| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Preston, Lancashire, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 79 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | Salford City | ||
| 2025– | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | Salford City | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:21, 30 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Will Wright (born 1 January 2008) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool.
He played for Salford City as a youngster, playing for their under-18s and B side for whom he was a prolific goal scorer. He made an appearance in November 2024 as a 16 year-old during an EFL Trophy match against Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s prior to making his senior debut in January 2025 in the FA Cup against Manchester City in an 8-0 defeat. [1] He went on to make two appearances in EFL League Two during the 2024–25 season. [2] [3]
He joined Premier League club Liverpool in the summer of 2025, for an initial fee reported as £200,000. [4] He had also received an offer to join Arsenal. [5] He made his debut for the Liverpool under-21 side in August 2025. [6] A few days after signing he made his senior debut in a pre-season match against Athletic Bilbao at Anfield. [7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Salford City | 2024–25 [8] | EFL League Two | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 [a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Liverpool | 2025–26 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||