Joe Wright (footballer, born 1995)

Joe Wright
Personal information
Full name Joseph Harris Wright[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995
Place of birth Monk Fryston, England
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Doncaster Rovers
Number 15
Youth career
2010–2013 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
2015–2016Accrington Stanley (loan) 20 (0)
2016– Doncaster Rovers 8 (0)
National team
2015 Wales U21 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:45, 22 November 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:10, 28 September 2015 (UTC)

For the English football goalkeeper see Joe Wright (footballer)

Joseph Harris "Joe" Wright (born 26 February 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Doncaster Rovers.

Career

Wright joined Huddersfield Town at under-16 level in September 2010, and signed his first professional contract with the club in 2013.[2] Wright featured on the bench for the Terriers in February 2015, before securing a further one-year contract to keep him at the club until June 2016.[3]

In the summer of 2015, Wright signed for Accrington Stanley on loan until January 2016 and made his professional debut against Luton Town in August as a substitute for Adam Buxton.[4][5]

On 5 January 2016, Wright's loan deal was extended until the end of the season.

Following the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Wright joined recently relegated Football League Two side Doncaster Rovers.

International career

Wright has represented the Wales national under-21 football team[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 October 2015.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town 2014–15[7] Championship 00000000
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2015–16[8] League Two 5000000050
Career total 5000000050

    References

    1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 21. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
    2. "FOUR 2ND YEAR SCHOLARS OFFERED DEALS". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
    3. "CONTRACT UPDATE". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
    4. "Joe has the Wright stuff". accringtonstanley.co.uk. Accrington Stanley. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
    5. "Accrington 1 Luton 1". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
    6. "Wales U21 3 Bulgaria U21 1". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
    7. "Games played by Joe Wright in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
    8. "Games played by Joe Wright in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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