Bradley Wright-Phillips

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Bradley Wright-Phillips

Wright-Phillips with Plymouth Argyle in 2010
Personal information
Full nameBradley Edward Wright-Phillips[1]
Date of birth (1985-03-12) 12 March 1985
Place of birthLewisham, England
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current clubNew York Red Bulls
Number99
Youth career
2001–2004Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2006Manchester City32(2)
2006–2009Southampton111(22)
2009–2011Plymouth Argyle32(17)
2011–2013Charlton Athletic82(31)
2013→ Brentford (loan)15(5)
2013–New York Red Bulls7(1)
National team
2005England U205(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:08, 29 October 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Bradley Edward Wright-Phillips (born 12 March 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.

He has previously played for Manchester City, Southampton, Plymouth Argyle and Charlton Athletic and has earned five England U20 caps.

Family and early life

He is the son of former Arsenal and England player Ian Wright, and younger brother to Queens Park Rangers and England international Shaun Wright-Phillips, with whom he used to play at Manchester City. He grew up in Brockley, South London and attended the state school Kelsey Park School in Beckenham and then moved to Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College nearby in New Cross Gate.

He is the biological half-brother of Shaun Wright-Phillips. Shaun was adopted by Ian Wright, Bradley is Ian Wright's biological son.[citation needed]

Football career

Manchester City

He was the top-scorer for the Manchester City reserve team in the 2003–04 season. On 6 December 2004, he scored his first Premier League goal, four minutes after making his league debut as a substitute for Jon Macken against Middlesbrough.[2]

His only goal of the following season was the last in a 4–1 win over Birmingham City on 17 December 2005.[3]

Southampton

After many frustrating appearances for Manchester City, with few goals, he was sold to Championship team Southampton for £500,000 on 5 July 2006.[4] The fee was partly funded by a prize from Coca-Cola won in a competition amongst fans. He made an immediate impact at Southampton, scoring on his debut against Derby County at Pride Park, and scoring an impressive goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 2–0 win at St. Mary's. He scored a total of 11 goals in the 2006–07 season.

In 2007–08 he started the season with goals against Burnley and Queens Park Rangers.

Plymouth Argyle

At the end of the 2008–09 season following Southampton's relegation to League One, Wright-Phillips was released from his contract at the club. On 15 July 2009, he signed a two-year deal with Plymouth Argyle of the Championship.[5] After he recovered from a knee injury, Wright-Phillips made his debut for the club on 15 September 2009 against Watford. The knee injury re-occurred once again and he was sidelined for another long-term spell. In January 2010, Plymouth Argyle's manager, Paul Mariner, declared that Wright-Phillips was not far away from full fitness and he made his long awaited return for Argyle in the FA Cup against Newcastle United that month. He made his first start for the club against Coventry City in March 2010 and scored his first goal for Plymouth against Bristol City on 16 March 2010. On 11 December 2010, Wright-Phillips scored both goals against Exeter City in the Devon derby in a 2–0 Plymouth win, the second marked his 12th of the season.

Charlton Athletic

On 24 January 2011, it was announced that Wright-Phillips was moving to fellow League One club Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee.[6][7] He scored the only goal on his debut against Colchester United on 1 February 2011.[8] On 28 February 2012, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 win at Chesterfield.[9] Wright-Phillips contributed 22 goals in 42 matches as Charlton Athletic won the 2011–12 Football League One title. He was released by Charlton at the end of the 2012–13 season.[10]

Brentford

On 19 February 2013, he joined Brentford on loan until the end of the season.[11] He was man of the match on 13 April 2013 against Portsmouth. He scored two crucial goals and provided the winning assist for Clayton Donaldson. However, it wasn't enough to see Brentford promoted to the Championship.[citation needed]

New York Red Bulls

On 24 July 2013, Wright-Phillips joined the New York Red Bulls.[12][13] Despite joining the club in the latter part of the season Wright-Phillips was a key contributor in helping New York capture its first major title the MLS Supporters' Shield.

