Jordan Ian Wright (born 27 February 1999) is an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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for club

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...

Career

Nottingham Forest

Born in

Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England. It has an estimated population of 259,965 as of 2022, making it the largest settlement in Staffordshire ...

, Wright began his career with

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is a professional association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Founde ...

, spending time on loan during the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons with

Alfreton Town Alfreton Town Football Club is a football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England. The club are currently members of and play at North Street. History The club was formed in 1959 following the merger of Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alf ...

and Kettering Town. In November 2018 he signed for Grantham Town on loan, and in September 2019 he moved on loan to Nuneaton Borough. He returned on loan to Alfreton Town in December 2019. The loan was extended in February 2020. He also moved on loan to Alloa Athletic in January 2021, and to

Hereford Hereford ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England. It is on the banks of the River Wye and lies east of the border with Wales, north-west of Gloucester and south-west of Worcester. With ...

in October 2021.

Lincoln City

He signed permanently for Lincoln City in January 2022, making his debut for the club on 5 March 2022, appearing as a late substitute following an injury to first-choice goalkeeper Josh Griffiths. Wright's performances impressed, although the club was searching for a replacement for Griffiths. In September 2022 he was nominated for the

EFL Cup The English Football League Cup, often referred to as the League Cup and currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout competition in men's domestic football in England. Orga ...

Player of the Second Round, following his display against Barrow, saving three-penalties in a shootout and denying several attempts during the game. He signed a new 2-year deal, keeping him at Lincoln City until the summer of 2025 on 19 April 2023.

Grimsby Town

On 14 June 2024, Wright joined

on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He made his first appearance for the club in Grimsby's first league match away to Fleetwood Town. On 7 May 2025, Grimsby announced the player had been transfer listed.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Jordan 1999 births Living people English men's footballers Nottingham Forest F.C. players Alfreton Town F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Grantham Town F.C. players Nuneaton Town F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Hereford F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football goalkeepers National League (English football) players Footballers from Stoke-on-Trent 21st-century English sportsmen