Drey Wright
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Drey Jermaine Wright[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1995[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Greenwich, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Forward/Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Colchester United | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Colchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012– | Colchester United | 28 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:09, 15 September 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Drey Jermaine Wright (born 30 April 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Colchester United.
Career
Wright, son of former Ipswich Town and Southampton midfielder Jermaine Wright,[3] is a rapid winger who was given a professional contract after just one year in the Colchester United youth team, having scored a number of goals in the 2011–12 season.[4] Born in Greenwich, London, he was offered a two-year contract, alongside three other youth team players.[5]
Wright featured heavily for Colchester's first team in pre-season for the 2012–13 season, and made his first team debut in a League Cup 3–0 defeat against Yeovil Town on 14 August 2012.[6][7] He made his first league appearance for Colchester in a 2–2 draw with Portsmouth on 21 August 2012, coming on as a 79th minute substitute for Clinton Morrison.[8] His first goal for the club came in a 3–1 defeat to Brentford on 26 December 2012.[9]
In March 2013, Wright was nominated as League One 'Apprentice of the Year', making the shortlist alongside Hartlepool United's Luke James and Sheffield United's George Willis, ending as runner-up to James.[10]
Wright scored his second professional goal for Colchester on 1 April 2013, scoring the opener in a 1–1 draw with Oldham Athletic following an error from Latics goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis.[11] He then scored in the following game against Leyton Orient in a vital 2–1 win.[12]
At the end of his first season in the first-team, Wright was named Colchester United 'Young Player of the Year' after making 21 league appearances and scoring three goals in the process.[13] He was rewarded with a new three-year contract on 26 July 2013 to keep him with Colchester until summer 2016.[14]
Wright featured in the opening game of the 2013–14 season when he came on as a substitute for Freddie Sears after 78 minutes during a 1–0 victory over Gillingham on 3 August.[15] He made his first start of the season in a 2–0 defeat to Coventry City on 8 September.[16] Having undergone a knee operation in October 2013, Wright returned to light training with the squad in February 2014 having not featured since 14 September 2013 in a 2–2 draw with Bradford City.[17]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 September 2013.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colchester United | 2012–13[18] | League One | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| 2013–14[19] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
Honours
Individual
- 2012–13 Colchester United Young Player of the Year
- All honours referenced by:[13]
References
- ↑ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "FootballSquads – Colchester United – 2012/13". FootballSquads. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ↑ "Hot prospect Wright eager for more first-team action with U's". Colchester Gazette. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ↑ "Colchester United Team Profiles Drey Wright". cu-fc.com. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ↑ "U's quartet sign new contracts". Colchester Gazette. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ↑ "Ward not surprised by in-form Wright's progress". Colchester Gazette. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ↑ "Yeovil 3–0 Colchester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ↑ "Scintillating Game Ends Level". cu-fc.com. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ↑ "Colchester 1–3 Brentford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ "James is LFE Apprentice of the Year for League 1". The Football League. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ↑ "Oldham 1–1 Colchester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ↑ "Colchester 2–1 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Jabo Is Your Top Man". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ↑ "U's Flash: Drey's Deal". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "Gillingham 0–1 Colchester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ↑ "Coventry 2–0 Colchester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ↑ Waldron, Jonathan (4 February 2014). "Wright on the road to recovery". Colchester Gazette (Colchester). Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Drey Wright in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Drey Wright in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
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