Bailey Wright

Early career

Wright spent his formative years at Langwarrin, before playing a season each with Mornington and Dandenong Thunder. He was identified as a promising talent, eventually earning selection for the Victorian state team in 2007. He honed his skills further with the Victorian Institute of Sport in 2008, returning to Langwarrin in 2009 where he made several senior league appearances, before moving overseas in July 2009, signing a two-year scholarship with Preston North End after a protracted clearance saga.

Preston North End

In his first season with Preston North End, Wright played predominantly as a centre-half for the reserves and under-18 teams, but was eventually called up to the senior squad in April, sitting on the bench for the club's fixture away to Coventry City. He commenced the 2010–11 season with his debut senior appearance in the first round of the League Cup, playing the full 90 minutes in the Lilywhites' 5–0 win against Stockport County. On 13 December 2010, Wright was handed a two-and-a-half-year professional contract. Wright made his league debut for Preston on 5 March 2011 against Norwich City. He scored his first professional goal for Preston on 7 April 2012 against MK Dons. Wright was voted 'Young Player of the Year' of Preston North End for the 2012–13 season. On 1 May 2013, he was handed a new two-year contract, with the option of staying at Preston North End for another year. Wright won promotion via the play-Offs with Preston…

Youth

Wright was a member of the Australia U17 squad that reached the quarter-finals of the AFC U-16 Championship, narrowly missing a place at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup when they lost 2–3 against United Arab Emirates.

Senior

Wright was selected as part of Ange Postecoglou 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, one of two new inclusions but didn't make any single appearance in the tournament. Wright made his Australia national team debut starting in a friendly match against Saudi Arabia at Craven Cottage in London on 8 September 2014 where he scored a header in this debut giving Australia a two-goal lead which ended in a 3-–2 win. Wright was called up for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia where he played in all three of the team group stage matches. Wright was in the team preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia but didn't make it into Bert van Marwijk's final 23 man squad. Wright was selected as part of Graham Arnold 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar in which he came on as a substitute in the last group stage fixtures against Denmark on 30 November 2022.

Club

As of match played 30 May 2026

International

As of match played 1 March 2023

As of match played 15 November 2017. Australia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Wright goal.

Preston North End

Football League One play-offs: 2015 Sunderland

EFL Trophy: 2020–21 EFL League One play-offs: 2022 Lion City Sailors

AFC Champions League Two runner-up: 2024–25 Singapore Premier League: 2024–25 Singapore Cup: 2023, 2024–25, 2025–26 Singapore Community Shield: 2024; runner-up: 2025 Individual

Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2024–25