Jacob Wright

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Jacob Wright
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Wright training with Manchester City in 2024
Personal information
Full name Jacob Anthony Wright [1]
Date of birth (2005-09-21) 21 September 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Norwich City
Number 16
Youth career
2014–2025 Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2025 Manchester City 0 (0)
2025 → Norwich City (loan) 15 (0)
2025– Norwich City 1 (0)
International career‡
2022 England U16 2 (0)
2022–2023 England U17 2 (0)
2022–2023 England U18 5 (0)
2023 England U19 2 (1)
2024– England U20 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:30, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:33, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

Jacob Anthony Wright (born 21 September 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Norwich City. He is an England youth international. [3]

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Club career

Manchester City

Wright played for the Manchester City academy in the 2023–24 EFL Trophy. [4] He was also included in the Manchester City senior squad that travelled to Saudi Arabia to play in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup. [5] He was then named amongst the substitutes for City's FA Cup match against Huddersfield Town on 7 January 2024, and made his senior debut as a second-half substitute. [6] [7] [8]

On 6 March 2024, Wright made his UEFA Champions League debut in City's round of 16 victory against Copenhagen, coming on for Erling Haaland in the closing minutes. [9]

Norwich City

On 4 February 2025, Wright joined Norwich City on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season with an option to buy. [10] On 28 May, Norwich City triggered the option to purchase Wright, officially joining the club on 1 June, signing a four-year contract with an option for a further year, for an initial reported fee of £2.3 million. [11] [12]

International career

He is an England youth international. [13]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 May 2025 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2023–24 [15] ————3 [a] 030
2024–25 [16] ————1 [a] 111
Total————4141
Manchester City 2023–24 [15] Premier League 0010001 [b] 00020
2024–25 [16] Premier League000020000020
Total001020100040
Norwich City (loan) 2024–25 EFL Championship 150————150
Career total15010201041231
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ↑ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League.
  2. ↑ "Jacob Wright - Norwich City". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Jacob Wright". Soccerway. 18 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Bray, Joe (31 October 2023). "Substance beats style as Man City handed cruel lesson to crash out of EFL Trophy". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Bray, Joe (18 December 2023). "Six Man City youngsters travel with Club World Cup squad ahead of Urawa Red Diamonds clash". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Manchester City VS. Huddersfield Town". Soccerway. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Bajkowski, Simon; Bray, Joe; Jackson, Ross (7 January 2024). "Man City vs Huddersfield highlights as Kevin De Bruyne returns and Jeremy Doku scores". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Rose, Gary (7 January 2024). "Manchester City 5-0 Huddersfield: Kevin de Bruyne returns as holders breeze through". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Johnston, Neil; Emons, Michael (6 March 2024). "Championship League Round of 16 - 2nd Leg". BBC Sports. Substitution: What a moment for 18-year-old Jacob Wright, who is wearing the No 56 shirt. He's getting ready to replace Erling Haaland. Jacob Wright gets a hug from Erling Haaland as the 18-year-old replaces the goal machine.
  10. ↑ "Wright joins on loan from Manchester City". Norwich City F.C. 4 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Norwich sign Man City midfielder Wright for £2.3m". BBC Sport. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "City complete permanent signing of Wright". Norwich City F.C. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  13. ↑ Bray, Joe (28 September 2022). "Man City's unseen impact on England squads shows academy plan is working". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  14. ↑ Jacob Wright at Soccerway
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Jacob Wright in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Jacob Wright in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
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