Scott Wright (footballer)
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Scott Wright
| image = Scott Wright (cropped).jpg
| caption = Wright playing for Rangers in 2021
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|8|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Aberdeen, Scotland
| height = 1.76 m
| currentclub = Birmingham City
| clubnumber = 11
| position = Winger
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2014
| youthclubs1 = Aberdeen
| years1 = 2014–2021
| clubs1 = Aberdeen
| caps1 = 59
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2019
| clubs2 = → Dundee (loan)
| caps2 = 13
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2021–2024
| clubs3 = Rangers
| caps3 = 76
| goals3 = 7
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = Birmingham City
| caps4 = 13
| goals4 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = Scotland U17
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2014–2016
| nationalteam2 = Scotland U19
| nationalcaps2 = 15
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2017
| nationalteam3 = Scotland U20
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam4 = Scotland U21
| nationalcaps4 = 5
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 14:28, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Scott Wright (born 8 August 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for {{English football updater|BirmingC}} club Birmingham City.
Wright began his career at Aberdeen, where he made his competitive debut at the age of 16 in July 2014. He made 80 appearances over seven seasons for Aberdeen, and had a loan spell at Dundee in 2019. Wright was signed by Rangers in February 2021, and joined Birmingham City in 2024.
Wright made 29 appearances for Scotland at youth international level. He played for the under-17, under-19, under-20 and under-21 teams.
Club career
=Aberdeen=
Wright was raised in the village of Balmedie in Aberdeenshire, where he was a neighbour of fellow footballer Cammy Smith, and attended Bridge of Don Academy.{{cite web |title=RedMatchday Feature: Living the dream |url=https://www.afc.co.uk/2014/07/28/redmatchday-feature-living-the-dream/ |publisher=Aberdeen FC |date=28 July 2014 |access-date=18 February 2019}} A product of Aberdeen's youth system, he made his first-team debut for the club aged 16 in a UEFA Europa League qualifying match against Daugava Riga in July 2014. Soon afterwards, he signed a three-year contract with Aberdeen.{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11065/9398164/transfer-news-aberdeen-winger-scott-wright-signs-three-year-contract-extension |title=Transfer news: Aberdeen winger Scott Wright signs three-year contract extension. |work=Sky Sports |publisher=BSkyB |date=28 July 2014 |access-date=8 November 2015}} Wright scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 Scottish Premiership win against Partick Thistle on 21 May 2017.{{cite web |title=Partick Thistle 0–6 Aberdeen |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39911909 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |first=Alasdair |last=Lamont |date=21 May 2017 |access-date=21 May 2017}}
Wright was loaned to Dundee on 31 January 2019, until the end of the 2018–19 season.{{cite news |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/done-deal-dundee-sign-scott-wright-loan-aberdeen-142956 |title=Done deal: Dundee sign Scott Wright on loan from Aberdeen |website=scotsman.com |date=31 January 2019 |access-date=16 February 2023}} Dundee were relegated at the end of the season.
