Frazer Wright

Football player infobox
playername = Frazer Wright
fullname = Frazer Wright
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|12|23
cityofbirth = East Kilbride
countryofbirth = Scotland
currentclub = Kilmarnock
clubnumber = 5
position = Defender
years = 1998-2005
2005-
clubs = Stranraer
Kilmarnock
caps(goals) = 194 (11)
64 (2)
pcupdate = 3 December 2007

Frazer Wright (born 23 December 1979 in East Kilbride) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock.

After starting his career with semi-professional club Stranraer, he joined Kilmarnock in June 2005 on a free transfer.cite news|url=http://newswww.bbc.net.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kilmarnock/4631433.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title=Kilmarnock complete Wright move|date=2005-06-28] He quickly established himself in the Kilmarnock team, making 28 appearances in his first season at Rugby Park.

He scored his first Kilmarnock goal in a 2-2 draw with Rangers in August 2006cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/5284766.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title=Kilmarnock 2-2 Rangers |date=2006-08-27] and netted again the following month with an extra time free-kick in a 2-1 win against Livingston in the CIS Cup.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/5356418.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title=Kilmarnock 2-1 Livingston |date=2006-09-19] He was on target again in the CIS Cup in November, scoring twice in a 3-2 win over Motherwell in the quarter-finals.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6120408.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title=Kilmarnock 3-2 Motherwell |date=2006-11-07]

A former postman, Wright commands hero status with the Kilmarnock working-class fanbase. This is evidenced by their chant "Frazer Wright - he used to be a postman but he's all right now".

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