Bradley Edward Wright-Phillips (born 12 March 1985) is an English former professional

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who played as a striker. He began his career with

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in the

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, before spending the remainder of his time in England in second and third tiers with

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Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C ...

, and

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. Wright-Phillips joined the

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halfway through the 2013 season, helping them to the

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, and in his first full season he equalled the league's record for most goals in a single campaign with 27. He is a two-time

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winner and currently holds the New York Red Bulls record for most goals scored. In 2018, he became the eleventh MLS player to score 100 goals. Internationally, Wright-Phillips earned five

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caps in 2005 and, after moving to North America, rejected the opportunity to represent

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through his family background.

Family and early life

Wright-Phillips is the son of former

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and

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player

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. His older brother,

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, was his teammate at the

for two seasons. He grew up in

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, South London and attended the state school Kelsey Park School in

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and then moved to

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nearby in

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Club career

Manchester City

Wright-Phillips was the top scorer for the

reserve team in the 2003–04 season. On 6 December 2004, he scored his first

goal, four minutes after making his league debut as a substitute for

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against

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. His only goal of the following season was the last in a 4–1 win over

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on 17 December 2005.

Southampton

After many frustrating appearances for Manchester City, with few goals, Wright-Phillips was sold to Championship team

for £500,000 on 5 July 2006. Half of the transfer fee was funded by a prize from

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won in a competition by a fan. He made an immediate impact at Southampton, scoring on his debut against

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group. Founded in 1884 ...

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, and scoring an impressive goal against

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in a 2–0 win at St. Mary's. He scored a total of 11 goals in the 2006–07 season. In 2007–08 he started the season with goals against

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and

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. He made a total of 120 appearances for the club, scoring 24 goals.

Plymouth Argyle

At the end of the 2008–09 season, following Southampton's relegation to

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, Wright-Phillips was released from his contract at the club. On 15 July 2009, he signed a two-year deal with

of the Championship. After he recovered from a knee injury, Wright-Phillips made his debut for the club on 15 September 2009 against

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. The knee injury occurred once again, and he was sidelined for another long-term spell. In January 2010, Wright-Phillips made his long-awaited return for Argyle in the

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against

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. He made his first start for the club against

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in March 2010, and scored his first goal for Plymouth against Bristol City on 16 March 2010. On 11 December 2010, Wright-Phillips scored both goals against

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in the Devon derby in a 2–0 Plymouth win, the second marked his 12th of the season.

Charlton Athletic

On 24 January 2011, it was announced that Wright-Phillips was moving to fellow League One club

for an undisclosed fee. He scored the only goal on his debut against

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on 1 February 2011. On 28 February 2012, he scored a

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in a 4–0 win at

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. Wright-Phillips contributed 22 goals in 42 matches as Charlton Athletic won the

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title. He was released by Charlton at the end of the

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season.

Loan to Brentford

On 19 February 2013, he joined

on loan until the end of the season. In his half season at the club he appeared in 15 league matches scoring 5 goals.

New York Red Bulls

2013

On 24 July 2013, Wright-Phillips joined the

. Despite joining the club in the latter part of the season Wright-Phillips was a contributor in helping New York capture its first major title, the

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, playing seven regular season games and scoring once, the concluding goal in a 2–0 win against the

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at the

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. On 6 November, he netted against the same opposition in the Eastern Conference semifinal, but his team were eliminated from the

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after extra time.

2014

On 23 April 2014, Wright-Phillips scored a

in a 4–0 win against the Dynamo. He secured his second hat-trick for New York on 10 May during a 5–4 home loss to the Chicago Fire. Of note, he scored the winner in a friendly against his father's former team

, and the equaliser against

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in the

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. Two days after the All-Star game, Red Bulls Sporting Director

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claimed that Wright-Phillips' scoring exploits were producing international transfer interest in the player. On 23 August 2014, he scored his 19th and 20th goals of the season in a 4–2 win against Montreal Impact to surpass

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's club record for goals scored in a single season, and on 20 September he returned from a short-term injury to record his third hat trick of the

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in a 4–1 win over

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. On 26 October 2014 Wright-Phillips scored twice to equal the Major League Soccer season goal record of 27 goals as New York beat

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2–0 in the league's regular-season finale. Wright-Phillips again scored twice for the Red Bulls in their first match of the

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, once again against Kansas City in a 2–1 victory. He scored his third play-off goal against D.C. United in the first leg of the 2014 MLS Eastern Conference semi-final, helping New York to a 2–0 victory. The Red Bulls got to the Eastern Conference Final against the New England Revolution. In the first leg Wright-Phillips recklessly encroached upon Revolution goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth on a throw, earning his second yellow of the playoffs. He had to miss the second, do-or-die leg in Foxborough, where the Red Bulls' season ended with a 2–2 tie losing the series 3–2 on aggregate thus missing MLS Cup Final.

