Ollie Wright

Ollie Wright (born 1 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Huntsville City FC in the MLS Next Pro.

Ollie Wright
Personal information
Full name Oliver Ephraim Wright
Date of birth (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Huntsville City FC
Number 10
Youth career
Fulham
Brentford
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 St. Mary's Rattlers 55 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Corpus Christi FC 14 (7)
2021 San Antonio FC 14 (0)
2022 Rio Grande Valley FC 4 (0)
2023– Huntsville City FC 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2023

Career

Youth

Born in London, England, Wright spent time in the academy system's of Fulham and Brentford.[1]

College and amateur

In 2016, Wright moved to the United States to play college soccer at St. Mary's University, Texas. Wright made 55 appearances, scoring 13 goals and tallying 20 assists over 3 seasons with the Rattlers. During his time in college, Wright was named All-Heartland Conference Third Team in 2018, and in 2019 was named Lone Star Conference Player of the Year, Lone Star Conference Midfielder of the Year, South Central Region Player of the Year and D2CCA and United Soccer Coaches All-American.[2]

In 2019, Wright played with USL League Two side Corpus Christi FC, where he scored 7 goals and 15 assists in just 14 appearances, setting the League Two single-season assist record.[3]

Professional

On 15 December 2020, it was announced Wright would join USL Championship side San Antonio FC on a 2-year deal ahead of their 2021 season.[4] He made his professional debut on 1 May 2021, appearing as an 85th-minute substitute during a 3–0 win over Colorado Springs Switchbacks.[5]

Wright signed with USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC on 23 February 2022.[6]

References

  1. Petri, Preston (16 December 2020). "The Wright Stuff". San Antonio FC.
  2. "Ollie Wright - Men's Soccer". St. Mary's University Athletics.
  3. "Corpus Christi FC | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  4. Communications, San Antonio FC (15 December 2020). "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS MIDFIELDER OLLIE WRIGHT". San Antonio FC.
  5. "San Antonio FC vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC - May 1, 2021 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  6. USLChampionship com Staff (23 February 2022). "Ricky Ruiz Among Four New Arrivals for RGVFC". USL Championship.


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