Will Wright (footballer, born 2008)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Preston, Lancashire, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 79 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | Salford City | ||
| 2025– | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | Salford City | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:21, 30 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Will Wright (born 1 January 2008) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool.
Career
He played for Salford City as a youngster, playing for their under-18s and B side for whom he was a prolific goal scorer. He made an appearance in November 2024 as a 16 year-old during an EFL Trophy match against Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s prior to making his senior debut in January 2025 in the FA Cup against Manchester City in an 8-0 defeat.[1] He went on to make two appearances in EFL League Two during the 2024–25 season.[2][3]
He joined Premier League club Liverpool in the summer of 2025, for an initial fee reported as £200,000.[4] He had also received an offer to join Arsenal.[5] He made his debut for the Liverpool under-21 side in August 2025.[6] A few days after signing he made his senior debut in a pre-season match against Athletic Bilbao at Anfield.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Salford City | 2024–25[8] | EFL League Two | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Liverpool | 2025–26 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in 2024-25 EFL Trophy
References
- ^ Smith, Kieran (5 August 2025). "Who is Will Wright? Meet the 40-goal wonderkid who snubbed Arsenal for Liverpool". tbrfootball. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Liverpool transfers: Salford teenager Will Wright joins club". ESPN. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Liverpool confirm Will Wright signing from Salford City". One Football. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Liverpool beat Arsenal to Salford's Will Wright". BBC Sport. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ Young, Alex (4 August 2025). "Liverpool confirm Will Wright signing after Arsenal snubbed by English wonderkid". Evening Standard. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ Squires, Theo (3 August 2025). "Liverpool signing denied dream debut as forgotten man impresses after being stripped of squad number". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ Squires, Theo (5 August 2025). "Will Wright speaks after joining Liverpool as transfer decision explained - 'Earned this opportunity'". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Will Wright in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2025.