Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lowell Wright | ||
Date of birth | August 19, 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Brampton YSC | |||
2015–2018 | Toronto FC | ||
2018 | Sigma FC | ||
2019 | Woodbridge Strikers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2019 | Woodbridge Strikers | 3 | (1) |
2020–2022 | York United | 39 | (7) |
2022–2024 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 18 | (7) |
2023 | → Whitecaps FC Academy (loan) | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Canada U20 | 6 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 17, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 26, 2022 |
Lowell Wright (born August 19, 2003) is a Canadian professional soccer player who most recently played as a forward for Whitecaps FC 2 of the MLS Next Pro.
Wright was born in Brampton, Ontario to Jamaican parents. [1] At youth level, he played in the Toronto FC Academy, serving as captain of the U-12 team. [2] In 2018, he left the Toronto FC Academy and joined the youth system of Sigma FC. [3] In 2019, he joined the youth system of the Woodbridge Strikers, scoring 42 goals across all competitions for their U-17 side. [3]
In 2019, Wright joined League1 Ontario side Woodbridge Strikers, scoring one goal in three league appearances and making one appearance in the playoffs. [4]
On July 28, 2020, Wright signed a four-year contract with Canadian Premier League side York9 (later renamed York United), becoming the youngest player to sign for the club (at age sixteen), [5] as well as signing the longest contract in club history. [1] [6] His signing was expediated by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the club was initially planning to sign him to begin in January 2021, however, due to the inability of some foreign players to come to Canada due to travel restrictions, he was signed in July 2020. [7] [8] He made his professional debut for York9 on August 15 against Atlético Ottawa and scored a goal in an eventual 2–2 draw, [9] becoming the youngest goal-scorer in Canadian Premier League history at 16 years, 11 months, and 26 days. [10] [11] He scored his first career brace on September 26, 2021, against Valour FC. [12] [13]
In August 2022, he transferred to Whitecaps FC 2 of MLS Next Pro. [14] [15] On September 24, 2023, he scored the first WFC2 hat trick in MLS Next Pro, against the Tacoma Defiance. [16] Wright was released by the club in May 2024, after having scored 7 goals in 18 games. [17] [18]
In April 2022, Wright was called up to the Canadian Under-20 side for two friendly matches against Costa Rica in San José. [19] In June 2022, he was named to the Canadian U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. [20] He appeared in all four of the team's games at the tournament, scoring twice. [21]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Woodbridge Strikers | 2019 [4] | League1 Ontario | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
York United | 2020 | Canadian Premier League | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
2021 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 6 | |||
2022 | 9 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
Total | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 7 | ||
Whitecaps FC 2 | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2023 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | |||||
2024 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |||||
Total | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | ||
Whitecaps FC Academy (loan) | 2023 [23] | League1 BC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 61 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 15 |