Personal life

On 9 March 2008, Wright-Phillips, along with Southampton team-mate Nathan Dyer, was accused of stealing money, mobile phones and other items from bar staff at Bar Bluu in Southsea in the early hours of 28 February 2008. CCTV footage taken at the time appeared to show a theft taking place.[14]

On 25 March 2008, Dyer and Wright-Phillips were both arrested over the theft and were questioned at a Portsmouth police station.[15] They were formally charged with burglary on 17 June. They appeared before Portsmouth magistrates on 8 July 2008.[16] Dyer was convicted of burglary and sentenced to community service and made to pay compensation and costs. Wright-Phillips pleaded not guilty, and opted to be tried at Crown Court. He was due to appear before Portsmouth magistrates again on 2 September 2008.[17] However, the case was dismissed by the District Judge following legal argument from Wright-Phillips' barrister, Rupert Bowers, that there was insufficient evidence.[18]

A year later, he and team-mate David McGoldrick were arrested on suspicion of assaulting a Southampton supporter while on a night out. The 21-year-old fan told police that he was attacked by the two footballers in a Southampton street as he made his way home from a night out. The incident is alleged to have happened on 7 February 2009 after players went drinking in the city.[19] On 13 March, the club announced: "After a thorough police investigation the Crown Prosecution Service has decided not to press any charges against either Bradley Wright-Phillips or David McGoldrick, and no further action will be taken against them."[20]

Career statistics

As of match played on 5 May 2012.[21]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 2004–05 141 1 0 2 0 — — 171
2005–06 181 5 0 0 0 — — 231
Total 322 6 0 2 0 0 0 402
Southampton 2006–07 398 2 0 3 3 — — 4411
2007–08 398 3 0 1 0 — — 438
2008–09 336 0 0 1 0 — — 346
Total 11122 5 0 5 3 0 0 12125
Plymouth Argyle 2009–10 154 1 0 0 0 — — 164
2010–11 1713 1 0 1 0 2 0 2113
Total 3217 2 0 1 0 2 0 3717
Charlton Athletic 2010–11 218 0 0 0 0 0 0 218
2011–12 4222 30 00 00 4522
2012–13 191 10 10 00 211
Total 8231 40 10 0 0 8731
Brentford 2012–13 155 0 0 0 0 2 0 175
Total 155 0 0 0 0 2 0 175
New York Red Bulls 2013 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 9 2
Total 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 9 2
Career totals 27978 170 114 4 0 31182

Honours

Charlton Athletic
New York Red Bulls
  • MLS Supporters' Shield: 2013
Individual
  • PFA League One Team of the Year: 2010–11

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 78. Retrieved 6 September 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Middlesbrough 3–2 Manchester City". www.bbc.co.uk/football. 6 December 2004. Retrieved 5 November 2009. 
  3. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/dec/19/match.sport6
  4. ↑ "Saints Snap Up Man City Youngster". www.bbc.co.uk/football. 5 July 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2009. 
  5. ↑ "Wright-Phillips Joins Argyle". www.pafc.co.uk. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2009. 
  6. ↑ "Bradley on the Move". Plymouth Argyle FC. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 
  7. ↑ Gary, Haines (24 January 2011). "Powell pounces for Wright-Phillips". Charlton Athletic FC. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 
  8. ↑ Fletcher, Paul (1 February 2011). "Charlton 1–0 Colchester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  9. ↑ "Chesterfield 0–4 Charlton". BBC Sport. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Wright-Phillips departure confirmed". Charlton Athletic. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013. 
  11. ↑ "Brentford sign Charlton's Bradley Wright-Phillips on loan". BBC Sport. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013. 
  12. ↑ "Red Bulls Sign Forward Bradley Wright-Phillips". New York Red Bulls. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013. 
  13. ↑ "Bradley Wright-Phillips signs for New York Red Bulls". BBC Sport. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013. 
  14. ↑ "Saints players filmed during alleged theft". www.thisishampshire.net. 9 March 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2008. 
  15. ↑ "Saints players arrested in theft probe". www.thisishampshire.net. Retrieved 25 March 2008. 
  16. ↑ "Footballers charged over burglary". www.bbc.co.uk. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2008. 
  17. ↑ "Wright-Phillips denies burglary". www.orange.co.uk. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2009. 
  18. ↑ "Wright-Phillips case is dropped". BBC News. 2 September 2008. 
  19. ↑ "Two Southampton strikers arrested". www.bbc.co.uk. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2009. 
  20. ↑ "McGoldrick / Wright-Phillips update". Southampton FC. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2009. 
  21. ↑ "Bradley Wright-Phillips". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 February 2011.

External links

2010–11 Football League One PFA Team of the Year
New York Red Bulls – current squad
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