After making his return to Aberdeen the following season, Wright featured for the club several times in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round, as well as in the first few league matches. However, in September 2019, he suffered a cruciate ligament injury in training and was forced to miss out on the rest of the season.{{Cite web|url=https://stv.tv/sport/football/1440726-aberdeen-s-scott-wright-cruciate-injury-could-rule-him-out-for-season/|title=Aberdeen's Scott Wright could be out for rest of season|last=Holland|first=Evanna|date=12 September 2019|website=STV News|access-date=19 September 2019}}
=Rangers=
Wright signed a pre-contract agreement with Rangers in January 2021, with the move to the Glasgow side to be completed during the summer of 2021.{{Cite news|title=Rangers seal summer deal for Wright|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55794169|access-date=25 January 2021}} Aberdeen agreed to sell him to Rangers on 1 February for £175,000, with Ross McCrorie's scheduled move in the opposite direction also brought forward.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55879820 |title=Aberdeen: Florian Kamberi, Fraser Hornby & Callum Hendry join on loan |publisher=BBC |website=BBC Sport |date=1 February 2021 |access-date=16 February 2023}} Wright made his debut for the club a week later in a Scottish Premiership match against Hamilton Academical on 7 February.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/55923117|title=Hamilton Academical 1-1 Rangers |publisher=BBC |website=BBC Sport |date=7 February 2021 |access-date=7 February 2021}} He scored his first goal for the club on 21 April 2021, in a 1–1 draw with St Johnstone.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56564088 |title=St Johnstone 1-1 Rangers |publisher=BBC |date=21 April 2021 |access-date=22 April 2021}}
A starter in the 2022 UEFA Europa League Final which Rangers lost in a penalty shootout to Eintracht Frankfurt, Wright came off the bench to score his side's second goal in their 2–0 victory over Hearts in the 2022 Scottish Cup Final three days later.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61447048 |title=Rangers 2–0 Heart of Midlothian |website=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2022 |access-date=16 February 2023}} A proposed transfer to Turkish team Pendikspor fell through in the summer of 2023.{{cite news |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-herald-on-sunday/20231001/282471418493742 |title=No wrong turns for Wright as forward feels at home with Rangers |website=The Herald on Sunday |first=Jonny |last=McFarlane |via=PressReader|date=1 October 2023|access-date=6 December 2023}}
=Birmingham City=
Wright made his first move into English football on 30 August 2024, when he joined recently relegated EFL League One club Birmingham City on a three-year contract; the fee was undisclosed.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c3rdzzqe7ddo |title=Birmingham sign winger Wright from Rangers |website=BBC Sport |date=30 August 2024 |access-date=30 August 2024}} He marked his debut the following day at home to Wigan Athletic with the winning goal scored in stoppage time.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/ckgwx2nn7dxt |title=Birmingham City 2–1 Wigan Athletic |website=BBC Sport |date=31 August 2024 |access-date=1 September 2024}}
International career
Wright played youth international football for Scotland from 2014 to 2018 at under-17,{{cite web |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=126389&lid=13 |title=Scott Wright U17 Squad |work=www.scottishfa.co.uk |publisher=Scottish Football Association |access-date=15 February 2023}} under-19,{{cite web |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=126389&lid=9 |title=Scott Wright U19 Squad |work=www.scottishfa.co.uk |publisher=Scottish Football Association |access-date=15 February 2023}} under-20{{cite web |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=126389&lid=7 |title=Scott Wright U20 Squad |work=www.scottishfa.co.uk |publisher=Scottish Football Association |access-date=15 February 2023}} and under-21 levels.{{cite web |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=126389&lid=5 |title=Scott Wright U21 Squad |work=www.scottishfa.co.uk |publisher=Scottish Football Association |access-date=15 February 2023}}
He represented the Scotland under-17 team at the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Malta in 2014.{{ cite web | title = SCOTLAND U17 SQUAD | url = https://www.afc.co.uk/2014/04/24/scotland-u17-squad/ | publisher = Aberdeen FC | date = 24 April 2014 | access-date = 1 July 2022 }} The team were beaten by the Netherlands at the semi-final stage.{{cite web|title=Netherlands 5–0 Scotland: Positives for U-17s|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/latest/netherlands-5-0-scotland-positives-for-u-17s-1-3415068|publisher=The Scotsman|last=Stewart|first=Craig P.|date=19 May 2014|accessdate=16 August 2014}}
Wright was selected in the Scotland under-20 squad for the 2017 Toulon Tournament.{{cite news |title=Preview Toulon Tournament 2017 |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/preview-toulon-tournament-2017/ |publisher=Scottish Football Association |date=30 May 2017 |access-date=16 February 2023}} The team secured the bronze medal,{{cite web |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/scotland-finish-third-at-toulon-tournament-with-3-0-win/ | title = Scotland finish third at Toulon Tournament with 3-0 win | publisher = Scottish Football Association | date = 10 June 2017 | access-date = 1 July 2022}} the nations first ever medal at the competition.{{ cite web | title = Jules and Holsgrove take bronze with Scotland in Toulon | url = https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2017/june/jules-and-holsgrove-take-bronze-with-scotland-in-toulon/ | publisher = Reading FC | date = 11 June 2017 | access-date = 1 July 2022 }} He played for the under-21 team at the 2018 Toulon Tournament.