Bailey Wright

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Australian soccer player (born 1992)

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::summary Australian soccer player (born 1992) ::

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Field	Value
name	Bailey Wright
image	Bailey Wright.jpg
caption	Wright with Preston North End in 2016
fullname	Bailey Colin Wright
birth_date
birth_place	Melbourne, Australia
height	1.84 m
position	Centre-back
currentclub	Lion City Sailors
clubnumber	26
youthyears1	1998–2004
youthclubs1	Langwarrin
youthyears2	2005
youthclubs2	Mornington
youthyears3	2006
youthclubs3	Dandenong Thunder
youthyears4	2007–2008
youthclubs4	VIS
youthyears5	2009–2010
youthclubs5	Preston North End
years1	2010–2017
clubs1	Preston North End
caps1	179
goals1	8
years2	2017–2020
clubs2	Bristol City
caps2	72
goals2	1
years3	2020
clubs3	→ Sunderland (loan)
caps3	5
goals3	0
years4	2020–2023
clubs4	Sunderland
caps4	84
goals4	4
clubs5	→ Rotherham United (loan)
caps5	7
goals5	0
years5	2023
years6	2023–
clubs6	Lion City Sailors
caps6	34
goals6	7
nationalyears1	2008–2009
nationalteam1	Australia U17
nationalcaps1	3
nationalgoals1	0
nationalyears2	2014–2023
nationalteam2	Australia
nationalcaps2	29
nationalgoals2	2
club-update	14 September 2025
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Before moving to Lion City Sailors, Wright played his entire senior career in England, with Preston North End, Bristol City and Sunderland.

He was selected for Australia's 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Club career

Early career

Wright spent his formative years at Langwarrin, before playing a season each with Mornington and Dandenong Thunder. He was identified as a promising talent, eventually earning selection for the Victorian state team in 2007. He honed his skills further with the Victorian Institute of Sport in 2008, returning to Langwarrin in 2009 where he made several senior league appearances, before moving overseas in July 2009, signing a two-year scholarship with Preston North End after a protracted clearance saga.

Preston North End

In his first season with Preston North End, Wright played predominantly as a centre-half for the reserves and under-18 teams, but was eventually called up to the senior squad in April, sitting on the bench for the club's fixture away to Coventry City. He commenced the 2010–11 season with his debut senior appearance in the first round of the League Cup, playing the full 90 minutes in the Lilywhites' 5–0 win against Stockport County. On 13 December 2010, Wright was handed a two-and-a-half-year professional contract.

Wright made his league debut for Preston on 5 March 2011 against Norwich City. He scored his first professional goal for Preston on 7 April 2012 against MK Dons.

Wright was voted 'Young Player of the Year' of Preston North End for the 2012–13 season. On 1 May 2013, he was handed a new two-year contract, with the option of staying at Preston North End for another year.

Wright won promotion via the play-Offs with Preston in 2015, defeating Swindon Town 4–0 at Wembley on 24 May 2015.

Bristol City

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On 6 January 2017, it was announced that Wright joined Bristol City for an undisclosed fee, signing a -year contract. On 7 January 2017, he made his debut in the FA Cup third round tie against Fleetwood Town. He scored his first goal for Bristol City in a 1–1 draw with Norwich City on 7 March 2017. At the start of the 2017–18 season, Wright was named as Bristol City captain.

Wright featured as Bristol City reached the semi-finals of the 2017–18 EFL Cup with wins over Premier League opponents Watford, Stoke City, Crystal Palace and Manchester United. Wright played as City lost in the semi-final tie against Premier League leaders Manchester City. Wright was released by Bristol City at the end of his contract in July 2020.

Sunderland

Wright signed a six-month loan deal with League One club Sunderland on 21 January 2020. On 2 August 2020, Wright signed for Sunderland on a permanent basis, on a two-year deal. He scored his first goal for Sunderland in a 2–2 draw with Rochdale on 27 October 2020.

