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)
2017 → Alfreton Town (loan) 1 (0)
2017 → Kettering Town (loan)
2018 → Grantham Town (loan) 9 (0)
2019 → Nuneaton Borough (loan)
2019–2020 → Alfreton Town (loan) 13 (0)
2021 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 0 (0)
2021 → Hereford (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.
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