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Bradley Wright-Phillips Breaks New York Red Bulls' Single-Season Goals Record

Published on August 23, 2014 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
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HARRISON, NJ (August 23, 2014) - Forward Bradley Wright-Phillips broke the New York Red Bulls' all-time single-season goals record in MLS play tonight, scoring his League-best 19th and 20th goals of the season in tonight's match against the Montreal Impact at Red Bull Arena.

Wright-Phillips matched the mark set by forward Juan Pablo Angel set in 2007 in the 74th minute, putting home a Thierry Henry feed to make it 3-1. Then, Wright-Phillips wrote his name in the record books, putting home a pass from Peguy Luyindula in second half stoppage time to make it 4-2. Highlights are available to view on www.newyorkredbulls.com.

The Englishman is enjoying his first full season in MLS after joining New York on July 24, 2013. Wright-Phillips was named to the MLS All Star Team this year and recorded a spectacular goal in a 2-1 MLS win over reigning German Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich August 6 in Providence Park in Portland, OR. He also recorded New York's lone goal in its 1-0 New York Cup win over Arsenal on July 26 at Red Bull Arena. Wright-Phillips has played in 23 games, 20 of which are starts. Last season, Wright-Phillips had a goal in seven games played.

The MLS single season goals record is 27 set by Roy Lassiter (1996 "" Tampa Bay Mutiny) and Chris Wondolowski (2012 "" San Jose Earthquakes).

Wright-Phillips' career started in 2004, when he graduated from Manchester City's academy and played for the Premiership side until 2006. The 28-year-old then moved onto English side, Southampton, where he amassed 111 appearances and scored 22 goals from 2009-11, Wright-Phillips featured for Plymouth Argyle before the former English Under-20 International moved to Charlton Athletic. At Charlton, Wright-Phillips scored 31 goals in 82 games. Prior to coming to New York, Wright-Phillips was most recently at Brentford on loan, playing 15 matches and recording five goals.

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