Footballer Kieran Wright
Kieran Wright (born 1 April 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership side Rangers and the Scotland national under-21 team.
The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. (May 2023) |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Stepps, North Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Gala Fairydean Rovers (loan) | ||
| 2018 | → Albion Rovers (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Scotland U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Scotland U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:48, 23 April 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:51, 17 October 2020 (UTC) | |||
He has previously played on loan for Gala Fairydean Rovers, Albion Rovers, Raith Rovers, Alloa Athletic, Partick Thistle and Dumbarton. He has also played for Scotland at under-17 and under-19 levels.
Club career
Wright started his career at Rangers, he signed a professional contract with the club in March 2016, lasting until 2018.
In August 2016, he joined Gala Fairydean Rovers on loan until the end of the year. His loan was later extended until the end of the season, with him winning the club's Player's Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards for the 2016–17 season.
He joined Albion Rovers on loan until the end of the month on 4 January 2018. He made his debut for the club on 27 January 2018 in a 3–1 defeat to Stranraer. He extended his loan to the end of the season on 31 January. In February 2018, he extended his contract with Rangers. He appeared in twelve league matches for Albion Rovers.
In August 2018, he joined Raith Rovers on loan until the end of December. He made his debut for the club on 4 August 2018 in a 1–1 draw with Stranraer. He made seven league appearances for Raith Rovers.
In December 2019, he signed a new deal with the club, lasting until summer 2021. On 30 January 2020, he joined Scottish Championship side Alloa Athletic on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut for Alloa on 1 February 2020 in their 1–1 Scottish Championship draw with Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He played four times for Alloa in the Scottish Championship during the 2019–20 season.
On 27 August 2020, he joined Scottish League One side Partick Thistle on a season-long loan. He made 15 appearances on loan at the club. After a one game emergency loan spell at Alloa Athletic in November 2021, Wright joined fellow Scottish League One side Dumbarton on loan until the end of the season in January 2022. On 29 May 2023, Wright signed a contract extension with Rangers until the summer of 2025.
International career
He has played for Scotland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.
Career statistics
- As of 08:00, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gala Fairydean Rovers (loan) | 2016–17 | Lowland Football League | — | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Albion Rovers (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish League One | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Raith Rovers (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Rangers U20 | 2019–20 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Alloa Athletic (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Partick Thistle (loan) | 2020–21 | Scottish League One | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Alloa Athletic (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dumbarton (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Career total | 48 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
Honours
Club
- Partick Thistle
References
External links
- Kieran Wright at Soccerbase
This article uses material from the Wikipedia English article Kieran Wright (footballer), which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.