# Scott Wright (footballer)
**Scott Wright** (born 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right winger or forward for [EFL Championship](https://www.edgepedia.org/efl-championship) club Birmingham City. He came through the Aberdeen academy, won the [Scottish Premiership](https://www.edgepedia.org/scottish-premiership), the [Scottish Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/scottish-cup), and the League Cup with Rangers between 2021 and 2024, and joined Birmingham City in August 2024.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/scott-wright/profil/spieler/276914) • [2](https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/scott-wright-is-back/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1997, Balmedie, Scotland[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/scott-wright/profil/spieler/276914) |
| Position | Right winger, also able to play as an out-and-out striker; right-footed, 175 cm[3](https://www.afcheritage.org/football/players/scott-wright?id=6784) • [4](https://www.sofascore.com/football/player/scott-wright/547380) |
| Senior debut | July 2014 for Aberdeen, aged 16, in a 5-0 Europa League qualifying win over Daugava Riga[5](https://www.rangers.co.uk/article/rangers-sign-scott-wright-on-pre-contract-agreement/7kzYPMCBLnqOKq38bWRvyJ) |
| Rangers honors | Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup, and League Cup winner[2](https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/scott-wright-is-back/) |
| Rangers record | 76 league appearances, 7 goals, 2 assists (2020/21 to 2024/25)[6](https://theanalyst.com/players/1945/scott-wright/career) |
| Move to Birmingham | 30 August 2024, reported fee of 360,000 euros; contract to 30 June 2027[4](https://www.sofascore.com/football/player/scott-wright/547380) |
| Dundee loans | January to May 2019 (13 appearances, 3 goals) and February 2026 (9 Premiership appearances, 1 goal)[7](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cddg87yn763o) • [6](https://theanalyst.com/players/1945/scott-wright/career) |
## Aberdeen career
Wright was born in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, and joined Aberdeen's youth academy at under-11 level, progressing through the U17 and U20 sides after signing a professional contract in 2014.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/scott-wright/profil/spieler/276914) • [3](https://www.afcheritage.org/football/players/scott-wright?id=6784) Originally a central midfielder, he moved into wide and striking roles and made his senior debut in July 2014 as a substitute in a 5-0 Europa League qualifying win over Daugava Riga, aged 16.[3](https://www.afcheritage.org/football/players/scott-wright?id=6784) • [5](https://www.rangers.co.uk/article/rangers-sign-scott-wright-on-pre-contract-agreement/7kzYPMCBLnqOKq38bWRvyJ)
His first goals for Aberdeen came in a hat-trick against Partick Thistle in a 6-0 win at Firhill in May 2017.[5](https://www.rangers.co.uk/article/rangers-sign-scott-wright-on-pre-contract-agreement/7kzYPMCBLnqOKq38bWRvyJ) In January 2019 he joined Dundee on loan for the rest of the 2018-19 season, scoring on his debut at Hamilton on 2 February; the BBC records 13 appearances and 3 goals in that spell.[3](https://www.afcheritage.org/football/players/scott-wright?id=6784) • [7](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cddg87yn763o) A cruciate ligament injury suffered in training early in 2019-20 ended his season, and he was only returning to fitness when the March 2020 coronavirus lockdown began.[5](https://www.rangers.co.uk/article/rangers-sign-scott-wright-on-pre-contract-agreement/7kzYPMCBLnqOKq38bWRvyJ) • [3](https://www.afcheritage.org/football/players/scott-wright?id=6784)
## Rangers
With Wright in the final months of his Aberdeen contract, Rangers manager [Steven Gerrard](https://www.edgepedia.org/steven-gerrard) called Aberdeen manager [Derek McInnes](https://www.edgepedia.org/derek-mcinnes) in January 2021 to register interest in a pre-contract agreement, and the signing was announced on 25 January 2021.[8](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55636430) • [5](https://www.rangers.co.uk/article/rangers-sign-scott-wright-on-pre-contract-agreement/7kzYPMCBLnqOKq38bWRvyJ) He left Pittodrie on 1 February 2021 as part of a deal that made Ross McCrorie a permanent Aberdeen player, with Sofascore listing a 200,000 euro fee.[3](https://www.afcheritage.org/football/players/scott-wright?id=6784) • [4](https://www.sofascore.com/football/player/scott-wright/547380)
Across three and a half seasons at Ibrox he made 76 league appearances, scoring 7 goals with 2 assists, and was part of the Rangers side that won the Scottish Premiership, the Scottish Cup, and the League Cup.[6](https://theanalyst.com/players/1945/scott-wright/career) • [2](https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/scott-wright-is-back/) His most productive league season was 2021-22, with 4 goals in 19 appearances.[6](https://theanalyst.com/players/1945/scott-wright/career)
## Birmingham City
Wright transferred to Birmingham City on 30 August 2024 for a reported 360,000 euros, signing a contract running to 30 June 2027.[4](https://www.sofascore.com/football/player/scott-wright/547380) In his first season he made 13 League One appearances, scoring once, and was part of the [Birmingham](https://www.edgepedia.org/birmingham) side that won the title and gained promotion back to the Championship.[6](https://theanalyst.com/players/1945/scott-wright/career) • [2](https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/scott-wright-is-back/)
A knee injury kept him out for nearly a year; he returned to the Birmingham squad in January 2026 and joined Dundee on loan on transfer deadline day, 2 February 2026, for the rest of the season.[7](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cddg87yn763o) The loan was his second spell at [Dens Park](https://www.edgepedia.org/dens-park), seven years after the first, and he described it as a chance to be "playing some football" after the injury layoff.[7](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cddg87yn763o) He made 9 [Premiership](https://www.edgepedia.org/premiership) appearances, totaling 285 minutes, and scored once, in a 2-2 draw away at [Kilmarnock](https://www.edgepedia.org/kilmarnock) in April 2026.[6](https://theanalyst.com/players/1945/scott-wright/career) • [9](https://www.fotmob.com/players/553798/scott-wright)
## International career
Wright was capped by Scotland at multiple youth levels, up to Under-21.[5](https://www.rangers.co.uk/article/rangers-sign-scott-wright-on-pre-contract-agreement/7kzYPMCBLnqOKq38bWRvyJ) • [7](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cddg87yn763o) His performances in the SPFL Youth League earned a call-up to the Scotland U17 squad, and he scored the winning goal in the third and final qualifying game, a 1-0 win over Romania, that sent Scotland to the 2014 [UEFA European Under-17 Championship](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-european-under-17-championship) finals in Malta, where he scored the winner against Germany.[3](https://www.afcheritage.org/football/players/scott-wright?id=6784)
## References
1. [Scott Wright - Player profile, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.us/scott-wright/profil/spieler/276914)
2. [Scott Wright Is Back! - Dundee Football Club official website](https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/scott-wright-is-back/)
3. [AFC Heritage Trust - Scott Wright](https://www.afcheritage.org/football/players/scott-wright?id=6784)
4. [Scott Wright stats and ratings, Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/football/player/scott-wright/547380)
5. [Rangers Sign Scott Wright On Pre-Contract Agreement, Rangers Football Club](https://www.rangers.co.uk/article/rangers-sign-scott-wright-on-pre-contract-agreement/7kzYPMCBLnqOKq38bWRvyJ)
6. [Scott Wright Career History, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/1945/scott-wright/career)
7. [Scott Wright: Dundee sign Birmingham City winger on loan, BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cddg87yn763o)
8. [Scott Wright: Rangers keen on Aberdeen attacker, says Derek McInnes, BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55636430)
9. [Scott Wright - stats, career and market value, FotMob](https://www.fotmob.com/players/553798/scott-wright)
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