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Haji Wright

Haji Amir Wright (born March 27, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward or winger for EFL Championship club Coventry City and the United States national team. After making his professional debut with the New York Cosmos in 2015, he has spent most of his career in Europe, with Schalke 04 in the German Bundesliga, VVV-Venlo in the Dutch Eredivisie, SønderjyskE in the Danish Superliga and Antalyaspor in the Turkish Süper Lig. Wright made his senior debut for the United States national team in 2022 and played at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Infobox

2013
United States U15
2015
New York Cosmos
2016
United States U19
2019
United States U23
Full name
Haji Amir Wright
Date of birth
(1998-03-27) March 27, 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s)
Forward, winger
Current team
Coventry City
Number
11
2012–2015
LA Galaxy
2016–2017
Schalke 04
Years
Team
2017–2019
Schalke 04
2017–2018
→ SV Sandhausen (loan)
2019–2020
VVV-Venlo
2020–2022
Sønderjyske
2021–2022
→ Antalyaspor (loan)
2022–2023
Antalyaspor
2023–
Coventry City
2013–2015
United States U17
2014–2015
United States U18
2022–
United States

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Continental
Apps
Continental
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
New York Cosmos
New York Cosmos
Club
New York Cosmos
Season
2015
League
NASL
League
3
League
0
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
4
Other
0
Schalke 04
Schalke 04
Club
Schalke 04
Season
2016–17
League
Bundesliga
League
0
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
0
Continental
0
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
Bundesliga
League
7
League
1
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
7
Continental
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
7
League
1
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Continental
0
Continental
0
Other
7
Other
1
SV Sandhausen (loan)
SV Sandhausen (loan)
Club
SV Sandhausen (loan)
Season
2017–18
League
2. Bundesliga
League
15
League
1
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
15
Continental
1
Schalke 04 II
Schalke 04 II
Club
Schalke 04 II
Season
2018–19
League
Oberliga Westfalen
League
22
League
14
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
22
Continental
14
VVV-Venlo
VVV-Venlo
Club
VVV-Venlo
Season
2019–20
League
Eredivisie
League
22
League
0
National cup
1
National cup
1
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
23
Other
1
SønderjyskE
SønderjyskE
Club
SønderjyskE
Season
2020–21
League
Danish Superliga
League
29
League
11
National cup
7
National cup
2
League cup
—
League cup
1
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
37
Other
13
Antalyaspor (loan)
Antalyaspor (loan)
Club
Antalyaspor (loan)
Season
2021–22
League
Süper Lig
League
32
League
14
National cup
3
National cup
1
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
35
Other
15
Antalyaspor
Antalyaspor
Club
Antalyaspor
Season
2022–23
League
Süper Lig
League
28
League
15
National cup
1
National cup
1
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
29
Other
16
Coventry City
Coventry City
Club
Coventry City
Season
2023–24
League
Championship
League
44
League
16
National cup
5
National cup
3
League cup
1
League cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
—
Other
50
Other
19
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
Championship
League
27
League
12
League
—
National cup
2
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
2
Continental
0
Continental
31
Other
12
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
Championship
League
16
League
8
