Kieran Wright (footballer)

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Kieran Wright
Kieran Wright.jpg
Wright has yet to make his Rangers Debut but has featured on Rangers bench.
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-01) 1 April 1999 (age 25) [1]
Place of birth Stepps, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Airdrieonians
(on loan from Rangers)
Number 30
Youth career
Garnkirk United BC
Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016– Rangers 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Gala Fairydean Rovers (loan)
2018 → Albion Rovers (loan) 12 (0)
2018 → Raith Rovers (loan) 7 (0)
2020 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2021 → Partick Thistle (loan) 12 (0)
2021 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 1 (0)
2022 → Dumbarton (loan) 12 (0)
2024 → Livingston (loan) 1 (0)
2024– → Airdrieonians (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2016 Scotland U17 1 (0)
2017–2018 Scotland U19 7 (0)
2020 Scotland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:27, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:51, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

Kieran Wright (born 1 April 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Championship club Airdrieonians, on loan from Scottish Premiership side Rangers and the Scotland national under-21 team.

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He has previously played on loan for Gala Fairydean Rovers, Albion Rovers, Raith Rovers, Alloa Athletic, Partick Thistle, Dumbarton and Livingston. He has also played for Scotland at under-17 and under-19 levels.

Club career

Wright started his career at Rangers, he signed a professional contract with the club in March 2016, lasting until 2018. [3]

In August 2016, he joined Gala Fairydean Rovers on loan until the end of the year. [4] His loan was later extended until the end of the season, [5] with him winning the club's Player's Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards for the 2016–17 season. [6]

He joined Albion Rovers on loan until the end of the month on 4 January 2018. [7] He made his debut for the club on 27 January 2018 in a 3–1 defeat to Stranraer. [8] He extended his loan to the end of the season on 31 January. [9] In February 2018, he extended his contract with Rangers. [10] He appeared in twelve league matches for Albion Rovers. [11]

In August 2018, he joined Raith Rovers on loan until the end of December. [12] He made his debut for the club on 4 August 2018 in a 1–1 draw with Stranraer. [13] He made seven league appearances for Raith Rovers. [11]

In December 2019, he signed a new deal with the club, lasting until summer 2021. [14] On 30 January 2020, he joined Scottish Championship side Alloa Athletic on loan until the end of the season. [15] He made his debut for Alloa on 1 February 2020 in their 1–1 Scottish Championship draw with Inverness Caledonian Thistle. [16] He played four times for Alloa in the Scottish Championship during the 2019–20 season. [11]

On 27 August 2020, he joined Scottish League One side Partick Thistle on a season-long loan. [17] He made 15 appearances on loan at the club. [11] After a one game emergency loan spell at Alloa Athletic in November 2021, Wright joined fellow Scottish League One side Dumbarton on loan until the end of the season in January 2022. [18] On 29 May 2023, Wright signed a contract extension with Rangers until the summer of 2025. [19]

Wright joined Livingston on an emergency loan on 3 May 2024. [20] He made his first and only appearance for Livingston on 19 May 2024, in the Scottish Premiership, coming on as a substitute for Shamal George, in a 1-1 draw at home against Hibernian. [21]

On 5 July 2024, Wright joined Scottish Championship club Airdrieonians on a season-long loan. [22]

International career

He has played for Scotland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels. [1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rangers 2016–17 Scottish Premiership 00—000000
2017–18 Scottish Premiership0000000000
2018–19 Scottish Premiership0000000000
2019–20 Scottish Premiership0000000000
2020–21 Scottish Premiership00——0000
2021–22 Scottish Premiership0000000000
2022–23 Scottish Premiership0000000000
2023–24 Scottish Premiership0000000000
Total0000000000
Gala Fairydean Rovers (loan) [lower-alpha 1] 2016–17 Lowland Football League —2 [23] 0—20
Albion Rovers (loan) 2017–18 Scottish League One 120100000130
Raith Rovers (loan) 2018–19 Scottish League One7000002 [lower-alpha 2] 090
Rangers U20 2019–20 ———4 [lower-alpha 2] 040
2021–22 ———1 [lower-alpha 2] 010
2023–24 ———1 [lower-alpha 2] 010
Total0000006060
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2019–20 Scottish Championship 4000000040
Partick Thistle (loan) 2020–21 Scottish League One120201000150
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2021–22 Scottish League One1000000010
Dumbarton (loan) 2021–22 Scottish League One120000020140
Career total4805010100640
  1. ↑ Gala Fairydean Rovers statistics other than Scottish Cup unavailable
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Club

Partick Thistle

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References

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  3. ↑ "Rangers move to secure seven young prospects on new deals including Liam Burt". Daily Record. 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Knox, David (22 August 2016). "Dean delight as Rangers keeper arrives at Netherdale". Border Telegraph. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Rangers F.C. [@RangersFC] (11 January 2017). "@RFC_Youth players Sam Jamieson and Kieran Wright have also extended their development loans at Stirling University and Gala Fairydean" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 October 2020– via Twitter.
  6. ↑ "Star-studded evening celebrates the greats of Gala". Border Telegraph. 5 June 2017. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Kieran Wright joins from Rangers". albionroversfc.com. Albion Rovers F.C. 4 January 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  8. ↑ Mackenzie, Alasdair (30 January 2018). "Rangers loan watch: Hardie strikes on Livingston debut as Wright makes senior bow for Albion Rovers". Glasgow Times. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Kieran Wright at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "Kieran Wright". www.raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "Stranraer 1 – 1 Raith Rovers". www.raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 4 August 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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  17. ↑ "Loan News: Breen & Wright join on season-long loans". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle F.C. 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  18. ↑ "Dumbarton Football Club - KIERAN WRIGHT JOINS ON LOAN FROM RANGERS". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  19. ↑ "KIERAN WRIGHT SIGNS NEW RANGERS CONTRACT". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 29 May 2023.
  20. ↑ "Livi sign Rangers keeper Wright on emergency loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 May 2024.
  21. ↑ "Livingston 1-1 Hibernian". ESPN. 29 May 2023.
  22. ↑ "Keeper Kieran joins on loan". airdrie. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  23. ↑ For the 2016–17 Scottish Cup first round: "Scottish Cup matches: Gala Fairydean Rovers v Fraserburgh". Scottish Football Association. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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