Tommy Wright
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Wright
Date of birth	September 28, 1984 (1984-09-28) (age 25)
Place of birth	Leicester, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Aberdeen
Number	15
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–2006 2003–2004 2005 2006–2007 2006-2007 2007–2008 2008–	Leicester City → Brentford (loan) → Blackpool (loan) Barnsley → Walsall (loan) Darlington Aberdeen	21 0(2) 25 0(7) 13 0(8) 34 0(2) 06 0(2) 54 (17) 15 0(1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:59, 22 August 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Thomas 'Tommy' Wright (born 28 September 1984 in Leicester, Leicestershire) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Aberdeen.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Leicester City 1.2 Barnsley 1.3 Aberdeen 1.4 International 1.5 Honours 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] Leicester City

Wright started his career at home town club Leicester City, where he made twenty-four appearances. Mainly used as a substitute for the Foxes, he made his breakthrough during the 2002–03, when he scored two Championship goals including a winning strike against Nottingham Forest.

Wright spent two loan spells with Brentford the following season, netting three times in twenty-five appearances for the Bees. His first goal for Brentford came against Hartlepool United. Wright then moved out on loan to Blackpool in August 2005. Once again his first goal for his new club was against Darlington's local rivals Hartlepool.

[edit] Barnsley

Following Wright's loan spell at Blackpool, Barnsley agreed a fee with Leicester for the services of the six foot forward and he signed permanently for them in early 2006. The Reds had to beat off some stiff competition to land the player. He made his bow for Barnsley against Chesterfield and became a regular for the Tykes at the start of the 2006–07 campaign.

Barnsley's promotion to the Football League Championship saw Wright figure more from the bench for the Oakwell based side during the 2006–07 season and in November he was sent out on loan to League Two side Walsall,^[1] where he scored twice in five starts. Wright left Walsall on Boxing Day 2006, with the club at the top of the league. Quakers then swooped for the forward during the January transfer window completing a loan deal in time for him to make his debut against Bury. Wright scored an 87th minute equaliser to ensure Darlington went away from Gigg Lane with a point. Shortly afterwards he completed a permanent move to the club.

[edit] Aberdeen

On August 8 2008, Wright moved on transfer to Aberdeen FC for a fee of £75,000^[2] Wright caused a stir in his first appearance in an Aberdeen shirt, receiving a yellow card for a reckless challenge, and was involved in a suspected headbutt attempt on Motherwell defender Stephen Craigan. In his second first team appearance, in which he played for the last 4 minutes in a Rangers match, he was giving a warning by the referee for his only action during the game, a sliding tackle.

He scored his first senior goal for Aberdeen with a spectacular effort from the edge of the area in a Scottish Cup fifth round tie against East Fife at Pittodrie. Shortly after, in early March 2009, he netted his first Scottish Premier League goal, a quite stunning header from the edge of the area for a last minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw with St. Mirren FC. His header against St. Mirren FC has been referred to as one of the best headers ever seen^{[citation needed]}. He also scored 2 well taken goals against Fraserburgh FC in a friendly match at the Bellslea Park, Fraserburgh.

[edit] International

He represented England U-20s at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Not to be confused with another Tommy Wright, who played for Leicester City in the 1990s.

[edit] Honours

Leicester City

• Nationwide Division One Title winner: 2002–03

Walsall

• Coca-Cola League Two Title winner: 2006–07

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Tommy Wright career stats at Soccerbase

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