Joe Wright (footballer, born 1995)

Joe Wright

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Harris Wright[1]
Date of birth	26 February 1995
Place of birth	Monk Fryston, England
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Accrington Stanley (on loan from Huddersfield Town)
Number	15
Youth career
2010–2013	Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2013–	Huddersfield Town	0	(0)
2015–	→ Accrington Stanley (loan)	20	(0)
National team^‡
2015–	Wales U21	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:33, 21 February 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:10, 28 September 2015 (UTC)

Joseph Harris "Joe" Wright (born 26 February 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Accrington Stanley on loan from Huddersfield Town.

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.

International Career

Wright has represented Wales at under-21 level.^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 October 2015.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Huddersfield Town	2014–15[7]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Accrington Stanley (loan)	2015–16[8]	League Two	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Career total			5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0

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.

External links

• Joe Wright career statistics at Soccerbase