![]() Bradley Wright-Phillips playing for New York Red Bulls in 2014
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bradley Edward Wright-Phillips | ||
Date of birth | 12 March 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Lewisham, England | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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New York Red Bulls | ||
Number | 99 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2004 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2006 | Manchester City | 32 | (2) |
2006–2009 | Southampton FC | 111 | (22) |
2009–2011 | Plymouth Argyle | 32 | (17) |
2011–2013 | Charlton Athletic | 82 | (31) |
2013 | → Brentford (loan) | 15 | (5) |
2013– | New York Red Bulls | 107 | (69) |
National team | |||
2005 | England U20 | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:47, 23 October 2016 (UTC). |
Bradley Edward Wright-Phillips (born 12 March 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for the MLS team New York Red Bulls.
He began his career with Manchester City in the Premier League, before spending the remainder of his time in England in second and third tiers with Southampton, Plymouth Argyle, Charlton Athletic and Brentford. Wright-Phillips joined the Red Bulls halfway through the 2013 season, helping them to the Supporters' Shield, and in his first full season he equalled the league's record for most goals in a single campaign with 27. He is a two-time MLS Golden Boot winner and currently holds the New York Red Bulls record for most goals scored. Wright-Phillips has also been described as the best ever Red Bulls player by manager Jesse Marsch.
Internationally, Wright-Phillips earned five England U20 caps in 2005 and, since joining MLS, has rejected the opportunity to represent Jamaica.
Wright-Phillips is the son of former Arsenal and England player Ian Wright. His older half-brother, Shaun Wright-Phillips, is his teammate at the New York Red Bulls. 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.