{{short description|English footballer (born 1995)}} {{Use British English|date=April 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Drey Wright | image = Drey Wright.jpg | upright = | caption = Wright in 2025 | full_name = Drey Jermaine Wright<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0,,10794~179534,00.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717125933/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0%2C%2C10794~179534%2C00.pdf |archive-date=17 July 2013 |title=Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13 |publisher=The Football League |page=31 |access-date=29 September 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1995|4|30}}<ref name="YPOTY">{{cite web |url=http://www.cu-fc.com/news/article/300413-jabo-lands-poty-crown-802008.aspx? |title=Jabo Is Your Top Man |last=Hudson |first=Matt |date=30 April 2013 |publisher=Colchester United FC |access-date=6 May 2013 }}</ref> | birth_place = Greenwich, London, England | height = {{convert|1.75|m|order=flip}}<ref name="FS">{{cite web |url=https://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2014-2015/flone/colches.htm |title=Colchester United |publisher=FootballSquads |access-date=9 January 2013 }}</ref> | position = Right-back, right winger | currentclub = Dundee | clubnumber = 7 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Colchester United | years1 = 2012–2018 | clubs1 = Colchester United | caps1 = 135 | goals1 = 8 | years2 = 2018–2020 | clubs2 = St Johnstone | caps2 = 36 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2020–2022 | clubs3 = Hibernian | caps3 = 37 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2022–2025 | clubs4 = St Johnstone | caps4 = 78 | goals4 = 8 | years5 = 2025– | clubs5 = Dundee | caps5 = 35 | goals5 = 2 | club-update = 17 May 2026 }} '''Drey Jermaine Wright''' (born 30 April 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right winger. He currently plays for {{Scottish football updater|Dundee}} club Dundee.
The son of former Ipswich Town and Southampton midfielder Jermaine Wright, Wright progressed through the Academy at Colchester United before he made his first-team debut in 2012. He made over 150 career appearances for Colchester before leaving to join St Johnstone in May 2018. After two seasons with Hibernian, Wright returned to St Johnstone in 2022 for another 3 seasons.
==Career== ===Colchester United=== Born in Greenwich, London,<ref name="FS"/> Wright is the son of former Ipswich Town and Southampton midfielder Jermaine Wright, and brother to fellow footballer Diaz Wright.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=25 July 2012 |title=Hot prospect Wright eager for more first-team action with U's |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/colchesterunited/9835541.Hot_prospect_Wright_eager_for_more_first_team_action_with_U_s/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=14 August 2012 }}</ref> A rapid winger who progressed through the Academy at Colchester United,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cu-fc.com/team/player-profile/drey-wright/17 |title=Drey Wright |publisher=Colchester United FC |access-date=5 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121191156/http://www.cu-fc.com/team/player-profile/drey-wright/17 |archive-date=21 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=27 July 2011 |title=Gilbey scores four in U's rout |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/colchesterunited/9163710.Gilbey_scores_four_in_U_s_rout/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=5 February 2015 }}</ref> He mostly featured for the youth and reserve sides throughout the season, 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=23 February 2012 |title=Bond hat-trick helps U's book final place |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/colchesterunited/9548936.Bond_hat_trick_helps_U_s_book_final_place/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=5 February 2015 }}</ref> He featured in the final held against Canvey Island on 17 April, a game in which Colchester were defeated 1–0.<ref>{{cite news |date=17 April 2012 |title=Rob is Gulls' King after late winner |url=http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/archive/2012/04/17/9653192.Rob_is_Gulls____King_after_late_winner/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=5 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150210071750/http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/archive/2012/04/17/9653192.Rob_is_Gulls____King_after_late_winner/ |archive-date=10 February 2015 }}</ref> He then scored in the reserve side's penultimate game of the campaign on 24 April in a 2–1 win against Oxford United.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=24 April 2012 |title=U's reserves edge closer to the title |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/colchesterunited/9667270.U_s_reserves_edge_closer_to_the_title/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=5 February 2015 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=1 May 2012 |title=U's reserves win title despite Hatters defeat |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/colchesterunited/9680980.U_s_reserves_win_title_despite_Hatters_defeat/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=5 February 2015 }}</ref>
====2012–13 season==== In May 2012, after just one year of his apprenticeship and on the back of his success with the club's reserve side, Wright signed a two-year professional development contract with Colchester alongside fellow academy products Bradley Hamilton, Ryan Melaugh, Tosin Olufemi and Shaun Phillips.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=10 May 2012 |title=U's quartet sign new contracts |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/colchesterunited/9699364.U_s_quartet_sign_new_contracts/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=14 August 2012 }}</ref> Wright featured in the first-team preparations for the 2012–13 season, with Colchester manager John Ward saying that "it doesn't really surprise me" that both Wright and teammate Alex Gilbey have made strides towards first-team football.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=13 August 2012 |title=Ward not surprised by in-form Wright's progress |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/9870234.Ward_not_surprised_by_in_form_Wright_s_progress/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=5 February 2015 }}</ref> Ward then handed Wright his professional debut in the League Cup tie against Yeovil Town on 14 August, the season's opening game. Wright started the match and played for 58 minutes before being replaced by Karl Duguid in the 3–0 defeat at Huish Park.