Joe Wright (footballer, born 1995)

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Joe Wright
Personal information
Full name Joseph Harris Wright [1]
Date of birth (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Monk Fryston, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Kilmarnock
Number 4
Youth career
2010–2013 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 20 (0)
2016–2021 Doncaster Rovers 129 (4)
2022– Kilmarnock 58 (7)
International career
2015 Wales U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:43, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Joseph Harris Wright (born 26 February 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock. He is a former Wales under-21 international.

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He was originally a professional with Huddersfield Town in England and has played for English clubs Accrington Stanley (on loan) and Doncaster Rovers.

Born in England, Wright has represented Wales at Under 21 level.

Club career

Huddersfield Town

Wright joined Huddersfield Town at under-16 level in September 2010, and signed his first professional contract with the club in 2013. [3] Wright featured on the bench for the Terriers in February 2015, before securing a further one-year contract to keep him at the club until June 2016. [4]

Accrington Stanley (loan)

In the summer of 2015, Wright signed for Accrington Stanley on loan until January 2016 and made his professional debut against Luton Town in August as a substitute for Adam Buxton. [5] [6]

On 5 January 2016, Wright's loan deal was extended until the end of the season.

Doncaster Rovers

Following the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Wright joined recently relegated Football League Two side Doncaster Rovers.

Kilmarnock

After a trial at fellow Scottish Premiership side Hearts, [7] Wright instead signed for Kilmarnock on a one-year deal. [8]

International career

Wright has represented the Wales national under-21 football team. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 April 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town 2014–15 [10] Championship 000000—00
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2015–16 [11] League Two 200200000220
Doncaster Rovers 2016–17 [12] League Two 22010103 [lower-alpha 1] 0270
2017–18 [13] League One 33010301 [lower-alpha 1] 0380
2018–19 [14] League One 14210201 [lower-alpha 2] 0182
2019–20 [15] League One 20030003 [lower-alpha 1] 1261
2020–21 [16] League One 31240103 [lower-alpha 1] 0392
Total1204100701111355
Career total1404120701111575
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in the EFL League One Play-offs

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References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Doncaster Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 27. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Joe Wright". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Doncaster Rovers F.C. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "FOUR 2ND YEAR SCHOLARS OFFERED DEALS". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "CONTRACT UPDATE". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Joe has the Wright stuff". accringtonstanley.co.uk. Accrington Stanley. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Accrington 1 Luton 1". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Hearts set to offer Joe Wright a contract after trialist completes 90 minutes in 5-0 win over Bonnyrigg Rose".
  8. ↑ "Joe Wright joins Killie". 13 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Wales U21 3 Bulgaria U21 1". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Joe Wright in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Joe Wright in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Joe Wright in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Joe Wright in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Joe Wright in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Joe Wright in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Joe Wright in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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