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Football Biography

Ian Wright

British · Born 1963

ArsenalEnglandRecord Scorer
Centre Forward
185
goals
33
caps

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Arsenal's most beloved striker — club record goal-scorer until Thierry Henry, Ian Wright's explosive celebrations and extraordinary goals made him the defining forward of early 1990s English football.

Ian Wright is one of Arsenal's most beloved figures. He broke the club's all-time scoring record — set by Cliff Bastin in 1939 — in September 1997 and danced around Highbury in a t-shirt reading "179 — Just Done It." He scored 185 goals for Arsenal and 33 goals in 33 games in his debut season. He won 33 England caps.

When he broke Arsenal's all-time scoring record he revealed a t-shirt reading "179 — Just Done It" — one of the most celebrated goal celebrations in Premier League history.

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Career Honours

  • FA Cup 1993 1998
  • League Cup 1993
  • European Cup Winners Cup 1994
  • 33 England caps