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
2
League cup
1
League cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
18
Other
9
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
87
League
36
League
5
League
3
National cup
5
National cup
1
League cup
0
League cup
0
Continental
2
Continental
0
Other
99
Other
40
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
245
League
92
League
18
League
8
National cup
5
National cup
1
League cup
1
League cup
0
Continental
2
Continental
0
Other
271
Other
101
Club
Season
League
National cup
League cup
Continental
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
New York Cosmos
2015
NASL
3
0
1
0
—
—
—
4
0
Schalke 04
2016–17
Bundesliga
0
0
—
—
—
—
0
0
2018–19
Bundesliga
7
1
—
—
—
—
7
1
Total
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
1
SV Sandhausen (loan)
2017–18
2. Bundesliga
15
1
—
—
—
—
15
1
Schalke 04 II
2018–19
Oberliga Westfalen
22
14
—
—
—
—
22
14
VVV-Venlo
2019–20
Eredivisie
22
0
1
1
—
—
—
23
1
SønderjyskE
2020–21
Danish Superliga
29
11
7
2
—
1
0
—
37
13
Antalyaspor (loan)
2021–22
Süper Lig
32
14
3
1
—
—
—
35
15
Antalyaspor
2022–23
Süper Lig
28
15
1
1
—
—
—
29
16
Coventry City
2023–24
Championship
44
16
5
3
1
0
—
—
50
19
2024–25
Championship
27
12
—
2
0
—
2
0
31
12
2025–26
Championship
16
8
0
0
2
1
—
—
18
9
Total
87
36
5
3
5
1
0
0
2
0
99
40
Career total
245
92
18
8
5
1
1
0
2
0
271
101
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
United States
United States
National team
United States
Year
2022
Apps
7
Goals
2
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
0
Apps
0
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
8
Apps
2
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
5
Apps
3
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
20
Apps
7
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
United States
2022
7
2
2023
0
0
2024
8
2
2025
5
3
Total
20
7
List of international goals scored by Haji Wright · Career statistics › International
1
1
No.
1
Date
June 1, 2022
Venue
TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, United States
Cap
1
Opponent
Morocco
Score
3–0
Result
3–0
Competition
Friendly
2
2
No.
2
Date
December 3, 2022
Venue
Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar
Cap
7
Opponent
Netherlands
Score
1–2
Result
1–3
Competition
2022 FIFA World Cup
3
3
No.
3
Date
March 21, 2024
Venue
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States
Cap
8
Opponent
Jamaica
Score
2–1
Result
3–1 (a.e.t.)
Competition
2024 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
4
4
No.
4
Date
3–1
5
5
No.
5
Date
June 15, 2025
Venue
PayPal Park, San Jose, United States
Cap
17
Opponent
Trinidad and Tobago
Score
5–0
Result
5–0
Competition
2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
6
6
No.
6
Date
October 14, 2025
Venue
Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, United States
Cap
19
Opponent
Australia
Score
1–1
Result
2–1
Competition
Friendly
7
7
No.
7
Date
2–1
No.
Date
Venue
Cap
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
June 1, 2022
TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, United States
1
Morocco
3–0
3–0
Friendly
2
December 3, 2022
Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar
7
Netherlands
1–2
1–3
2022 FIFA World Cup
3
March 21, 2024
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States
8
Jamaica
2–1
3–1 (a.e.t.)
2024 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
4
3–1
5
June 15, 2025
PayPal Park, San Jose, United States
17
Trinidad and Tobago
5–0
5–0
2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
6
October 14, 2025
Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, United States
19
Australia
1–1
2–1
Friendly
7
2–1

