Wright in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kevin Adrian Wright | ||
Date of birth | (1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Ilford, Essex, England | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sittingbourne | ||
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) |
2019–2021 | Örebro | 68 | (1) |
2022 | Sirius | 8 | (0) |
2022 | Apollon Smyrnis | 2 | (0) |
2023 | Oakland Roots | 9 | (0) |
2024– | Sittingbourne | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2020– | Sierra Leone | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:05, 9 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:00, 13 June 2022 (UTC) |
Kevin Adrian Wright (born 12 December 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Isthmian League South East Division club Sittingbourne. Born in England, Wright plays for the Sierra Leone national team.
Career
Wright joined Chelsea's academy in 2005 as an under-11. 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.
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. 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. On 19 January 2017, it was announced that Carlisle had terminated Wright's contract.
On 27 January 2017, Wright joined Norwegian side Fredrikstad, following his release from Carlisle.
On 2 March 2022, Wright signed a three-year contract with Sirius in Sweden.
In August 2022, Wright joined Greek Super League 2 club Apollon Smyrnis.
On 18 January 2023, Wright signed with USL Championship side Oakland Roots SC.
In October 2024, Wright joined Isthmian League South East Division club Sittingbourne.
Personal life
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.
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 December 2020
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 | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 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 |
- Appearance in the EFL Trophy
Honours
Chelsea Reserves
References
- Kevin Wright at WorldFootball.net
- Interview with Kevin Wright goal.com
- ^ "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.
- "Livescore: Mauritania - Sierra Leone | 2020-10-09 | VoetbalNieuws.be". www.voetbalnieuws.be.
- ^ "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
Sierra Leone squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Naturalized citizens of Sierra Leone
- Sierra Leonean men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Fredrikstad FK players
- Degerfors IF players
- Örebro SK players
- IK Sirius Fotboll players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Superettan players
- Allsvenskan players
- Sierra Leone men's international footballers
- Sierra Leonean expatriate men's footballers
- Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Footballers from the London Borough of Redbridge
- People from Ilford
- English men's footballers
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- English people of Sierra Leonean descent
- Sierra Leone Creole people
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
- English expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players
- Super League Greece 2 players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Oakland Roots SC players
- Sittingbourne F.C. players
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- 21st-century English sportsmen