D'Margio Wright-Phillips

D'Margio Wright-Phillips
Personal information
Full name D'Margio Cameron Wright-Phillips[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position Right winger
Team information
Current team
Beerschot
Number 32
Youth career
2015–2021 Manchester City
2020Blackburn Rovers (loan)
2021–2022 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Stoke City 17 (2)
2023Northampton Town (loan) 7 (0)
2024Beerschot (loan) 11 (4)
2024– Beerschot 17 (1)
International career
2017 England U16 3 (0)
2017 England U17 2 (0)
2025– Grenada 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:41, 28 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:13, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

D'Margio Cameron Wright-Phillips (born 24 September 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Belgian Pro League club Beerschot. Born in England, he plays for the Grenada national team.

Early and personal life

Wright-Phillips was born and raised in Manchester and attended St Bede's College.[3][4] His father is Shaun Wright-Phillips, who is the adopted son of Ian Wright.[4] His uncle, Bradley Wright-Phillips, is a former professional footballer and the all-time top scorer for the New York Red Bulls.[5] Through his father, Wright-Phillips is of Grenadian and Trinidadian descent.[6]

Career

Early career

Wright-Phillips began his career with Manchester City.[4] In February 2020 he moved on a loan to Blackburn Rovers until the end of the season,[7] playing for Blackburn's youth team.[8][9]

Stoke City

Wright-Phillips signed for Stoke City in February 2021.[10][11] He scored on his debut for the club's under-23 team.[12] He made his professional debut on 9 January 2022 in a 2–0 FA Cup victory over Leyton Orient,[13][14] and his Football League debut a week later on 16 January, putting in a man of the match performance in the EFL Championship fixture against Hull City.[15] He scored his first goal for Stoke on 22 January in a 3–2 defeat against Fulham.[16] After breaking into the first-team, Wright-Phillips signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract.[17] He signed an improved contract in July 2022, reflecting his first-team status.[18][19]

Loan to Northampton

On 31 January 2023, Wright-Phillips joined League Two side Northampton Town on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.[20][21] Wright-Phillips made seven substitute appearances for the Cobblers helping them gain automatic promotion to League One.[22]

Beerschot

On 1 February 2024, Wright-Phillips moved on loan to Beerschot in the Belgian second-tier Challenger Pro League.[23] Wright-Phillips scored four goals in eleven appearances for Beerschot, helping them to win the league and earn promotion to the Belgian Pro League.[2][24] In May 2024, Stoke City confirmed that he had not been offered a new contract and would depart the club.[25]

On 18 July 2024, Wright-Phillips returned to Beerschot on a permanent deal, signing a multi-year contract.[26] At the end of that season he was deemed surplus to requirements.[27]

International career

In August 2017, Wright-Phillips represented the England under-17 team.[28] He was called up to the Grenada national team for a set of friendlies in October 2025. He scored on his debut with Grenada, a 4–1 win over Cuba on 8 October 2025.[29]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City U21 2020–21[30] 1[c] 0 1 0
Stoke City 2021–22[31] Championship 10 1 2 0 0 0 12 1
2022–23[22] Championship 7 1 0 0 1 0 8 1
2023–24[32] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 17 2 2 0 1 0 20 2
Northampton Town (loan) 2022–23[22] League Two 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Beerschot (loan) 2023–24[2] Challenger Pro League 11 4 0 0 11 4
Beerschot 2024–25[2] Belgian Pro League 11 0 0 0 11 0
2025–26[2] Challenger Pro League 6 1 2 0 8 1
Total 17 1 2 0 19 1
Career total 52 7 4 0 1 0 1 0 58 7
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Beerschot

References

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". www.premierleague.com. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f D'Margio Wright-Phillips at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. ^ Baxter, Trevor (27 November 2014). "Shaun Wright-Phillips Jr is a speedster, too... but on two wheels!". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b c City, Manchester. "D'margio Wright Phillips". www.mancity.com.
  5. ^ Tongue, Steve (6 February 2005). "The time is Wright – even if he's in the wrong place". The Independent. London. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Bradley Wright-Phillips not interested in representing Grenada: "I just want to focus on the Red Bulls" | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  7. ^ Bray, Joe (1 February 2020). "D'Margio Wright-Phillips departs Man City on youth loan". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  8. ^ Sharpe, Rich (7 March 2020). "What the future holds for D'Margio Wright-Phillips at Rovers". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  9. ^ Hawkins, Billy (7 March 2020). "Ian Wright's grandson scores stunning solo goal against Arsenal - watch". Talksport. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  10. ^ Smith, Peter (2 February 2021). "Stoke City beat clock to seal double signing as Wright-Phillips and Goodwin join". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  11. ^ "D'Margio Wright-Phillips: Stoke City sign son of Shaun and Ian Wright's grandson from Manchester City". BBC Sport. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  12. ^ Smith, Peter (9 February 2021). "Wright-Phillips does cartwheel celebration after goal on Stoke debut". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Stoke City 2–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Wright-Phillips thrilled with Potters debut". Stoke City. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  15. ^ Smith, Peter (17 January 2022). "D'Margio Wright-Phillips' Stoke league debut made his dad cry". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Stoke City 2–3 Fulham". BBC Sport. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  17. ^ "D'Margio signs new contract". Stoke City. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Improved terms for D'Margio". Stoke City. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  19. ^ "D'Margio Wright-Phillips: Young winger agrees improved Stoke City contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Wright-Phillips links up with Northampton". Stoke City. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  21. ^ "Northampton sign Yengi and Wright-Phillips on loan". BBC Sport.
  22. ^ a b c "Games played by D'Margio Wright-Phillips in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  23. ^ "D'MARGIO WRIGHT-PHILLIPS JOINS BEERSCHOT ON LOAN". Beerschot. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  24. ^ Liss, Brandon (11 April 2024). "Completing the Challenger Pro League: The Dirk Kuyt effect on Beerschot's promotion – tactical analysis". Total Football Analysis. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  25. ^ "Potters release contracts update". www.stokecityfc.com. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  26. ^ "Beerschot trekt D'Margio Wright-Phillips" [Beerschot signs D'Margio Wright-Phillips]. www.beerschot.be/nl (in Dutch). 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  27. ^ "D'Margio Wright-Phillips kwam met veel adelbrieven bij Beerschot, maar is nu overbodig: waar liep het mis voor de kleinzoon van Ian Wright?". Nieuwsblad. 27 August 2025.
  28. ^ Liles, Emily (22 August 2017). "England U17s 1-2 Italy". The Football Association. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  29. ^ Live, Mikey (13 October 2025). "Grenada Senior Men's National Team Secures Back-To-Back Victories In International Friendlies - Mikey Live".
  30. ^ "Games played by D'Margio Wright-Phillips in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  31. ^ "Games played by D'Margio Wright-Phillips in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  32. ^ "Games played by D'Margio Wright-Phillips in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  33. ^ "Beerschot Promotion: decisive 1-2 Victory against Ostend". Errea. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.