Ollie Wright

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Ollie Wright
Personal information
Full name Oliver Ephraim Wright
Date of birth (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Portland Hearts of Pine
Youth career
Fulham
Brentford
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 St. Mary's Rattlers 55 (13)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 Corpus Christi FC 14 (7)
2021 San Antonio FC 14 (0)
2022 Rio Grande Valley FC 4 (0)
2023–2024 Huntsville City FC 46 (3)
2025– Portland Hearts of Pine 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 December 2024

Ollie Wright (born 1 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Portland Hearts of Pine in the USL League One.

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Career

Youth

Born in London, England, Wright spent time in the Fulham F.C, Brentford F.C and QPR academies.

College and amateur

In 2016, Wright moved to the United States to play college soccer at St. Mary's University, Texas. Wright made 55 appearances, scoring 13 goals and tallying 20 assists over 3 seasons with the Rattlers. During his time in college, Wright was named All-Heartland Conference Third Team in 2018, and in 2019 was named Lone Star Conference Player of the Year, Lone Star Conference Midfielder of the Year, South Central Region Player of the Year and D2CCA and United Soccer Coaches All-American. [1]

In 2019, Wright played with USL League Two side Corpus Christi FC, where he scored 7 goals and 15 assists in just 14 appearances, setting the League Two single-season assist record. [2]

Professional

On 15 December 2020, it was announced Wright would join USL Championship side San Antonio FC on a 2-year deal ahead of their 2021 season. [3] He made his professional debut on 1 May 2021, appearing as an 85th-minute substitute during a 3–0 win over Colorado Springs Switchbacks. [4]

Wright signed with USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC on 23 February 2022. [5] An injury suffered in the pre season leading up to the 2022 season kept Ollie on the sidelines for the majority of the year, and he only returned to full fitness in time for the last 4 games. [6]

In January 2023, Wright signed for MLS Next Pro side Huntsville City FC. During his two seasons there, he became the leader in both appearances for the club (51) as well as assists (13).

On December 28, 2024, Wright signed for USL League One side Portland Hearts of Pine. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ollie Wright – Men's Soccer". St. Mary's University Athletics.
  2. ↑ "Corpus Christi FC | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  3. ↑ Communications, San Antonio FC (15 December 2020). "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS MIDFIELDER OLLIE WRIGHT". San Antonio FC.
  4. ↑ "San Antonio FC vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC - May 1, 2021 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  5. ↑ USLChampionship com Staff (23 February 2022). "Ricky Ruiz Among Four New Arrivals for RGVFC". USL Championship.
  6. ↑ https://www.krgv.com/news/rgv-fc-s-ollie-wright-preparing-to-return-to-pitch/.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ "Hearts of Pine add pair of rising talents, title-winning veteran to roster". USL League One. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.


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