1. Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillips was born on 25 October 1981 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger.
39 Facts About Shaun Wright-Phillips
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Shaun Wright-Phillips played in the Premier League and Football League for Manchester City, Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers, in Major League Soccer for the New York Red Bulls, in the United Soccer League for the New York Red Bulls II and Phoenix Rising FC, and at senior international level for the England national team.
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Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillips was born on 25 October 1981 in Greenwich, Greater London.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips is the son of former England international Ian Wright, who adopted him at the age of three.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips's younger brother, Bradley Wright-Phillips, is a professional footballer and the all-time top scorer for the New York Red Bulls.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips was released by Nottingham Forest aged 17 and Manchester City took him to Maine Road.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips made his first-team debut as a substitute in the second leg of a League Cup match against Burnley, replacing Terry Cooke.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips's shot resulted in the first Manchester City goal, which Wright-Phillips attempted to claim, though the strike was later credited as an own goal instead.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips then started the next two matches in place of Paul Dickov, who was absent through injury.
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Once Dickov recovered, Shaun Wright-Phillips returned to the reserves, making only one further first team appearance that season.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips featured more regularly than the previous season but was still not fully established in the first team, making 12 starts and seven substitute appearances playing in a variety of attacking positions.
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Under Keegan, Shaun Wright-Phillips firmly established himself in the first team, not as a forward, but as a wing-back.
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From 2000 to 2003, Shaun Wright-Phillips won Manchester City's Young Player of the Year award four times in succession, surpassing Steve Kinsey's record of three times.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips has a similar response regarding his father, saying in an interview with manchesteronline.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips's son is going through City's youth ranks at the moment.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips joined the club on a five-year contract after agreeing to personal terms and passing a medical.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips had previously said he would not leave Manchester City.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips received a boost from his manager Jose Mourinho, when the latter declined to make an approach for Real Betis winger Joaquin, stating that he had enough options in terms of wingers.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips maintained his place after Jose Mourinho left Chelsea and under new coach Avram Grant.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips was selected to play in the 2008 League Cup Final, which Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips only made another six appearances that season and failed to make the match day squad for the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips equalled his entire goalscoring record at Chelsea just over a month after returning to City.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips followed that up with a goal in a League Cup tie with Crystal Palace.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips went on to score in successive home matches against Burnley and Hull City where he delivered an assist for Carlos Tevez's debut Man City goal.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips found himself in-and-out of the team under manager Roberto Mancini, with new signing Adam Johnson's form forcing Wright-Phillips to be a substitute in most matches, including City's match at his former club Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
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On 31 August 2011, the final day of the transfer window, Shaun Wright-Phillips signed for Queens Park Rangers on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips made his full debut for QPR against Newcastle United on 12 September 2011, making the starting line-up and winning man of the match by supporters.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips failed to score a goal for almost a year before scoring his first the following season for QPR against Walsall in the League Cup on 28 August 2012.
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In June 2015, Shaun Wright-Phillips began training with Major League Soccer club the New York Red Bulls to regain fitness following his departure from QPR.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips was named in the MLS Team of the Week following the performance.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips was released by the Red Bulls at the end of the 2015 Major League Soccer season, but was later re-signed on 25 January 2016.
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On 23 February 2017, Shaun Wright-Phillips signed for United Soccer League club Phoenix Rising FC.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips announced his retirement from playing on 24 August 2019 at the age of 37.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips made his England debut as a substitute for Nicky Butt against Ukraine on 18 August 2004.
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On 14 October 2009, with England having already qualified for the 2010 World Cup, Shaun Wright-Phillips was selected in the starting XI against Belarus at Wembley Stadium.
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Mid-way through the second half, Shaun Wright-Phillips drove in a shot from the edge of the penalty area which beat the dive of the Belarus goalkeeper.
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On 1 June 2010, Shaun Wright-Phillips was selected for England's final 23-man squad that was to play in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips appeared as a substitute in England's opening two group matches against United States and Algeria.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips has a son, D'Margio Shaun Wright-Phillips, who plays for Belgian club Beerschot.