Andre Wright

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Andre Wright
Personal information
Full name Andre Antonio Wright [1]
Date of birth (1996-12-07) 7 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Sandwell, West Midlands, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bedworth United
Youth career
0000–2015 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
2015 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 12 (1)
2015–2016 → Torquay United (loan) 22 (3)
2016–2017 → Coventry City (loan) 11 (2)
2017 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2017–2018 Kidderminster Harriers 13 (1)
2018 Nuneaton Town 2 (0)
2018 Torquay United 6 (0)
2018–2019 Gloucester City 13 (0)
2019–2020 Bohemians 27 (13)
2021 Ayr United 5 (0)
2021 Sligo Rovers 12 (2)
2022 AFC Telford United 13 (0)
2022 Hereford 8 (0)
2022 Kettering Town 6 (0)
2022–2023 Stratford Town 32 (6)
2023–2024 Mickleover 10 (6)
2024 Stratford Town 8 (0)
2024– Bedworth United 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:13, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Andre Antonio Wright (born 7 December 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Bedworth United. During his career Wright has played for clubs in England, Ireland and Scotland.

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Career

A product of West Bromwich Albion's academy, Wright was loaned out to Kidderminster Harriers for the first half of the 2015–16 season in order to gain experience of senior football. [2] Wright scored his first senior goal in a 3–1 defeat to Wrexham on 18 August 2015, it was his only goal in 12 league appearances for Kidderminster. [3] The loan spell at Kidderminster was cut short in November 2015 to allow Wright to join fellow National League relegation contenders Torquay United on loan, initially until 2 January 2016. [4] The loan deal was extended until the end of the 2015–16 season, [5] with Wright going on to score three goals in 22 league appearances to help Torquay survive relegation from the National League, at the expense of former club Kidderminster Harriers. [6]

After featuring for West Brom's Under-23 side against Millwall in the EFL Trophy in August 2016, Wright was loaned out to Coventry City until 9 January 2017. [7] Wright scored his first league goal for Coventry City in a 2–2 draw with AFC Wimbledon at the Ricoh Arena, in what would prove to be Tony Mowbray's final game as Coventry City manager. [8]

On 17 January 2017, Wright agreed to join League Two side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season, [9] but the deal collapsed on 18 January 2017, due to rules governing the number of clubs a player can represent in one season. [10]

On 1 September 2017, after numerous trials with Football League sides, Wright opted to return to Kidderminster Harriers on a one-year deal. [11]

In July 2019 it was announced that Andre had signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Bohemians until the end of the 2019 season. Wright scored 4 goals in a single game for Bohs as they defeated fellow Dublin club UCD in August 2019. [12] Andre Wright was named in the PFAI Team of the Year in 2020.

Wright signed for Scottish Championship side, Ayr United, on Burns' Day of 2021. Wright left Ayr at the end of the 2020–21 season. [13] He spent some time on trial at Notts County during pre-season ahead of their 2021–22 season but was not offered a contract.

On 17 August 2021, it was announced that Wright had returned to the League of Ireland, signing for Sligo Rovers for the final 4 months of the season. [14]

On 1 January 2022, Wright signed for National League North side AFC Telford United. [15]

On 24 March 2022, Wright signed for National League North side Hereford on a non-contract basis. [16] He was released at the end of the season after making eight league appearances. [17]

On 29 June 2022, Wright joined fellow National League North club Kettering Town. [18] In October 2022, he signed for Southern League Premier Division Central club Stratford Town. [19] Having finished the 2022–23 season with Stratford Town, he joined Mickleover. [20]

In June 2024, Wright returned to Stratford Town. [21] In September 2024, he joined Bedworth United. [22]

Career statistics

As of match played on 15 October 2022 [23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubDivisionSeasonLeagueNational Cup League Cup Europe OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion 2015–16 [24] Premier League 000000——00
2016–17 000000——00
Total000000——00
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2015–16 [25] National League 12100——00121
Torquay United (loan) 2015–16 [25] 22300——6 [lower-alpha 1] 2285
Coventry City (loan) 2016–17 [26] EFL League One 1121000—00122
Brighton & Hove Albion 2016–17 EFL Championship 000000—0000
Kidderminster Harriers 2017–18 [27] National League North 8031——1 [lower-alpha 1] 0121
Nuneaton Town 2017–18 [27] National League North 20————20
Torquay United 2018–19 [27] National League South 6000——0060
Gloucester City 2018–19 [27] National League South 13000——00130
Bohemians 2019 [24] League of Ireland Premier Division 1054210—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0167
2020 [24] 17811—1 [lower-alpha 3] 0—199
Ayr United 2020–21 [24] Scottish Championship 5010———60
Sligo Rovers 2021 [24] League of Ireland Premier Division 122————122
AFC Telford United 2021–22 [24] National League North 130————130
Hereford 2021–22 [24] National League North 80————80
Kettering Town 2022–23 [24] National League North 6010——0070
Stratford Town 2022–23 SL Premier Division Central 10———0010
Career total1462111410108216727
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

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  20. ↑ "Micleover Find The Wright Man". mickleoverfc.com. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
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