Tyreik Wright
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tyreik Samuel Wright[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 2001 | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Walsall (on loan from Aston Villa) | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2018 | Lakewood | ||
| 2018–2020 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | → Walsall (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Republic of Ireland U17 | |||
| Republic of Ireland U18 | |||
| Republic of Ireland U19 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:06, 23 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Tyreik Samuel Wright (born 22 September 2001) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Walsall, on loan from Aston Villa, as a winger.
Club career
Wright is from Ovens, County Cork and began his career with local club Lakewood at the age of 5, before signing for English club Aston Villa in July 2018.[3]
He moved on loan to Walsall on 13 January 2021.[4][5] On 23 January 2021, Wright made his professional debut, in a 3-1 away league victory for Walsall over Port Vale.[6]
International career
He has played for the Republic of Ireland at under-17, under-18 and under-19 youth levels.[2]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 January 2021
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa U21 | 2019–20[7] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21[6] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Aston Villa | 2020–21[6] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walsall (loan) | 2020–21[6] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
References
- ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League Official Site. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Profile". Aston Villa Football Club.
- ^ English, Eoin (13 July 2018). "Ovens teen Tyreik proves he has the 'Wright stuff' as he signs for Villa". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Villa loan winger Wright to Walsall" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Preece, Ashley (13 January 2021). "Aston Villa teenager Tyreik Wright joins Walsall on loan deal". BirminghamLive.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by Tyreik Wright in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Tyreik Wright in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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