Richard Wright

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Richard Wright
Personal information
Full name:	Richard Ian Wright
Date of birth:	5 November 1977 (1977-11-05)
Place of birth:	Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Height:	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position:	Goalkeeper
Youth clubs
1994-1995	Ipswich Town
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
1995-2001 2001-2002 2002-2007 2007-2008 2008 2008-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012 2012-2016 Total	Ipswich Town Arsenal Everton West Ham United → Southampton (loan) Ipswich Town Sheffield United Ipswich Town Preston North End Manchester City	240 00(0) 012 00(0) 060 00(0) 000 00(0) 007 00(0) 058 00(0) 002 00(0) 001 00(0) 000 00(0) 000 00(0) 379 00(0)
National team
1996 1997-2000 2000-2001	England U18 England U21 England	001 00(0) 015 00(0) 002 00(0)

Richard Ian Wright (born 5 November 1977) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Born in Ipswich, he joined Ipswich Town as a trainee, going on to play for the club 298 times between 1995 and 2001. He then moved to Premier League club Arsenal, before being signed by Everton in 2002, where he spent five years. A brief spell on loan from West Ham United with Southampton was followed by a transfer back to Ipswich Town. After a short spell at Sheffield United, a third stint at Ipswich and a brief time at Preston North End, he joined Premier League champions Manchester City on a free transfer on 31 August 2012. He announced his retirement in May 2016.

He was a member of the England squad, earning two caps, and was included in their squad for UEFA Euro 2000.

Honours

Clubs

Ipswich Town

• Football League First Division play-offs: 1999–2000

Arsenal

• Premier League: 2001–02
• FA Cup: 2001–02

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England – UEFA Euro 2000

1. Seaman 2. G. Neville 3. P. Neville 4. Campbell 5. Adams 6. Keown 7. Beckham 8. Scholes 9. Shearer 10. Owen 11. McManaman 12. Southgate 13. Martyn 14. Ince 15. Barry 16. Gerrard 17. Wise 18. Barmby 19. Heskey 20. Phillips 21. Fowler 22. Wright Manager:   Keegan