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19159735 |title=Yeovil 3–0 Colchester |date=14 August 2012 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=14 August 2012 }}</ref> He was drafted into the squad at the last minute following Freddie Sears' withdrawal, but earned praise from his manager despite being forced to play first-team football prematurely.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=15 August 2012 |title=Drey showed the Wright stuff |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/9875129.Drey_showed_the_Wright_stuff/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=5 February 2015 }}</ref> His father, Jermaine, said he was "proud to see my son out there playing" and that "he plays with a smile on his face and he loves playing with the first team".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=16 February 2012 |title=Former Ipswich star Jermaine is proud of son Drey |url=http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/9876817.Former_Ipswich_star_Jermaine_is_proud_of_son_Drey/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=5 February 2015 }}</ref> He then made his first League One appearance for the club, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for Clinton Morrison in Colchester's 2–2 home draw with Portsmouth on 21 August.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19252494 |title=Colchester 2–2 Portsmouth |date=21 August 2012 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=5 February 2015 }}</ref>
On 28 August, Wright's cross for Freddie Ladapo's goal in their Professional Development League Two match against Swansea City was enough to hand Colchester their first-ever win in the newly established under-21 league format.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=28 August 2012 |title=Ladapo strike gives U's first under-21 victory |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/9895888.Ladapo_strike_gives_U_s_first_under_21_victory/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=5 February 2015 }}</ref> He scored his first professional goal on his first league start on Boxing Day in a 3–1 home defeat to Brentford, in which he played the full 90 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20779264 |title=Colchester 1–3 Brentford |date=26 December 2012 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=27 December 2012 }}</ref> Manager Joe Dunne enthused that "Drey Wright was outstanding" and "had an exceptional full debut and showed his strength".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=27 December 2012 |title=Dunne hails U's young guns |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/10129854.Dunne_hails_U_s_young_guns/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=5 February 2015 }}</ref>
In March 2013, Wright was shortlisted for the League Football Education ' League One Apprentice of the Year' award, nominated alongside Sheffield United's George Willis and eventual winner Luke James of Hartlepool United.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/flawards/news/20130324/james-is-lfe-apprentice-of-the-year-for-league-1_2293338_3116282 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928091637/http://www.football-league.co.uk/flawards/news/20130324/james-is-lfe-apprentice-of-the-year-for-league-1_2293338_3116282 |archive-date=28 September 2013 |title=James is LFE Apprentice of the Year for League 1 |publisher=The Football League |date=24 March 2013 |access-date=29 March 2013 }}</ref> Wright ended his first professional season with 23 first-team appearances, having scored three goals,<ref name="Games played by Drey Wright in 2012/2013">{{Soccerbase season|65501|2012|name=Drey Wright|accessdate=9 February 2015}}</ref> and was rewarded at the club's annual end of season awards evening on his 18th birthday, earning the Colchester United 'Young Player of the Year' accolade ahead of Sam Walker and Gavin Massey.<ref name="YPOTY"/>
====2013–14 season==== With one year remaining on his contract, Wright signed a two-year extension on 26 July 2013 to keep him with the club until summer 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=26 July 2013 |title=Wright pens new U's deal |url=http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/10576068.Wright_pens_new_U_s_deal/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref> He was brought on as a substitute in the season's opening game on 3 August in a 1–0 win at Gillingham, setting up Andy Bond to score the 88th-minute winner.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=3 August 2013 |title=Bond scores dramatic late winner to give U's opening day win |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/10591026.Bond_scores_dramatic_late_winner_to_give_U_s_opening_day_win/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref>
A calf strain left Wright out of action in early September,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=4 September 2013 |title=U's facing injury crisis |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/10653703.U_s_facing_injury_crisis/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref> but he recovered in time to make his first start of the season in their 2–0 away defeat to Coventry City on 8 September.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23918802 |title=Coventry 2–0 Colchester |date=8 September 2013 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=8 September 2013 }}</ref> 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 the U's 2–2 draw with Bradford City.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=4 February 2014 |title=Wright on the road to recovery |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/10986006.Wright_on_the_road_to_recovery/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=7 February 2014 }}</ref> He continued his comeback from injury on 6 March when he played for 60 minutes in Colchester's Essex Senior Cup semi-final defeat to Concord Rangers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=7 March 2014 |title=Young U's side beaten in Essex Senior Cup semi-final |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/11060699.Young_U_s_side_beaten_in_Essex_Senior_Cup_semi_final/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref> Manager Joe Dunne then announced that he was looking to loan Wright to another club to find first-team action elsewhere to aid his recovery process.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=11 March 2014 |title=U's could allow Wright to leave on loan |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/11067786.U_s_could_allow_Wright_to_leave_on_loan/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref> However, Wright made his first appearance for the first-team in almost seven months as a substitute for David Wright in the U's 2–0 away defeat to Peterborough United on 2 April.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=3 April 2015 |title=Drey's on the Wright track for U's |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/11125580.Drey_s_on_the_Wright_track_for_U_s/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref> Wright finished his injury-blighted campaign with 13 appearances.<ref name="Games played by Drey Wright in 2013/2014">{{Soccerbase season|65501|2013|name=Drey Wright|accessdate=9 February 2015}}</ref>
