Haji Wright follows the lead of every other USMNT striker, bags a brace for Antalyaspor

If you’re a USMNT striker, you had a good weekend

Haji Wright just added to the great weekend U.S. men’s national team strikers are having.

Not long after Josh Sargent scored a brace for Norwich, and Jordan Pefok put up a goal and an assist for Union Berlin, Wright struck twice as Antalyaspor trounced Trabzonspor 5-2.

The first was pretty perfunctory: a penalty that he won after being wiped out by a Trabzonspor defender. Wright dusted himself off and converted the spot kick shortly before halftime.

The second took a little more work. Deep into stoppage time, a cross found Wright in the box, surrounded by two defenders. He brought the ball down on his chest, took a second touch, but all that got him was less space to operate in, and eventually a third defender to deal with.

No problem! Wright turned away from goal, then pivoted abruptly to his right, spinning away from the entire pack of Trabonspor players before firing a low shot that clipped a defender, looping over the ‘keeper and in.

Wright is up to three goals and an assist in three games to start the season for Antalyaspor, meaning that he’s been directly involved in two-thirds of their goals.

Watch Wright’s brace for Antalyaspor

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