Kieran Wright (born 1 April 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership side Rangers and the Scotland national under-21 team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1999-04-01) 1 April 1999 (age 23)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Stepps, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2016 | Rangers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Gala Fairydean Rovers (loan) | ||
2018 | → Albion Rovers (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2018 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2020 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2021 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2022 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 12 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | Scotland U17 | 1 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Scotland U19 | 7 | (0) |
2020 | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:48, 23 April 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:51, 17 October 2020 (UTC) |
He has previously played on loan for Gala Fairydean Rovers, Albion Rovers, Raith Rovers, Alloa Athletic, Partick Thistle and Dumbarton. 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.[3]
In August 2016, he joined Gala Fairydean Rovers on loan until the end of the year.[4] His loan was later extended until the end of the season,[5] with him winning the club's Player's Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards for the 2016–17 season.[6]
He joined Albion Rovers on loan until the end of the month on 4 January 2018.[7] He made his debut for the club on 27 January 2018 in a 3–1 defeat to Stranraer.[8] He extended his loan to the end of the season on 31 January.[9] In February 2018, he extended his contract with Rangers.[10] He appeared in twelve league matches for Alloa Athletic.[11]
In August 2018, he joined Raith Rovers on loan until the end of December.[12] He made his debut for the club on 4 August 2018 in a 1–1 draw with Stranraer.[13] He made seven league appearances for Raith Rovers.[11]
In December 2019, he signed a new deal with the club, lasting until summer 2021.[14] On 30 January 2020, he joined Scottish Championship side Alloa Athletic on loan until the end of the season.[15] He made his debut for Alloa on 1 February 2020 in their 1–1 Scottish Championship draw with Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[16] He played four times for Alloa in the Scottish Championship during the 2019–20 season.[11]
On 27 August 2020, he joined Scottish League One side Partick Thistle on a season-long loan.[17] He made 15 appearances on loan at the club.[11] 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.[18]
He has played for Scotland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[1]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rangers | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2021–22 | 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)[lower-alpha 1] | 2016–17 | Lowland Football League | 2[19] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Rangers U20 | 2019–20 | — | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 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 | 9 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
Dumbarton F.C. – current squad | |
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