Zach Wright

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Zach Wright
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-12-18) December 18, 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Smithville, Texas, U.S.
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2013–2014 Sporting Kansas City
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 North Carolina Tar Heels 79 (15)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Tobacco Road FC 6 (3)
2018 Rio Grande Valley FC 9 (0)
2019 FC Tucson 22 (1)
2020 Atlantic City FC 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2019

Zach Wright (born December 18, 1995) is an American soccer player.

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Career

Youth and College

Wright played four years of college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between 2014 and 2017. During his time with the Tar Heels, Jones tallied 15 goals and 28 assists across 79 appearances. [1]

Wright also played for Premier Development League side Tobacco Road FC in 2017. [2]

Professional

On January 17, 2018, Wright signed a homegrown player contract with MLS side Sporting Kansas City. [3] However, he was waived by the club on February 27, 2018. [4]

Wright signed with United Soccer League side Rio Grande Valley FC on March 16, 2018. [5] He made his professional debut the same day in a 1–1 draw with Saint Louis FC. [6] Wright and Rio Grande Valley mutually parted ways on August 23, 2018. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Zach Wright - Men's Soccer". University of North Carolina Athletics.
  2. ↑ https://www.uslpdl.com/roster_players/18261836 [ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Sporting Kansas City sign UNC forward Zach Wright to Homegrown deal | MLSSoccer.com".
  4. ↑ "Sporting KC waives defender Kevin Ellis and forward Zach Wright | Sporting Kansas City".
  5. ↑ Communications, Dynamo (16 March 2018). "RGV FC Adds 13 Players to Roster Ahead of 2018 Season". Rio Grande Valley FC.
  6. ↑ "Rio Grande Valley FC vs Saint Louis FC". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-17.
  7. ↑ Communications, Toros (27 August 2018). "Rio Grande Valley FC and Three Players Mutually Agree to Terminate Contracts". Rio Grande Valley FC.


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