Mar 15, 2025, 02:16 PM ET
United States ahead Haji Wright scored his first hat trick in English football, serving to Coventry Town to a 3-0 win over Sunderland on Saturday within the second-tier Championship.
A 26-year-old from Los Angeles, Wright scored within the twenty first minute, then transformed a penalty kick within the twenty ninth after he was once fouled through Chris Mepham. Wright scored within the 73rd for his tenth objective in 19 league fits this season.
It was once Wright’s moment occupation hat trick and primary since August 2021 with Turkish membership Antalyaspor.
Haji Wright celebrates one among his 3 objectives in Coventry’s win over Sunderland. Mark Leech/Offside/Offside by means of Getty Pictures
He’s now the second one USMNT participant with a hat trick in one among England’s most sensible two divisions within the ultimate two seasons after Christian Pulisic with Chelsea in October 2019.
Wright returned March 1 from an ankle damage that had sidelined him since Nov. 9. As a result of he nonetheless was once regaining health, he was once no longer decided on for upcoming U.S. fits within the Concacaf International locations League.
Wright scored the U.S. objective within the second-round loss to the Netherlands on the 2022 Global Cup.
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