Everything you need to know about Mark Wright’s rollercoaster football career

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Mark Wright has become a common face on TV screens since starring in the first three series of The Only Way Is Essex between 2010-2011, before gaining further recognition and popularity through other media work and national television appearances.

But Wright has also dabbled his hand in football and hit the headlines once again in December 2020 when he joined League Two side Crawley Town, before making his professional debut aged 35 against Premier League outfit Leeds United in the FA Cup Third Round a month later.

Here is all you need to know about the TV personality’s football journey, where a semi-professional career in non-league was followed by appearances on Soccer Aid and a professional debut.

Wright began his footballing career in the youth academies at West Ham United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, playing as a left-back, but never got the breakthrough he was looking for, despite there being clear talent after featuring in the respective Premier League setups.

However, he soon found a lifeline at Southend United, yet never made a competitive appearance for the Shrimps between 2005-06 after deciding he would focus on a career in nightclub promoting and convert to playing semi-professionally, sealing a loan move to non-league outfit Lewes.

After leaving