Kevin Adrian Wright (born 12 December 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a

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for USL Championship club

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. Born in England, Wright represents 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

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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

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, 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

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. On 18 January 2023, Wright signed with USL Championship side Oakland Roots SC.

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 Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

on 9 October 2020.

Career statistics

Honours

;Chelsea Reserves *

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: 2013–14

References

External links

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Kevin Wright
at Fotbolltransfers.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Kevin 1995 births Living people People with acquired Sierra Leonean citizenship Sierra Leonean footballers 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 international footballers Sierra Leonean expatriate footballers Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate footballers in Norway Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate footballers in Sweden Footballers from Ilford English footballers Chelsea F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players English Football League players English expatriate footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Norway English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden English sportspeople 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 footballers in Greece Oakland Roots SC players English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States