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{{Short description|Jamaican footballer (born 1969)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Hector Wright
| fullname = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|5|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Jamaica
| height = 
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1988–1994
| clubs1 = [[Seba United F.C.|Seba United]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| years2 = 1997
| clubs2 = [[Long Island Rough Riders]]
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 1988–1997
| nationalteam1 = [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]]
| nationalcaps1 = 70
| nationalgoals1 = 16
}}

'''Hector Wright''' (born 8 May 1969) is a Jamaican former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]].

==Club career==
Wright played for [[Seba United F.C.|Seba United]] in his native country, but his career was cut short by injuries. He also has an older brother, Chadwick 'Shaggy' Wright that played club football. In 1997, he played for the [[Long Island Rough Riders]] in the [[USISL A-League]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140407095252/http://articles.courant.com/1997-07-16/sports/9707160399_1_contract-inf-of-chris-stynes-arizona-league 16 July 1997 Transactions]</ref>

==International career==
Wright made his debut for the [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica national team]] in 1988 against [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]] and, according to the [[Jamaica Football Federation]], Wright earned 110 caps (16 goals) for his country. This figure has however not been officially acknowledged by [[FIFA]], because the JFF includes all matches, even against club sides, youth or Olympic team. Wright also skippered the ''Reggae Boyz'', he played his last international in 1997 against [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]].

==Career statistics==
:''Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/50175/Hector_Wright.html|title=Wright, Hector|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=8 May 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 3 July 1991 || [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], [[Los Angeles]], [[United States]] || {{fb|CAN}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 2–3 || [[1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| 2. || 30 May 1992 || [[Estadio Sixto Escobar]], [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], [[Puerto Rico]] || {{fb|PUR|1952}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0 || [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 3. || 4 October 1992 || [[Independence Park (Jamaica)|Independence Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]] || {{fb|VIN}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 3–3 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 4. || 18 October 1992 || Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica || {{fb|CAN}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–1 || 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| 5. || rowspan="2" | 8 November 1992 || rowspan="2" | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica || rowspan="2" | {{fb|BER}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 3–2 || rowspan="2" | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| 6. || align=center | '''3'''–2
|-
| 7. || 22 July 1993 || [[Estadio Azteca]], [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]] || {{fb|MEX}} || align=center | '''1'''–2 || align=center | 1–6 || [[1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| 8. || 2 March 1994 || [[Truman Bodden Sports Complex]], [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]], [[Cayman Islands]] || {{fb|SXM}} || align=center | '''?'''–? || align=center | 3–2 {{aet}} || [[1994 Caribbean Cup#Qualifying Tournament|1994 Caribbean Cup qualification]]
|-
| 9. || rowspan="3" | 18 February 1994 || rowspan="3" | Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands || rowspan="3" | {{fb|BVI}} || align=center | '''?'''–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"| 12–0 || rowspan="3" | 1994 Caribbean Cup qualification
|-
| 10. || align=center | '''?'''–0
|-
| 11. || align=center | '''?'''–0
|-
| 12. || 19 July 1995 || Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica || {{fb|LCA}} || align=center | '''2'''–1 || align=center | 2–1 || [[1995 Caribbean Cup#Final Tournament|1995 Caribbean Cup]]
|-
| 13. || 20 October 1995 || Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands || {{fb|TRI}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0 || [[Exhibition game|1995 Three Nations Tournament]]
|-
| 14. || 22 October 1995 || Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands || {{fb|CAY}} || align=center | '''?'''–? || align=center | 5–1 || 1995 Three Nations Tournament
|-
| 15. || 26 May 1996 || [[Palo Seco Velodrome]], [[Palo Seco, Trinidad and Tobago|Palo Seco]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]] || {{fb|SKN}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 4–1 || [[1996 Caribbean Cup#Final tournament|1996 Caribbean Cup]]
|-
| 16. || 4 September 1996 || Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica || {{fb|CRC}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{WorldFootball.net|hector-wright}}

{{Jamaica Squad 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{Jamaica Squad 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{Jamaica Squad 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}

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[[Category:2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players]]
[[Category:Jamaican expatriate men's footballers]]
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[[Category:20th-century Jamaican sportsmen]]


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