Kevin Adrian Wright (born 12 December 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back. Born in England, Wright plays for the Sierra Leone national team.[2]
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]
In October 2024, Wright joined Isthmian League South East Division club Sittingbourne.[12] The following month, Wright joined Essex Senior League side Saffron Walden Town.[13]
International career
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.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 December 2020
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Carlisle United | 2016–17[15] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Fredrikstad | 2017[15] | 1. divisjon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Degerfors (loan) | 2017[15] | Superettan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Degerfors | 2018[15] | Superettan | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2019[15] | Superettan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 5 | ||||
| Örebro | 2019[15] | Allsvenskan | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2020[15] | Allsvenskan | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2021[15] | 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 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
Honours
Chelsea Reserves[3]
References
- ^ Kevin Wright at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Interview with Kevin Wright goal.com
- ^ a b "Kevin Wright". TheChels.info. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Retained and released lists submitted by Premier League clubs". Premier League. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "CONTRACTS: Versatile defender signs short term deal". Carlisle United Official Site. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Carlisle United 2-3 Mansfield Town". Soccerway. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "CONTRACTS: Young defender leaves club". Carlisle United Official Site. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Kevin Wright to FFK". Fredrikstad FK Official Site. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Kevin Wright klar för Sirius Fotboll" (Press release) (in Swedish). Sirius. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Officiellt: Kevin Wright till Apollon Smyrnis". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ USLChampionship com Staff (18 January 2023). "Roots SC signs Sierra Leone international Kevin Wright". USL Championship.
- ^ "A Brickies quartet as Gnahore, Wright, Wabo and Martin arrive". www.isthmian.co.uk. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ @SWTFootballClub (16 November 2024). "Welcoming two new faces to the club: Adebola Sotoyinbo who starts today and Kevin Wright who is on the bench" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 February 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Livescore: Mauritania - Sierra Leone | 2020-10-09 | VoetbalNieuws.be". www.voetbalnieuws.be.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "K. Wright". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
External links
- Kevin Wright at Soccerway
- Kevin Wright at Fotbolltransfers.com
- Kevin Wright at National-Football-Teams.com
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