PRIOR Drey Wright, a winger for Colchester United, has joined Dundee of the Scottish Premiership.
The 30-year-old, who left St Johnstone at the end of the season to join the Dee on a two-year contract, made almost 150 league and cup appearances for the U’s after rising through their youth.
On the Dundee FC website, Wright said: “It feels great.
“I was eager to move as soon as I heard about the interest, and I talked to a few others at the club. I’m glad to get it across the finish line now. It felt like the proper move.
“I spoke to (Dundee technical director) Gordon Strachan a few times and I felt it was a good fit with me for this time and I’m excited about the direction the club is going.
“My message to the Dundee supporters would be just to back us and for me personally to show me some faith at the start and I can repay that.
“The game is made a lot easier if your fans are onside.
“I’ve noticed that strong support playing at Dens over the years, it’s hard for the opposition when the Dundee fans are right behind the team, so I would just ask the fans to back us as much as you can.”
Wright progressed through Colchester’s academy and was handed his first-team debut for the club by John Ward at the age of 17, in 2012.
He made 148 appearances for the U’s in all competitions, scoring nine goals.
The versatile attacker departed the JobServe Community Stadium in the summer of 2018 and joined St Johnstone on a two-year deal, after turning down a new contract at the U’s.
Wright spent two seasons at McDiarmid Park before leaving to join Hibernian, where he made 50 appearances in all competitions.
The former U’s winger then returned to St Johnstone for a second spell in 2022 and spent three seasons in Perth, before leaving this summer.
He now has more than 300 career appearances to his name.
