Shaun Wright-Phillips

Lore & Background

A Nottingham Forest youth product, he spent 13 seasons playing in the Premier League during spells with Manchester City, Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers. In 2015, he joined Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls alongside his brother, Bradley. Wright-Phillips joined Phoenix Rising FC in 2017. The England international scored six goals in 36 appearances for the national team, which included selection for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He made his England debut as a substitute for Nicky Butt against Ukraine on 18 August 2004.

Reader's Guide

Wright-Phillips was released by Nottingham Forest aged 17 and Manchester City took him to Maine Road. He made his first-team debut as a substitute in the second leg of a League Cup match against Burnley. Under Keegan, he firmly established himself in the first team as a wing-back. He won Manchester City's Young Player of the Year award four times in succession from 2000 to 2003. On 18 July 2005, he completed a £21 million move to Chelsea. He re-joined Manchester City on 28 August 2008 for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £8.5 million. On 31 August 2011, he signed for Queens Park Rangers. In June 2015, he began training with the New York Red Bulls and signed on 27 July. He signed for Phoenix Rising FC on 23 February 2017 and announced his retirement on 24 August 2019.

Did You Know?

• Wright-Phillips is the adopted son of former England international Ian Wright.
• He is of Trinidadian and Grenadian descent.
• He was one of the main targets of racist chants from sections of the Spanish crowd at an international friendly between England and Spain in Madrid on 17 November 2004.