Kieran Wright (born 1 April 1999) is a Scottish

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who plays as a goalkeeper for club

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, on loan from side

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and the Scotland national under-21 team. He has previously played on loan for Gala Fairydean Rovers,

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, Raith Rovers,

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, Dumbarton and

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. He has also played for Scotland at under-17 and under-19 levels.

Club career

Wright started his career at

, he signed a professional contract with the club in March 2016, lasting until 2018. In August 2016, he joined Gala Fairydean Rovers on loan until the end of the year. His loan was later extended until the end of the season, with him winning the club's Player's Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards for the 2016–17 season. He joined

on loan until the end of the month on 4 January 2018. He made his debut for the club on 27 January 2018 in a 3–1 defeat to

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. He extended his loan to the end of the season on 31 January. In February 2018, he extended his contract with

. He appeared in twelve league matches for Albion Rovers. In August 2018, he joined Raith Rovers on loan until the end of December. He made his debut for the club on 4 August 2018 in a 1–1 draw with

. He made seven league appearances for Raith Rovers. In December 2019, he signed a new deal with the club, lasting until summer 2021. On 30 January 2020, he joined Scottish Championship side

on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut for Alloa on 1 February 2020 in their 1–1 Scottish Championship draw with

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. He played four times for Alloa in the Scottish Championship during the 2019–20 season. On 27 August 2020, he joined Scottish League One side

on a season-long loan. He made 15 appearances on loan at the club. After a one game emergency loan spell at

in November 2021, Wright joined fellow Scottish League One side Dumbarton on loan until the end of the season in January 2022. On 29 May 2023, Wright signed a contract extension with Rangers until the summer of 2025. Wright joined

on an emergency loan on 3 May 2024. He made his first and only appearance for Livingston on 19 May 2024, in the Scottish Premiership, coming on as a substitute for

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, in a 1-1 draw at home against Hibernian. On 5 July 2024, Wright joined Scottish Championship club

on a season-long loan.

International career

He has played for Scotland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Partick Thistle * Scottish League One:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Kieran 2000 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Rangers F.C. players Gala Fairydean Rovers F.C. players Albion Rovers F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Scotland men's youth international footballers Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Footballers from North Lanarkshire Livingston F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players