a 3–1 defeat to Stranraer.[7] He extended his loan to the end of the season on 31 January.[8] In February 2018, he extended his contract with Rangers.[9] He appeared in twelve league matches for Albion Rovers.
In August 2018, he joined Raith Rovers on loan until the end of December.[10] He made his debut for the club on 4 August 2018 in a 1–1 draw with Stranraer.[11] He made seven league appearances for Raith Rovers.
In December 2019, he signed a new deal with the club, lasting until summer 2021.[12] On 30 January 2020, he joined Scottish Championship side Alloa Athletic on loan until the end of the season.[13] He made his debut for Alloa on 1 February 2020 in their 1–1 Scottish Championship draw with Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[14] He played four times for Alloa in the Scottish Championship during the 2019–20 season.
On 27 August 2020, he joined Scottish League One side Partick Thistle on a season-long loan.[15] He made 15 appearances on loan at the club. After a one game emergency loan spell at Alloa Athletic in November 2021, Wright joined fellow Scottish League One side Dumbarton on loan until the end of the season in January 2022.[16] On 29 May 2023, Wright signed a contract extension with Rangers until the summer of 2025.[17]
Wright joined Livingston on an emergency loan on 3 May 2024.[18] He made his first and only appearance for Livingston on 19 May 2024, in the Scottish Premiership, coming on as a substitute for Shamal George, in a 1-1 draw at home against Hibernian.[19]
On 5 July 2024, Wright joined Scottish Championship club Airdrieonians on a season-long loan.[20]
He has played for Scotland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rangers | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gala Fairydean Rovers (loan) | 2016–17 | Lowland Football League | — | 2[21] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Albion Rovers (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish League One | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Raith Rovers (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Rangers U20 | 2019–20 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Alloa Athletic (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Partick Thistle (loan) | 2020–21 | Scottish League One | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Alloa Athletic (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dumbarton (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Career total | 48 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 64 | 0 | |||