Kevin Wright (footballer, born 1995)

Kevin Adrian Wright (born 12 December 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back. Born in England, Wright plays for the Sierra Leone national team.^[2]

Kevin Wright

Wright in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Adrian Wright
Date of birth	(1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Ilford, Essex, England
Position(s)	Left back[1]
Youth career
2005–2016	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Carlisle United	2	(0)
2017–2018	Fredrikstad	5	(0)
2017	→ Degerfors (loan)	8	(0)
2018–2019	Degerfors	30	(5)
2019–2021	Örebro	68	(1)
2022	Sirius	8	(0)
2022	Apollon Smyrnis	2	(0)
2023	Oakland Roots	9	(0)
2024	Sittingbourne	0	(0)
2024	Saffron Walden Town	1	(0)
International career‡
2020–2022	Sierra Leone	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:50, 21 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:00, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Career

Wright joined Chelsea's academy in 2005 as an under-11.^[3] He went on to play for the club's development squad between 2014 and 2016. On 30 June 2016, Chelsea announced that Wright would be leaving the London-based club on the expiry of his contract.^[4]

On 1 December 2016, after trialing with Cumbrian side Carlisle United for several weeks, he was finally recruited by manager Keith Curle, along with former Tottenham Hotspur trainee Alexander McQueen on a contract until 1 January 2017.^[5] Five days later, Wright made his Carlisle debut in a 3–2 defeat against Mansfield Town in the EFL Trophy, in which he replaced the injured Joe McKee at half-time.^[6] On 19 January 2017, it was announced that Carlisle had terminated Wright's contract.^[7]

On 27 January 2017, Wright joined Norwegian side Fredrikstad, following his release from Carlisle.^[8]

On 2 March 2022, Wright signed a three-year contract with Sirius in Sweden.^[9]

In August 2022, Wright joined Greek Super League 2 club Apollon Smyrnis.^[10]

On 18 January 2023, Wright signed with USL Championship side Oakland Roots SC.^[11]

In October 2024, Wright joined Isthmian League South East Division club Sittingbourne.^[12] The following month, Wright joined Essex Senior League side Saffron Walden Town.^[13]

International career

Born in England, Wright is of Sierra Leonean descent. He debuted with the Sierra Leone national football team in a friendly 2–1 loss to Mauritania on 9 October 2020.^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 December 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Carlisle United	2016–17[15]	League Two	2	0	0	0	—		1[a]	0	3	0
Fredrikstad	2017[15]	1. divisjon	5	0	1	0	—		—		6	0
Degerfors (loan)	2017[15]	Superettan	8	0	1	0	—		—		9	0
Degerfors	2018[15]	Superettan	30	5	3	0	—		—		33	5
	2019[15]	Superettan	0	0	3	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		30	5	6	0	—		—		36	5
Örebro	2019[15]	Allsvenskan	26	1	1	0	—		—		27	1
	2020[15]	Allsvenskan	27	0	4	0	—		—		31	0
	2021[15]	Allsvenskan	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		53	1	5	0	—		—		58	1
Career total			98	6	13	0	0	0	1	0	112	6

1. Appearance in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Chelsea Reserves^[3]

• FA Youth Cup: 2013–14