Kevin K. Wright

Kevin Adrian Wright (born 12 December 1995) is a professional footballer who plays for Örebro in Allsvenskan. Born in England, Wright represents the Sierra Leone national team.

Career

Wright joined Chelsea‘s academy in 2005 as an under-11. 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.

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. 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.

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

Personal life

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.