Jordan Wright (footballer)

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Jordan Wright
Personal information
Full name Jordan Ian Wright [1]
Date of birth (1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Newport County
Number 28
Youth career
Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2022 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2017Alfreton Town (loan) 1 (0)
2017Kettering Town (loan)
2018Grantham Town (loan) 9 (0)
2019Nuneaton Borough (loan)
2019–2020Alfreton Town (loan) 13 (0)
2021Alloa Athletic (loan) 0 (0)
2021Hereford (loan) 3 (0)
2022–2024 Lincoln City 20 (0)
2024–2025 Grimsby Town 34 (0)
2025– Newport County 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:21, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

Jordan Ian Wright (born 27 February 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Newport County.

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Career

Nottingham Forest

Born in Stoke-on-Trent, [2] Wright began his career with Nottingham Forest, spending time on loan during the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons with Alfreton Town and Kettering Town. [3] In November 2018 he signed for Grantham Town on loan, [4] [5] and in September 2019 he moved on loan to Nuneaton Borough. [6]

He returned on loan to Alfreton Town in December 2019. [7] The loan was extended in February 2020. [8] He also moved on loan to Alloa Athletic in January 2021, [9] and to Hereford in October 2021. [10]

Lincoln City

He signed permanently for Lincoln City in January 2022, [11] [12] making his debut for the club on 5 March 2022, appearing as a late substitute following an injury to first-choice goalkeeper Josh Griffiths. [13] [14] Wright's performances impressed, although the club was searching for a replacement for Griffiths. [15]

In September 2022 he was nominated for the EFL Cup Player of the Second Round, following his display against Barrow, saving three-penalties in a shootout and denying several attempts during the game. [16] He signed a new 2-year deal, keeping him at Lincoln City until the summer of 2025 on 19 April 2023. [17]

Grimsby Town

On 14 June 2024, Wright joined Grimsby Town on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [18] [19] He made his first appearance for the club in Grimsby's first league match away to Fleetwood Town. [20]

On 7 May 2025, Grimsby announced the player had been transfer listed. [21]

Newport County

On 30 June 2025, Wright joined Newport County on a free transfer. [22] He made his debut for Newport on 12 August 2025 in the starting line-up for the 1-0 EFL Cup first round defeat to Millwall. [23]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2016–17 [24] Championship 0000000000
2017–18 [25] Championship0000000000
2018–19 [26] Championship0000000000
2019–20 [27] Championship0000000000
2020–21 [28] Championship0000000000
2021–22 [29] Championship0000000000
Total0000000000
Alfreton Town (loan) 2016–17 [2] National League North 1000000010
Alfreton Town (loan) 2019–20 [2] National League North130000000130
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2020–21 [28] Scottish Championship 0000000000
Hereford (loan) 2021–22 [2] National League North3010000040
Lincoln City 2021–22 [29] League One 130000000130
2022–23 [30] League One6010106 [a] 0140
2023–24 [31] League One1000003 [a] 040
Total200101090310
Grimsby Town 2024–25 [32] League Two 34010002 [a] 0370
Newport County 2025–26 [33] League Two0000100010
Career total7103020110870
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. "EFL Professional Retain List 2021-22" (PDF). English Football League. p. 58. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "J. Wright". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  3. Davies, Matt (29 September 2017). "Forest goalkeeper Jordan Wright joins Kettering Town on loan". NottinghamshireLive.
  4. @granthamtownfc (17 November 2018). "LOAN SIGNINGS! #thegingerbreads have added Jordan Wright, a 19 year old Goalkeeper from Nottingham Forest and Ferna…" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  5. "Grantham Town | Appearances | Jordan Wright | 2018-2019 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  6. "Introducing Jordan Wright". www.pitchero.com.
  7. "StackPath". www.alfretontownfootballclub.com.
  8. "StackPath". www.alfretontownfootballclub.com.
  9. Clapson, Sarah (16 January 2021). "Forest youngster Jordan Wright joins Alloa on loan". NottinghamshireLive.
  10. Whiley, Mark (9 October 2021). "Nottingham Forest keeper Jordan Wright joins Hereford on loan". NottinghamshireLive.
  11. "Lincoln sign Forest goalkeeper Wright". BBC Sport.
  12. Clapson, Sarah (21 January 2022). "Forest youngster Jordan Wright completes permanent transfer". NottinghamshireLive.
  13. Lee, Matt (6 March 2022). "Former Forest goalkeeper Jordan Wright set for increased Lincoln City role". NottinghamshireLive.
  14. Whiley, Mark (5 March 2022). "Michael Appleton on goalkeeping situation after Josh Griffiths injury". LincolnshireLive.
  15. Whiley, Mark (13 March 2022). "Lincoln City keeper search continues as Jordan Wright impresses". LincolnshireLive.
  16. "Carabao Cup Player of the Round". EFL. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  17. "Wright commits to Imps". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  18. "Wright is a Mariner". Grimsby Town F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  19. "Jordan Wright: Grimsby Town sign Lincoln City goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 14 June 2024.
  20. "MATCH REPORT | FLEETWOOD TOWN 1-0 GRIMSBY TOWN - Grimsby Town Football Club". 10 August 2024.
  21. "Grimsby Town: Six players to leave Blundell Park this summer". BBC Sport. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  22. "Newport sign Grimsby goalkeeper Wright". BBC Sport. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  23. "Newport County 0-1 Millwall: Leonard edges Lions through against stubborn Exiles in Carabao Cup". BBC Sport.
  24. "Games played by Jordan Wright in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  25. "Games played by Jordan Wright in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  26. "Games played by Jordan Wright in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  27. "Games played by Jordan Wright in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  28. 1 2 "Games played by Jordan Wright in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  29. 1 2 "Games played by Jordan Wright in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  30. "Games played by Jordan Wright in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  31. "Games played by Jordan Wright in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  32. "Games played by Jordan Wright in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  33. "Games played by Jordan Wright in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2022.