Kevin Wright (footballer, born 1995)

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Kevin Wright
Personal information
Full name Kevin Adrian Wright
Date of birth (1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 25)
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 53 (1)
National team‡
2020– Sierra Leone 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:17, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:13, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

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]

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 6 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Carlisle United 2016–17[11] League Two 2 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 3 0
Fredrikstad 2017[11] 1. divisjon 5 0 1 0 — — 6 0
Degerfors (loan) 2017[11] Superettan 8 0 1 0 — — 9 0
Degerfors 2018[11] Superettan 30 5 3 0 — — 33 5
2019[11] Superettan 0 0 3 0 — — 3 0
Total 30 5 6 0 — — 36 5
Örebro 2019[11] Allsvenskan 26 1 1 0 — — 27 1
2020[11] Allsvenskan 27 0 4 0 — — 31 0
2021[11] 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
  1. ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy

Honours[]

Club[]

Chelsea Reserves[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Kevin Wright at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Interview with Kevin Wright goal.com
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "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. ^ 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)
  10. ^ "Livescore: Mauritania - Sierra Leone | 2020-10-09 | VoetbalNieuws.be". www.voetbalnieuws.be.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "K. Wright". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

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