Richard Wright (footballer)
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Wright with Ipswich Town in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Richard Ian Wright | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1995 | Ipswich Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2001 | Ipswich Town | 240 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Arsenal | 12 | (0) |
| 2002–2007 | Everton | 60 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Southampton (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Ipswich Town | 58 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Sheffield United | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Ipswich Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 379 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | England U21 | 15 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | England | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Richard Ian Wright (born 5 November 1977) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Ipswich, he joined Ipswich Town as a trainee, going on to play for the club 298 times between 1995 and 2001. He then moved to Premier League club Arsenal, before being signed by Everton in 2002, where he spent five years. A brief spell on loan from West Ham United with Southampton was followed by a transfer back to Ipswich Town. After a short spell at Sheffield United, a third stint at Ipswich and a brief time at Preston North End, he joined Premier League champions Manchester City on a free transfer in 2012. After four years at City, during which he did not play at all, he announced his retirement in May 2016.
He was a member of the England squad, earning two caps, and was included in their squad for UEFA Euro 2000.
Wright was born in Ipswich, Suffolk and signed a professional contract with Ipswich Town on 2 January 1995 after serving his apprenticeship, and made his debut as a 17-year-old in a 2–0 victory at home to Coventry City in May that year.The season ended with Ipswich's relegation from the Premier League, and for the following four, Ipswich lost in the promotion play-offs from the Football League First Division.
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