{{ cite web | title=Scotland Under-21 squad announced for Toulon tournament | url = https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/scotland-under-21-squad-announced-for-toulon-tournament/ | publisher = Scottish Football Association | date = 3 May 2018 | access-date = 1 July 2022 }} Scotland lost to Turkey in a penalty shoot-out and finished fourth.{{ cite web | url = https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/scotland-finish-fourth-at-the-toulon-tournament-after-shoot-out-defeat-to-turkey/ | title = Scotland finish fourth at the Toulon tournament after shoot-out defeat to Turkey | publisher = Scottish Football Association | date = 10 June 2018 |access-date = 1 July 2022 }}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 13 April 2025}}{{soccerway|scott-wright/334710|access-date=23 May 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Scottish League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="8"|Aberdeen
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015–16
|Scottish Premiership |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016–17
|Scottish Premiership |5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2017–18
|Scottish Premiership |16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| 2018–19
|Scottish Premiership |13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2019–20
|Scottish Premiership |3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=UEL}} | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2020–21
|Scottish Premiership |17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!59 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 80 | 7 | |
| Dundee (loan)
|Scottish Premiership |13 | 3 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 13 | 3 | ||||
| rowspan="6"|Rangers
|Scottish Premiership |9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2021–22
|Scottish Premiership |19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | 37 | 7 | |
| 2022–23
|Scottish Premiership |23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7{{efn|name=UCL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2023–24
|Scottish Premiership |23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4{{efn|One appearance in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
| 2024–25
|Scottish Premiership |2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!76 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 120 | 12 | |
| Birmingham City
|2024–25{{soccerbase season|76316|2024|access-date=14 April 2025}} |13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 5{{efn|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 2 | 20 | 3 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!159 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 44 | 4 | 230 | 25 |
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Honours
Aberdeen U20
- SPFL Development League: 2014–15{{ cite news | url = https://spfl.co.uk/news/dons-win-development-league | title = Dons win Development League | publisher = SPFL | date = 30 April 2016 | access-date = 2 July 2022 }}
{{ cite news | url = https://spfl.co.uk/news/development-league-round-up-72 | title = Development League round-up | publisher = SPFL | date = 7 May 2016 | access-date = 2 July 2022 }}
Aberdeen
- Scottish Cup runner-up: 2016–17
- Scottish League Cup runner-up: 2018–19
Rangers
- Scottish Premiership: 2020–21{{cite news |title=Rangers top-flight champions for first time since 2011 after Celtic drop points |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56306235|work=BBC Sport|date=7 March 2021|access-date=7 March 2021}}
- Scottish Cup: 2021–22{{cite news |title=Rangers 2-0 Hearts |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61447048|work=BBC Sport|date=21 May 2022|access-date=21 May 2022}}
- Scottish League Cup: 2023–24;{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67684521|title=Rangers 1-0 Aberdeen|website=BBC|date=17 December 2023|accessdate=17 December 2023}} runner-up: 2022–23{{Cite news |last=Moffat |first=Colin |date=26 February 2023 |title=Kyogo strikes twice as Celtic beat Rangers in final |language= |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64688959 |access-date=26 February 2023}}
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2021–22{{cite news |title=Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Rangers |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61446268|work=BBC Sport|date=18 May 2022|access-date=18 May 2022}}
Birmingham City
- EFL League One: 2024–25{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cj3xr53g0z5o |title=Birmingham win League One title after Wrexham draw |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 April 2025 |access-date=14 April 2025}}
{{cite book |url=https://images.gc.eflservices.co.uk/13ec1e50-15e9-11f0-a2eb-91a1ddc0c472.pdf |title=Handbook: 2024/25 EFL Regulations |chapter=Section Six: EFL Regulations |at=38.2 p. 301 |publisher=English Football League |date=2024 |access-date=14 April 2025 |quote=To be eligible to receive a Championship, League One or Two winners medal, a player must have been named on the team sheet in at least 25% of the Club's league fixtures in that season.}}
{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/england/birmingham-city-fc/669/squad/ |title=Birmingham City FC: Squad: Statistics: 2024/2025 |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=14 April 2025}}
Scotland U21
- Toulon Tournament bronze medal: 2017
References
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External links
- [https://www.rangers.co.uk/player/scott-wright/FSAP6OVjRu822F7FEsf52 Profile] at the Rangers F.C. website
{{Birmingham City F.C. squad}}
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