| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Matthew Wright | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Basingstoke, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Braintree Town | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Basingstoke Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2008 | Basingstoke Town | 24 | (3) |
| 2006 | → Winchester City (loan) | 5 | (3) |
| 2007 | → Andover (loan) | 13 | (7) |
| 2007–2008 | → Carshalton Athletic (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2008 | Andover | 6 | (3) |
| 2008 | Fleet Town | 7 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 21 | (13) |
| 2009–2010 | Peterborough United | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Kettering Town (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Luton Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Barnet (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) | 4 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Crawley Town | 9 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Newport County (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2011- | Braintree Town | 25 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:27, 1 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Benjamin Matthew "Ben" Wright (born 20 August 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Braintree Town as a striker.
After scoring prolifically for Hampton & Richmond Borough in 2008, Wright attracted attention from bigger clubs, including Fulham, where he passed a medical and looked set to sign.[2] However, Roy Hodgson backed out of the £50,000 transfer at the last minute, and he instead joined League One team Peterborough United on 29 January 2009 on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[3] He made his League debut in a 2–1 defeat to Southend United after coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute on 28 February.[4] He joined Conference National team Kettering Town on loan until the end of April in March and he made his debut after starting in a 2–0 victory over Weymouth.[5][6] He scored his first two goals for Kettering in a 2–1 victory over Ebbsfleet United.[7]
On 29 September 2009, Wright signed on a one-month loan for Conference side Luton Town.[8] On 27 November Wright signed a two-month loan deal with Grimsby Town, but after only featuring in two games inside his first month, and spending the rest as an unused substitute, manager Neil Woods allowed him to return to Peterborough a month early.[9] On 11 March 2010, Wright agreed to join Barnet on an emergency loan deal until 20 April after injuries depleted their forward line.[10]
Wright was transfer listed at the end of the 2010–11 season, before joining Hayes & Yeading United on loan in August 2010,[11] scoring two goals on his debut against Bath City. Later that same month he joined Crawley Town on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[12] On 3 November 2010, Wright was sent out on loan to fellow Conference side Newport County. In January 2011 he rejoined Hayes & Yeading United on loan until the end of the season.[13]
Wright left Crawley Town by mutual consent in June 2011 and subsequently joined Braintree Town.
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