On 1 July 2023, Sunderland announced his departure from the club. Wright made 107 appearances in total, serving as club captain. During this time he lifted their first trophy since 1973, the 2020-21 EFL Trophy at Wembley Stadium, before earning promotion back to the English second tier for the 2022–23 EFL Championship.

Loan to Rotherham United

Wright joined fellow Championship club Rotherham United in a deadline day loan move on 31 January 2023. He make his debut for the club on 4 February in a goalless draw against Sheffield United.

Lion City Sailors

On 9 July 2023, Wright moved to Southeast Asia to signed with Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors, signing a two-year contract with an optional one-year extension. He made his debut for the club on 11 July in a 1–3 defeat against DPMM. On his return from red card suspension on 31 July, Wright scored a brace in a 5–2 win over Tanjong Pagar United. In his first season at the club, he helped them to win the 2023 Singapore Cup in a 3-1 win over Hougang United on 12 September.

He helped the club to win the 2024 Singapore Community Shield in a 2–0 win over Albirex Niigata (S) on 4 May 2024. During the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two fixture against Indonesian club Persib Bandung on 24 October, Wright scored an equaliser after a cross from Maxime Lestienne which ended up in a 1–1 away draw. Despite Maxime Lestienne's equaliser in the 91st minute of the 2025 AFC Champions League Two final against Sharjah, Wright finished as a runner-up after a 1–2 defeat.

International career

Youth

Wright was a member of the Australia U17 squad that reached the quarter-finals of the AFC U-16 Championship, narrowly missing a place at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup when they lost 2–3 against United Arab Emirates.

Senior

Wright was selected as part of Ange Postecoglou 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, one of two new inclusions but didn't make any single appearance in the tournament.

Wright made his Australia national team debut starting in a friendly match against Saudi Arabia at Craven Cottage in London on 8 September 2014 where he scored a header in this debut giving Australia a two-goal lead which ended in a 3-–2 win.

Wright was called up for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia where he played in all three of the team group stage matches.

Wright was in the team preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia but didn't make it into Bert van Marwijk's final 23 man squad.

Wright was selected as part of Graham Arnold 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar in which he came on as a substitute in the last group stage fixtures against Denmark on 30 November 2022.

Career statistics

Club

::data[format=table title="Appearances and goals by club, season and competition"] | Club | Season | League | National cup | League Cup | Other | Total | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Total | 179 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 205 | 8 | Total | 72 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 83 | 1 | Total | 84||4||2||0||7||0||8||0||106||4 | Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Club | Season | League | National cup | Charity Shield | Continential | Total | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Total | 39||8||13||3||3||0||27||2||81||13 | Career total | 378 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 468 | 21 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Preston North End | 2010–11 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2011–12 | League One | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2012–13 | League One | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2013–14 | League One | 43 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2014–15 | League One | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2015–16 | Championship | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2016–17 | Championship | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bristol City | 2016–17 | Championship | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2017–18 | Championship | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2018–19 | Championship | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2019–20 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sunderland (loan) | 2019–20 | League One | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sunderland | 2020–21 | League One | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2021–22 | League One | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2022–23 | Championship | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rotherham United (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lion City Sailors | 2023 | Singapore Premier League | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2024–25 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 52 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2025–26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

International

|- !scope=row|1 |8 September 2014||Craven Cottage, London, England||align=center|2||||align=center|3–1||align=center|3–2||Friendly|| |- !scope=row|2 |1 June 2022||Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar||align=center|25||||align=center|1–1||align=center|2–1||Friendly|| |}

Honours

Preston North End

Football League One play-offs: 2015

Sunderland

Lion City Sailors

AFC Champions League Two runner-up: 2024–25
Singapore Premier League: 2024–25
Singapore Cup: 2023, 2024–25, 2025–26
Singapore Community Shield: 2024; runner-up: 2025

Individual

Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2024–25

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