References

  1. Includes U.S. Open Cup, KNVB Cup, Danish Cup, Turkish Cup, FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in Championship play-offs
  5. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: United States"
    https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf
  6. MLS Soccer
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150624010145/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/04/01/la-galaxys-haji-wright-leads-list-7-mls-academy-players-called-us-under-17-n
  7. Grantland
    http://grantland.com/the-triangle/usmnt-u17-haji-wright-development/
  8. FIFA
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150302040718/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/y=2015/m=2/news=the-wright-stuff-for-usa-2534249.html
  9. Top Drawer Soccer
    http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/haji-wright-on-the-precipice-of-europe_aid32303
  10. New York Cosmos
    http://www.nycosmos.com/news/2015/03/30/cosmos-sign-striker-haji-wright
  11. Haji Wright at Soccerway
    https://int.soccerway.com/players/haji-wright/401946/
  12. "Cosmos Announce First Roster Moves Following Championship 2015 Season"
    http://www.nycosmos.com/news/2015/12/03/cosmos-announce-first-roster-moves-following-championship-2015-season
  13. "Spielberechtigung für Haji Wright ist da"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170811222209/http://www.schalke04.de/de/aktuell/news/160415_wright/page/7636--10-213-.html
  14. bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website
    https://web.archive.org/web/20220329124221/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/schalke-promote-american-duo-weston-mckennie-and-haji-wright-to-senior-squad-444638.jsp
  15. uk.soccerway.com
    https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/05/20/germany/bundesliga/fc-ingolstadt-04/fc-schalke-04/2255209/
  16. 1. FC Union Berlin
    https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/en/union-live/latest-news/professional/Haji-Wright-trains-with-Union-first-team-116u/
  17. Soccerway
    https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/11/24/germany/bundesliga/fc-schalke-04/1-fc-nurnberg/2811009/?ICID=PL_MS_08
  18. "American Haji Wright nets first goal for Schalke"
    https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/haji-wright-scores-first-goal-for-schalke-from-weston-mckennie-assist-usa-usmnt-1010
  19. "Haji Wright joins VVV Venlo"
    https://schalke04.de/en/team/haji-wright-joins-vvv-venlo/
  20. "Amateurs Groene Ster zorgen voor enorme stunt tegen eredivisionist VVV"
    https://nos.nl/artikel/2308361-amateurs-groene-ster-zorgen-voor-enorme-stunt-tegen-eredivisionist-vvv
  21. SBI Soccer
    https://sbisoccer.com/2020/08/haji-wright-joins-danish-superliga-side-sonderjyske
  22. Superligaen
    https://www.superliga.dk/artikel/haji-wright-er-maanedens-spiller-i-oktober
  23. "SE-direktør om Wright: Går imod trup og stab"
    https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/se-direktoer-om-wright-gaar-imod-trup-og-stab/
  24. Bekræftet: Tyrkisk klub lejer SE's Haji Wright, bold.dk, July 21, 2021
    https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/bekraeftet-tyrkisk-klub-lejer-ses-haji-wright/
  25. SE er uenig: Wright-handel er ikke på plads, bold.dk, July 21, 2021
    https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/se-er-uenig-wright-handel-er-ikke-paa-plads/
  26. SØNDERJYSKE FORLÆNGER OG UDLEJER HAJI WRIGHT, soenderjyske.dk, July 28, 2021
    https://soenderjyske.dk/fodbold/soenderjyske-forlaenger-og-udlejer-haji-wright/
  27. SBI Soccer
    https://sbisoccer.com/2021/08/haji-wrights-stoppage-time-winner-completes-hat-trick-for-antalyaspor
  28. San Diego Tribune
    https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/national/story/2022-07-19/haji-wright-transfers-to-antalyaspor-gets-3-year-deal
  29. www.tff.org
    https://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=1628
  30. ccfc.co.uk
    https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2023/august/transfer-haji-wright-joins-coventry-city/
  31. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66413374
  32. BBC
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68573287
  33. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/68650698
  34. Haji Wright at Soccerway
    https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/401946/
  35. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5ylvpydxk4t
  36. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c5ygzrv1qvno
  37. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cqjdgr5jlgxt
  38. "SønderjyskE Rejects €1.3m Bid From Malmo FF for American-Liberian Haji Wright | Liberia Public Radio"
    https://liberiapublicradio.com/2021/02/21/sonderjyske-rejects-e1-3m-bid-from-malmo-ff-for-american-liberian-haji-wright/
  39. ussoccer.com
    https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/05/berhalter-calls-27-players-for-june-training-camp-and-final-home-matches-before-2022-fifa-world-cup
  40. "United States vs Morocco"
    https://www.ussoccer.com/competitions/usmnt-friendlies-2022/matches/united-states-vs-morocco-6-1-2022
  41. ussoccer.com
    https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/11/berhalter-names-26-player-usmnt-roster-for-2022-fifa-world-cup
  42. Fox Sports
    https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/world-cup/cant-tell-if-lucky-or-intentional-us-star-scores-accidentally-excellent-goal-that-defies-physics/news-story/5b33ce8c6fbea88db8bdad18f638a1b9
  43. United States Soccer Federation
    https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/03/brenden-aaronson-and-haji-wright-added-to-usmnt-roster-for-2024-concacaf-nations-league-finals
  44. United States Soccer Federation
    https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/03/concacaf-nations-league-semifinal-usmnt-vs-jamaica-result-score-match-recap-stats-goals
  45. BeIN Sports
    http://www.beinsports.com/us/americans-overseas/news/americans-overseas-january-transfer-triumph/453303
  46. SecCountry.com
    https://www.seccountry.com/florida/joseph-putu-a-war-refugee-for-six-years-overcame-all-odds-to-reach-florida
  47. Santa Clara Broncos
    https://web.archive.org/web/20180619214342/https://www.santaclarabroncos.com/sports/m-soccer/2016-17/releases/20170207o98s3w
  48. WorldFootball.net
    https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe402866/haji-wright/club-matches/
  49. www.soccerbase.com
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=102802&season_id=149
  50. www.soccerbase.com
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=102802&season_id=151
  51. Soccerbase
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=102802&season_id=156
  52. Soccerbase
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=102802&season_id=157
  53. Soccerbase
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=102802&season_id=158
  54. Haji Wright at National-Football-Teams.com
    https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/87638.html
  55. CONCACAF
    https://www.concacaf.com/nations-league/news/adams-reyna-on-target-as-united-states-complete-three-peat/
  56. CONCACAF
    https://www.concacaf.com/nations-league/news/reyna-pulisic-head-up-nations-league-finals-best-xi/
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