Personal information | |||
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Full name | Drey Jermaine Wright | ||
Date of birth | 30 April 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Greenwich, London, England | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Colchester United | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | Colchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012– | Colchester United | 75 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:58, 23 January 2017 (UTC). |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:58, 23 January 2017 (UTC).
Drey Jermaine Wright (born 30 April 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for League Two club Colchester United. The son of former Ipswich Town and Southampton midfielder Jermaine Wright, Wright has progressed through the Colchester United Academy, where he made his first-team debut in 2012.
Born in Greenwich, London, Wright is the son of former Ipswich Town and Southampton midfielder Jermaine Wright. A rapid winger who progressed through the Academy at Colchester United, Wright featured for the Colchester first-team in the 2011–12 pre-season campaign, scoring in a 6–2 friendly win over Whitton United on 27 July 2011 for a youthful U's side. Through the season, he mostly featured for the youth and reserve sides, alongside appearances in the Essex Senior Cup. He netted in their 4–0 semi-final win against Concord Rangers on 23 February 2012 to earn a place in the final. He featured in the final held against Canvey Island on 17 April, a game in which Colchester were defeated 1–0. He then scored in the reserve sides penultimate game of the campaign on 24 April in a 2–1 win against Oxford United, and despite a defeat to Luton Town in the final game, he helped the side claim the last-ever Football Combination North Division title on 1 May.