York United striker Lowell Wright transferred to Vancouver Whitecaps – Canadian Premier League
York United FC of the Canadian Premier League introduced on Wednesday that the membership has agreed to switch Canadian ahead Lowell Wright to the Vancouver Whitecaps for an undisclosed payment.
Wright, an 18-year-old native of Brampton, Ontario, has been at York United for the previous three seasons, having first signed for the membership as a 16-year-old in July 2020. Wright would go on to play 44 video games for York, scoring seven targets and including 5 assists in his time there. When he first joined the 9 Stripes, Wright was on the time the youngest participant to signal with the membership.
He made his skilled debut off the bench on the CPL’s Island Video games in Prince Edward Island on August 15, 2020, scoring a purpose for York in a 2-2 draw with Atlético Ottawa to grow to be the youngest goalscorer in CPL historical past aged 16 years, 11 months, 26 days. Since then, he’s gone on to grow to be one of many CPL’s most spectacular younger attacking gamers, incessantly demonstrating a capability to
Previous to signing for York, Wright had suited up in League1 Ontario for Woodbridge Strikers, having additionally hung out within the youth academies of Toronto FC and Sigma FC. Internationally, he has represented Canada on the youth stage, having earned a call-up to the U-20 group for the 2022 Concacaf U-20 Championship, the place he featured in all 4 of Canada’s video games and scored twice.
“This can be a nice transfer for all events,” stated York United CEO/President and GM Angus McNab in a press release. “Lowell has proven over the previous three seasons within the CPL that he’s a dynamic and thrilling younger expertise who’s able to producing moments of brilliance.”
He added: “That is one thing we’ve been discussing with Axel [Schuster, Sporting Director & CEO] and the Whitecaps since we had dinner with him the night earlier than our Canadian Championship semifinal in Vancouver again in June. I’m delighted Lowell is getting this chance with them as I actually assume a few of their latest recruitment has been thrilling and it’s going to be an atmosphere during which Lowell will actually be challenged.”
The Whitecaps revealed that Wright has been signed to an MLS NEXT Professional contract via 2024, with a membership choice for 2025.
“Lowell is a younger Canadian participant who we’ve got been monitoring,” said Schuster in a Whitecaps statement. “He’s nonetheless a youngster and has proven development in each the CPL and for Canada’s U-20 males’s nationwide group. We’re happy to return to an settlement that’s useful for Lowell, York, and for our membership.”
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