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17 Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee.[6][7] He scored the only goal on his debut against Colchester United on 1 February 2011.[8] On 28 February 2012, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 win at Chesterfield. [9] Wright-Phillips contributed 22 goals in 42 matches as Charlton Athletic won the 2011–12 Football League One title. He was released by Charlton at the end of the 2012–13 season. Brentford On 19 February 2013, he joined Brentford on loan until the end of the season. He was man of the match on 13 April 2013 against Portsmouth. He scored two crucial goals and provided the winning assist for Clayton Donaldson. However, it wasn't enough to see Brentford promoted to the Championship. New York Red Bulls On 24 July 2013, Wright-Phillips joined the New York Red Bulls. Despite joining the club in the latter part of the season Wright-Phillips was a key contributor in helping New York capture its first major title the MLS Supporters' Shield. On 23 April 2014, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 win against Houston Dynamo.[14] Wright-Phillips secured his second hat-trick for New York on May 10 during the 4-5 home loss to the Chicago Fire. As of August 9th, 2014 he led the scoring in MLS with 18 goals in the first 21 games of the season as well as scoring the winner in a friendly against his fathers team Arsenal and the equaliser against [Bayern Munich]] in the 2014 MLS All-Star Game. Two day after the all stars game Red Bulls Sporting Director Andy Roxburgh claimed that WrightPhillips' scoring exploits were producing international transfer interest in the player. Senior career* Personal information Bradley Edward 12 March Lewisham, England 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Forward Club information New York Red Bulls 99 Youth career Apps† (Gls)† Manchester 32 (2) 2006– Southampton 111 (22) 2009– Plymouth Argyle 32 (17) 2011– Charlton Athletic 82 (31) 2013 → Brentf ord (loan) 15 (5) 2013– New York 28 (19) 5 (0) Years Team 2004