Bailey Wright

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Bailey Wright
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Wright with Preston North End in 2016
Personal information
Full name Bailey Colin Wright [1]
Date of birth (1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 (age 31) [2]
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Lion City Sailors
Number 26
Youth career
1998–2004 Langwarrin
2005 Mornington
2006 Dandenong Thunder
2007–2008 VIS
2009–2010 Preston North End
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2017 Preston North End 179 (8)
2017–2020 Bristol City 72 (1)
2020 → Sunderland (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2023 Sunderland 84 (4)
2023 → Rotherham United (loan) 7 (0)
2023– Lion City Sailors 4 (2)
International career‡
2008–2009 Australia U17 3 (0)
2014– Australia 29 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

Bailey Colin Wright (born 28 July 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or full-back for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Australia national team.

Contents

Before moving to Lion City Sailors, Wright played his entire senior career in England, with Preston North End, Bristol City and Sunderland.

He was selected for Australia's 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Club career

Wright spent his formative years at Langwarrin, before playing a season each with Mornington and Dandenong Thunder. He was identified as a promising talent, eventually earning selection for the Victorian state team in 2007. [4] He honed his skills further with the Victorian Institute of Sport in 2008, returning to Langwarrin in 2009 where he made several senior league appearances, before moving overseas in July 2009, signing a two-year scholarship with Preston North End after a protracted clearance saga. [5]

Preston North End

In his first season with Preston North End, Wright played predominantly as a centre-half for the reserves and under-18 teams, but was eventually called up to the senior squad in April, sitting on the bench for the club's fixture away to Coventry City. [6] He commenced the 2010–11 season with his debut senior appearance in the first round of the League Cup, playing the full 90 minutes in the Lilywhites' 5–0 win against Stockport County. On 13 December 2010, Wright was handed a two-and-a-half-year professional contract.

Wright made his league debut for Preston on 5 March 2011 against Norwich City. [7] He scored his first professional goal for Preston on 7 April 2012 against MK Dons.

Wright was voted Young Player of the Year of Preston North End for the 2012–13 season. [8] On 1 May 2013, he was handed a new two-year contract, with the option of staying at Preston North End for another year. [9]

Wright won promotion via the play-Offs with Preston in 2015, defeating Swindon Town 4–0 at Wembley on 24 May 2015.

Bristol City

Wright with Bristol City in 2019 Baily Wright BCFC.jpg
Wright with Bristol City in 2019

On 6 January 2017, it was announced that Wright joined Bristol City for an undisclosed fee, signing a 2+1⁄2-year contract. [10] On 7 January 2017, he made his debut in the FA Cup third round tie against Fleetwood Town. He scored his first goal for Bristol City in a 1–1 draw with Norwich City on 7 March 2017. [11] At the start of the 2017–18 season, Wright was named Bristol City captain. [12]

Wright featured as Bristol City reached the semi-finals of the 2017–18 EFL Cup with wins over Premier League opponents Watford, [13] Stoke City, [14] Crystal Palace [15] and Manchester United. [16] Wright played as City lost in the semi-final tie against Premier League leaders Manchester City. [17] Wright was released by Bristol City at the end of his contract in July 2020. [18]

Sunderland

Wright signed a six-month loan deal with League One club Sunderland on 21 January 2020. [19] On 2 August 2020, Wright signed for Sunderland on a permanent basis, on a two-year deal. [20] He scored his first goal for Sunderland in a 2–2 draw with Rochdale on 27 October 2020. [21]

Loan to Rotherham United

Wright joined fellow Championship club Rotherham United in a deadline day loan move on 31 January 2023. [22]

On 1 July 2023, Sunderland announced his departure from the club. Wright made 107 appearances in total, serving as club captain. During this time he lifted their first trophy since 1973, the 2020-21 EFL Trophy at Wembley Stadium, before earning promotion back to the English second tier for the 2022–23 EFL Championship.

Lion City Sailors

On 9 July 2023, Wright joined Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors, signing a two-year contract with an optional one-year extension. [23]

International career

Wright was a member of the Australia under-17 squad that reached the quarter-finals of the AFC U-16 Championship, narrowly missing a place at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup when they lost 2–3 against United Arab Emirates.

He was also selected as part of Ange Postecoglou 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, one of two new inclusions.

Wright made his national debut starting in a friendly match against Saudi Arabia at Craven Cottage in London. He scored a header in this debut giving Australia a two-goal lead. [24]

He was in the Australia national football team preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia but did not make Bert van Marwijk's final 23. [25]

He was selected as part of Graham Arnold 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar in which he came on as a substitution in the last group stage fixtures against Denmark.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Preston North End 2010–11 [26] Championship 200020—40
2011–12 [27] League One 1310010—141
2012–13 [28] League One38200102 [lower-alpha 1] 0412
2013–14 [29] League One43440202 [lower-alpha 2] 0514
2014–15 [30] League One27120103 [lower-alpha 2] 0331
2015–16 [31] Championship3800030—410
2016–17 [32] Championship1800030—210
Total179860130702058
Bristol City 2016–17 [32] Championship21130——241
2017–18 [33] Championship3600040—400
2018–19 [34] Championship1203000—150
2019–20 [35] Championship300010—40
Total7216050—831
Sunderland (loan) 2019–20 [35] League One50———50
Sunderland 2020–21 [36] League One33200105 [lower-alpha 3] 0392
2021–22 [37] League One37210503 [lower-alpha 2] 0462
2022–23 [38] Championship1401010—160
Total8442070801064
Rotherham United (loan) 2022–23 [38] Championship70———70
Lion City Sailors 2023 Singapore Premier League42410020103
2024–25 0000000000
Total42410020103
Career total3471314025015040113
  1. ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in League One play-offs
  3. ↑ Three appearances in EFL Trophy, two in League One play-offs

International

As of match played 1 June 2022 [39]
International statistics
National teamYearAppsGoals
Australia 201411
201570
201640
201790
201810
201920
202000
202100
202211
Total252
As of match played 15 November 2017. Australia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Wright goal. [39]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef
18 September 2014 Craven Cottage, London, England2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 3–13–2 Friendly [40]
21 June 2022 Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar 25Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1–12–1 Friendly [41]

Honours

Preston North End

Sunderland

Lion City Sailors

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