Will Wright (footballer, born 2008)
English association football player (born 2008)
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Will Wright (born 3 April 2008) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 April 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Preston, Lancashire, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 79 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | Salford City | ||
| 2025– | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | Salford City | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:21, 30 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
He played for Salford City as a youngster, playing for their under-18s and B side for whom he was a prolific goal scorer. He made an appearance in November 2024 as a 16 year-old during an EFL Trophy match against Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s prior to making his senior debut in January 2025 in the FA Cup against Manchester City in an 8–0 defeat.[1] He went on to make two appearances in EFL League Two during the 2024–25 season.[2][3]
He joined Premier League club Liverpool in the summer of 2025, for an initial fee reported as £200,000.[4] He had also received an offer to join Arsenal.[5] He made his debut for the Liverpool under-21 side in August 2025.[6] A few days after signing he made his senior debut in a pre-season match against Athletic Bilbao at Anfield.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 September 2025[8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Salford City | 2024–25[9] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Liverpool | 2025–26[10] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liverpool U21 | 2025–26[10] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy