Kevin Adrian Wright (born 12 December 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Greek Super League 2 club Apollon Smyrnis. Born in England, Wright represents the Sierra Leone national team.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kevin Adrian Wright | ||
Date of birth | (1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Ilford, Essex, England | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back[1] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Apollon Smyrnis | ||
Number | 28 | ||
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 | 9 | (0) |
2022– | Apollon Smyrnis | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2020– | Sierra Leone | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:00, 13 June 2022 (UTC) |
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]
Born in England, Wright is of Sierra Leonean descent.[10] 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Fredrikstad | 2017[12] | 1. divisjon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Degerfors (loan) | 2017[12] | Superettan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Degerfors | 2018[12] | Superettan | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||
2019[12] | Superettan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 30 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 5 | ||||
Örebro | 2019[12] | Allsvenskan | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
2020[12] | Allsvenskan | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
2021[12] | 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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Apollon Smyrnis F.C. – current squad | |
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Sierra Leone squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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