Arin Wright

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Arin Wright
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Gilliland with Racing Louisville in 2024
Personal information
Full name Arin Hadley Wright
Birth name Arin Hadley Walton Gilliland [1]
Date of birth (1992-12-25) December 25, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Racing Louisville FC
Number 3
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Kentucky Wildcats (30)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2014 Ottawa Fury
2015–2023 Chicago Red Stars 152 (2)
2016–2019 → Newcastle Jets (loan) 22 (10)
2024– Racing Louisville FC
International career
2011 United States U20
2013–2014 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 28, 2018

Arin Hadley Wright (born Arin Hadley Walton Gilliland; December 25, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Racing Louisville FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for the Chicago Red Stars and Australian club Newcastle Jets.

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Wright played college soccer for the Kentucky Wildcats. She was drafted by the Red Stars as the eighth overall pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft.

College career

In 2014, while at Kentucky, Wright was awarded the Honda Inspiration Award which is given to a collegiate athlete "who has overcome hardship and was able to return to play at the collegiate level". [2] She overcame a serious injury and the loss of her mother to cancer as a freshman, but rebounded to become one of the top soccer players in the country. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Club career

Youth career

Wright attended and played for West Jessamine High School where she was named All-American, as well as Kentucky's Miss Soccer. [7] Wright played club soccer for Ohio Elite. In 2007 was named second team All-State, and in 2008 was named Underclassman Athlete of the Year of Jessamine County, and Academic First Team Region 14. In 2009 was named Central Kentucky Soccer Conference Most Valuable Player. Wright was named to Kentucky First team All-State in 2009 and 2010. [1]

Kentucky Wildcats

Wright played for Kentucky Wildcats from 2011 to 2014 during which she was named First Team All-American, ESPNW Female Athlete of the Year finalist, SEC Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-SEC, 2014 HONDA Award winner, [8] and MAC Hermann Award finalist. [1] During her four years playing for Wildcats, Wright played over 7,000 minutes, scored 30 goals and provided 25 assists. Wright set a new Wildcat record of eight career game-winning goals. [9]

Chicago Red Stars

Wright was selected with the eighth overall pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft by the Chicago Red Stars. The Red Stars had acquired the pick along with an international roster spot for the 2014 and 2015 seasons from FC Kansas City in exchange for defender Amy LePeilbet. [10] In her first season, Wright played 19 games for the Red Stars, starting in 17, for a total of 1533 minutes and provided 2 assists.

In 2016, she was named to the NWSL Best XI for the season and nominated for the Defender of the Year award. [11]

In 2017, Wright appeared in all 24 regular season matches for the Red Stars and their single post-season appearance. Wright started in 24 of those games, resulting in a combined total of 2,130 minutes on the field and 4 assists. [11]

Loan to Newcastle Jets

On November 1, 2016, Wright joined Newcastle Jets on loan. [12] In October 2017 she extended her loan for another season. [13]

On November 26, 2018, Wright returned to Newcastle for the remainder of the 2018-19 W-League season, marking her third consecutive year with the team. [14]

Racing Louisville

She was traded to Racing Louisville FC in January 2024. [15]

International career

Wright competed with United States youth national teams at various age-groups:under-15, [16] under-18, [17] under-20, [18] under-23, [19] Wright received her first international call up to the senior team on October 6, 2016. [20] [21] Wright's call-up marks the first time a University of Kentucky player has been chosen to play for the USWNT. [22]

Personal

Arin Wright is the daughter of Letita ( née  Walton) and Bruce Gilliland, and has a sibling Saylor. [1] Her mother had great influence on her soccer career. [7] She married her husband Evan Wright in October 2018. [23] In October 2019, the two announced they were expecting a baby in April 2020. [24]

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  2. ↑ "Arin Gilliland of Kentucky Named Honda Inspiration Award Winner". CWSA. May 30, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Arin Gilliland of Kentucky Named Honda Inspiration Award Winner". CWSA. May 30, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Arin Gilliland to Receive Honda Inspiration Award". www.secsports.com. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Awards Overview". CWSA. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Past Inspiration Award Winners". CWSA. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Shine in the Moment: Kentucky's Arin Gilliland". secsports.com. 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
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  10. ↑ "Equalizer Soccer – Red Stars trade LePeilbet to FC Kansas City". equalizersoccer.com. March 31, 2014.
  11. 1 2 "Danielle Colaprico, Yuki Nagasato, and Arin Wright re-sign with Chicago". March 2, 2019. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
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  13. ↑ Kerry, Craig (October 23, 2017). "W-League: Newcastle Jets' US quartet in town ahead of season start against Wanderers". The Newcastle Herald . Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Confirmed: American maestro returns to Newcastle". November 26, 2018. Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Racing completes trade for Kentucky legend Arin Wright".
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  23. ↑ "Mr. & Mrs. Wright". Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Arin Wright {gilliland} on Instagram: "For those that were speculating .... you were "Wright" 🤰👼🏼🍼 . Coming April 2020 . It's been hard not being able to play the remainder of…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
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