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My Take
Wright is one of those late-blooming American forwards who took the winding European road rather than the MLS shortcut, and it has paid off. His World Cup goal against the Netherlands in 2022, an audacious flicked finish, was the kind of improvised moment that made you sit up and wonder what his ceiling really is. As a tall, technical target striker he gives the US national team a profile they have historically lacked, and his move to the Premier League with Coventry's promotion picture and beyond shows real ambition. I think he is a genuinely intriguing piece of the next American soccer generation.
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Overview
Haji Wright (born March 27, 1998) is an American professional soccer player and forward from Los Angeles, California. After developing in Europe, he became a regular goal-scorer and earned call-ups to the United States men's national team. He notably scored for the USMNT at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and has played club football across Germany, Turkey, and England.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Haji Wright
- Name (Japanese)
- ハジ・ライト
- Reading
- はじ・らいと
- Born
- March 27, 1998 (age 28)
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Height
- 191 cm
- Occupation
- Soccer player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Tiger
2. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haji%20Wright
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19787021
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Haji Wright born?
Haji Wright was born on March 27, 1998 and is 28 years old.
Where is Haji Wright from?
Haji Wright is from Los Angeles, California, United States.
What does Haji Wright do?
Haji Wright works as Soccer player.
How tall is Haji Wright?
Haji Wright is 191 cm tall.
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