2015

Following his 2014 success, New York signed Wright-Phillips to a

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contract for 2015. On 22 March 2015 Wright-Phillips scored his first goal of the season and assisted

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on another in a 2–0 victory over

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at Red Bull Arena earning him MLS Player of the Week honors. The following week Wright-Phillips was selected to the MLS Team of the Week for his performance in a 2–1 victory over

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in which he scored his second goal of the season and assisted on

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's game-winning goal. On 10 May, he scored both goals as the Red Bulls won 2–1 at home against

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in the first

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between the two franchises, and equalised in a 3–1 victory at the rivals'

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on 28 June. On 11 July, he helped New York to a 4–1 victory over

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, scoring twice during the match. BWP Autographs

On 1 August 2015, Wright-Phillips scored the opening goal in a 3–1 away victory over

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. He was assisted on the goal by his brother

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who was making his debut for New York. Eight days later he scored in his third New York derby of the season, opening a 2–0 home win. On 30 August, Wright-Phillips scored two goals in helping New York to a 3–0 victory over D.C. United. On 25 October Wright-Phillips scored the opening goal for New York in 2–1 victory over Chicago, helping Red Bulls clinch the 2015

. In the second leg of the Conference semi-finals against D.C. United in the

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, Wright-Phillips scored the only goal of the game in added time, and his team advanced 2–0 on aggregate.

2016

On 24 April 2016, Wright-Phillips scored his first two goals of the season in helping New York come from behind to win 3–2 over

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. Wright-Phillips scored two goals and assisted on another in a 7–0 win over New York City FC at

on 21 May. In his 100th appearance with the club on 28 May, a 3–0 home win over

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, Wright-Phillips set an MLS record scoring a hat-trick in the first 27 minutes of the game; it was the fastest scored from the opening whistle in league history. A week later, he was named as the Etihad Player of the Month for May; recording six goals and two assists in May. With his 8th goal in 6 games against New York City FC; Wright-Phillips tied

for club's most goals all-time with 62. Wright-Phillips broke the all-time scoring record with his 63rd on 31 July against the Chicago Fire Two weeks later he scored two goals against the Montreal Impact in a 3–1 victory; breaking another team record with 59 league goals. After scoring the second goal in a 2–2 draw against

, Wright-Phillips broke an MLS record by scoring the most league goals over a three-year span with 62 spanning from the 2014–2016 seasons. A record previously held by

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from 2010–2012. With his 20th league goal in 2016, Wright-Phillips became the first player in league history to record two 20-plus goal seasons. On 23 October, Wright-Phillips captured his second

title in three years, beating cross town rival,

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by one goal.

2017

On 22 February 2017, Wright-Phillips scored his first

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goal for the club in a 1–1 draw against the

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in the quarterfinals. On 29 March, Wright-Phillips signed a new multi-year

contract with the club. On 18 June, Wright-Phillips scored two late goals to lead New York to a 2–0 victory over

. On 13 July, Wright-Phillips scored his first

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goal; a late winner to lead New York to a 1–0 victory over

, advancing to the semifinals of the cup. One month later on 15 August, Wright-Phillips scored a brace against

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, including a goal in the 101st minute to send New York to their first Open Cup final since

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. With his 15th goal of the season on 9 September, Wright-Phillips joined

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as the only two players in

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history to score 15 or more goals in four consecutive seasons. On 5 November, Wright-Phillips scored his 100th career goal for the

in a 1–0 victory over

2018

On 1 March 2018, Wright-Phillips opened the scoring for New York in a 2–0 victory over Olimpia in the

. With the victory New York advanced to the Champions League Quarterfinals for the second time in club history. On 6 March he scored two goals to lead New York to a 2–0 victory in Mexico over

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in the CONCACAF Champions League. On 10 March 2018, he scored his first league goal in a 4–0 victory over

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. On 13 March 2018, Wright-Phillips assisted on all of New York's goals in a 3–1 victory over

in the CONCACAF Champions League, helping the club advance to semifinals of the Champions League for the first time. On 5 May 2018, Wright-Phillips added to his tally of goals against

, scoring his club's second goal in a 4–0 victory. On 25 July 2018, Wright-Phillips scored his 100th MLS goal in a 1–0 victory over

, surpassing

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as the fastest player in MLS history to score 100 goals. On 5 August, New York Red Bulls retired his No 99 jersey and announced that they will never issue it to another player after he retires.

