Bailey Colin Wright is an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n footballer currently playing for Preston North End

Preston North End F.C.

Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...

 in Football League 1.

Club career

Wright spent his formative years at Langwarrin

Langwarrin SC

The Langwarrin Soccer Club is an Australian association football club from Langwarrin, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club was formed by local Scottish Australians in 1964, and currently competes in the Victorian State League Division 1.-Senior Squad 2011:-Reserve Squad...

, before playing a season each with Mornington and Dandenong Thunder

Dandenong Thunder

Dandenong Thunder SC is a football club from Dandenong, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. They are an Albanian Australian-backed club. From the 2009 season they compete in the Victorian Premier League, which is one tier below the A-League...

. 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

Victorian Institute of Sport Football (Soccer) Program

The Victorian Institute of Sport is run by the Victorian Institute of Sport, in Melbourne, for Victorian youth players. VIS runs this program for both men and women.-Program:...

, before moving overseas in July 2009, signing a two-year scholarship with Preston North End

Preston North End F.C.

Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...

 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’s 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 Carling Cup, playing the full 90 minutes in the Lilywhites 5–0 win against Stockport County. On 13 December 2010, Wright was handed a 2 and a half year professional contract.

Wright made his league debut for Preston on 5 March 2011 against Norwich City

Norwich City F.C.

Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...

.

International career

Wright was a member of the Australia Under 17 squad that reached the quarter-finals of the Asian Under 16 World Cup Qualifiers, narrowly missing a place at the 2009 FIFA Under 17 World Cup when they lost 2–3 against the UAE.

Club statistics

Club	Season	Domestic	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
			App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Preston North End	2010-11	Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
	2011-12	League One Football League One Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career Total			2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	5	0