D'Margio Wright-Phillips

D'Margio Wright-Phillips

Personal information
Full name	D'Margio Cameron Wright-Phillips [1]
Date of birth	(2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 23) [2]
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Position(s)	Right winger
Team information
Current team	Beerschot
Youth career
2015–2021	Manchester City
2020	→ Blackburn Rovers (loan)
2021–2022	Stoke City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2024	Stoke City	17	(2)
2023	→ Northampton Town (loan)	7	(0)
2024	→ Beerschot (loan)	11	(4)
2024–	Beerschot	7	(0)
International career‡
2017	England U16	3	(0)
2017	England U17	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:55, 9 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:33, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

D'Margio Cameron Wright-Phillips (born 24 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Belgian Pro League club Beerschot.

Early and personal life

Wright-Phillips was born and raised in Manchester and attended St Bede's College. ^{[3] [4]} His father is Shaun Wright-Phillips and his grandfather is Ian Wright. ^[4] His uncle, Bradley Wright-Phillips, is a former professional footballer and the all-time top scorer for the New York Red Bulls. ^[5]

Career

Early career

Wright-Phillips began his career with Manchester City. ^[4] In February 2020 he moved on a loan to Blackburn Rovers until the end of the season, ^[6] playing for Blackburn's youth team. ^{[7] [8]}

Stoke City

Wright-Phillips signed for Stoke City in February 2021. ^{[9] [10]} He scored on his debut for the club's under-23 team. ^[11] He made his professional debut on 9 January 2022 in a 2–0 FA Cup victory over Leyton Orient, ^{[12] [13]} and his Football League debut a week later on 16 January, putting in a man of the match performance in the EFL Championship fixture against Hull City. ^[14] He scored his first goal for Stoke on 22 January in a 3–2 defeat against Fulham. ^[15] After breaking into the first-team, Wright-Phillips signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract. ^[16] He signed an improved contract in July 2022, reflecting his first-team status. ^{[17] [18]}

Loan to Northampton

On 31 January 2023, Wright-Phillips joined League Two side Northampton Town on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season. ^{[19] [20]} Wright-Phillips made seven substitute appearances for the Cobblers helping them gain automatic promotion to League One. ^[21]

Beerschot

On 1 February 2024, Wright-Phillips moved on loan to Beerschot in the Belgian second-tier Challenger Pro League. ^[22] Wright-Phillips scored four goals in eleven appearances for Beerschot, helping them to win the league and earn promotion to the Belgian Pro League. ^{[2] [23]} In May 2024, Stoke City confirmed that he had not been offered a new contract and would depart the club. ^[24]

On 18 July 2024, Wright-Phillips returned to Beerschot on a permanent deal, signing a multi-year contract. ^[25]

International career

In August 2017 Wright-Phillips represented the England under-17 team. ^[26]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester City U21	2020–21 [27]	—			—		—		1 [a]	0	1	0
Stoke City	2021–22 [28]	Championship	10	1	2	0	0	0	—		12	1
	2022–23 [21]	Championship	7	1	0	0	1	0	—		8	1
	2023–24 [29]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		17	2	2	0	1	0	—		20	2
Northampton Town (loan)	2022–23 [21]	League Two	7	0	0	0	0	0	—		7	0
Beerschot (loan)	2023–24 [2]	Challenger Pro League	11	4	0	0	—		—		11	4
Career total			35	6	2	0	1	0	1	0	39	6

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Northampton Town

• EFL League Two: 2022–23 promotion ^[21]

Beerschot

• First Division B/Challenger Pro League: 2023-24 ^{[2] [30]}

References

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