2019

Wright-Phillips made 29 appearances in all competitions during the 2019 season: 24 in Major League Soccer, four in the CONCACAF Champions League and one in the MLS Cup Playoffs. He left the Red Bulls in November 2019 on the expiry of his contract, after six years with the club. Wright-Phillips, a two-time Golden Boot winner, scored 126 goals in 240 appearances for the Red Bulls. The club's sporting director,

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, described Wright-Phillips as "one of the best forwards in MLS history".

Los Angeles

On 14 February 2020,

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announced the signing of Wright-Phillips ahead of the 2020 season.

Columbus Crew

On 23 December 2020, it was announced that Wright-Phillips would join the

ahead of their 2021 season. Wright-Phillips made his debut for Columbus in the

tie against

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. He scored his first goal for the team in the second leg of the tie in a 1–0 win for Columbus. He further made his league debut for Columbus in a 0–0 draw against the

, coming on as a substitute for

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. Following the 2021 season, Columbus opted to decline their contract option on Wright-Phillips.

Retirement

On 8 March 2022, Wright-Phillips announced his retirement from football. On 9 March 2022, Wright-Phillips announced that he signed a one-day contract to retire as a New York Red Bull, following which he was appointed "Special Assistant to the Sporting Director".

International career

Wright-Phillips represented England at U20 level. He was first called up in February 2005 and he made his debut as a half time substitute in a 2–0 friendly victory against Russia. He was called up again that summer for the 2005

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where he played Tunisia, South Korea and the third-place playoff penalty shootout victory over Mexico. In addition to England, Wright-Phillips was eligible to represent

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and

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through his heritage. In 2015, Grenada and Jamaica both approached Wright-Phillips about a transfer of allegiances but the player chose to concentrate on his club football.

Personal life

Wright-Phillips is married to Leann; the couple have three children. Wright-Phillips holds an active interest in

grime music Grime is a genre of electronic music that emerged in London in the early 2000s. It developed out of the earlier UK dance style UK garage, and draws influences from jungle, dancehall, and hip hop. The style is typified by rapid, syncopated brea ...

and is affiliated with

Lewisham Lewisham () is an area of southeast London, England, south of Charing Cross. It is the principal area of the London Borough of Lewisham, and was within the Historic counties of England, historic county of Kent until 1889. It is identified i ...

-based grime crew OGz having appeared on

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sets with the group. In 2014, he clashed fellow footballer

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for the long running grime DVD series ''

Lord of the Mics Lord of the Mics (also known as LOTM) is a series of recorded grime clashes, headed by Jammer and Chad ‘Ratty’ Stennett. Each edition of LOTM features grime MC's participating in recorded clashes, where they 'battle' each other over grime inst ...

''. Wright-Phillips earned his U.S. green card following the 2016 MLS season.

Career statistics

Honours

Charlton Athletic *

Football League One The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...

: 2011–12 New York Red Bulls *

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

Columbus Crew *

Campeones Cup The Campeones Cup is an annual North American association football match contested between the winners of the previous MLS Cup from Major League Soccer and the winners of the Campeón de Campeones from Liga MX. The competition was established by ...

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Individual *

PFA Team of the Year The Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Year (often called the PFA Team of the Year, or simply the Team of the Year) is an annual award given to a set of 55 footballers across the top four tiers of men's English football; the Premie ...

: 2010–11 League One *

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

MLS Best XI The MLS Best XI is an annual acknowledgment of the best eleven players in Major League Soccer. Winners *Players in bold were awarded the Landon Donovan MVP Award for that season. Most appearances by a player The following players have appeared ...

MLS All-Star The Major League Soccer All-Star Game is an annual Association football, soccer game held by Major League Soccer featuring selected players from the league against an international club or selected players from Liga MX. MLS initially adopted a tr ...

* Castrol Index Top MLS Player:

MVP:

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

* MLS Player of the Month: May 2016 * CONCACAF Best XI:

* MLS Comeback Player of the Year:

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

References

External links

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Feature on BBC Sport 5 May 2018
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wright-Phillips, Bradley 1985 births Footballers from Lewisham Footballers from Brockley Living people Black British sportspeople English footballers English expatriate footballers England youth international footballers English sportspeople of Jamaican descent English sportspeople of Grenadian descent English sportspeople of Trinidad and Tobago descent Association football forwards Manchester City F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Brentford F.C. players New York Red Bulls players Los Angeles FC players Columbus Crew players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Premier League players English Football League players Major League Soccer players Major League Soccer All-Stars Designated Players (MLS) English expatriate sportspeople in the United States

Bradley Bradley is an English surname derived from a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad meadow" in Old English. Like many English surnames Bradley can also be used as a given name and as such has become popular. It is also an Anglicisation of t ...