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Haji Wright

ハジ・ライト　/　はじ・らいと

American soccer player

March 27, 1998 (age 28)　・　Los Angeles, California, United States

From California
Soccer player

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.

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)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Tiger
Origin: Los Angeles, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: Soccer player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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

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