====2014–15 season==== After starting Colchester's first game of the season at home to Oldham Athletic on 9 August 2014, Wright suffered a recurrence of his knee injury, which forced him out of much of last season. He was withdrawn after 64 minutes and replaced by Dominic Vose in the 2–2 draw.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28646626 |title=Colchester 2–2 Oldham |date=9 August 2014 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=12 August 2014 |title=U's reluctant to put timescale on Wright recovery |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/11403726.U_s_reluctant_to_put_timescale_on_Wright_recovery/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref> He returned to first-team action for the first time in six weeks, and for the first time under new manager Tony Humes, on 20 September as an 84th-minute substitute for Gavin Massey in a 0–0 home draw with Bradford City.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=20 September 2014 |title=U's play out goal-less draw with Bradford |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/11486636.U_s_play_out_goal_less_draw_with_Bradford/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref>
Wright announced his return to full fitness in late September following his return to the first-team,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=24 September 2014 |title=Wright happy to be back in the fray for U's |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/11492065.Wright_happy_to_be_back_in_the_fray_for_U_s/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref> and then scored his first goal of the season, and his first for the club in 18 months, with the opener in Colchester's 3–3 Football League Trophy draw with Gillingham on 7 October.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=7 October 2014 |title=U's knocked out of JPT on penalties |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/11520264.U_s_knocked_out_of_JPT_on_penalties/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref> Wright then limped out of the under-21 Development Squad's 5–0 defeat at home to Sheffield Wednesday on 14 October with another recurrence of his knee injury.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=14 October 2014 |title=Injury worry over Wright as U's under-21s are beaten |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/11533130.Injury_worry_over_Wright_as_U_s_under_21s_are_beaten/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref> As a result of the injury, Wright was ruled out for the rest of the season with cruciate ligament damage.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Marston |first1=Carl |date=23 October 2014 |title=Colchester United winger Drey Wright ruled out for the season |url=http://www.greenun24.co.uk/colchester-united/colchester_united_winger_drey_wright_ruled_out_for_the_season_1_3818182 |newspaper=Green'Un |location=Ipswich |access-date=25 October 2014 }}</ref>
====2015–16 season==== Wright returned to first-team action on 11 August 2015 as a second-half substitute during Colchester's 1–0 League Cup defeat to Reading.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33769253 |title=Colchester United 0–1 Reading |date=11 August 2015 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=20 May 2016 }}</ref> He celebrated his 50th career appearance for Colchester during the season,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=17 February 2016 |title=Colchester United winger Drey Wright showed "what a good prospect he is" according to Kevin Keen |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/14283290.Wright_display_earns_praise_from_Keen/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=20 May 2016 }}</ref> ending the campaign with 13 appearances.<ref name="Games played by Drey Wright in 2015/2016">{{Soccerbase season|65501|2015|name=Drey Wright|accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref> He was offered a new deal at the end of the season following Colchester's relegation to League Two.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cu-fc.com/news/article/colchester-united-2015-16-retained-list-3121083.aspx? |title=U's Retained List |last=Hudson |first=Matt |date=20 May 2016 |publisher=Colchester United FC |access-date=20 May 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36347391 |title=Colchester United: Joe Edwards and Nicky Shorey among nine to depart |date=20 May 2016 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=20 May 2016 }}</ref> He signed a new one-year contract extension on 25 May 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |date=25 May 2016 |title=Winger Drey Wright commits his future to Colchester United |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/colchesterunited/14515641.Wright_agrees_new_one_year_deal_with_U_s/? |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=25 May 2016 }}</ref>
====2016–17 season==== Wright scored his first goal in almost two years on 24 September 2016 with the opening goal in Colchester's 2–1 home defeat to Accrington Stanley.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37393364 |title=Colchester United 1–2 Accrington Stanley |date=24 September 2016 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=25 September 2016 }}</ref> He made his 100th Colchester United appearance on 29 April 2017 in their 3–1 win at Leyton Orient,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39676226 |title=Leyton Orient 1–3 Colchester United |date=29 April 2017 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=30 April 2017 }}</ref> and made a total of 46 appearances in addition to scoring two goals across the season.<ref name="Games played by Drey Wright in 2016/2017">{{soccerbase season|65501|2016|accessdate=30 June 2016}}</ref>
====2017–18 season==== Following his most successful season to date for Colchester, Wright agreed a one-year contract extension with the club on 29 June 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last=Waldron |first=Jonathan |date=29 June 2017 |title=Drey Wright staying at Colchester United for at least another year after signing new deal |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/colchesterunited/15380068.Winger_Drey_Wright_agrees_Colchester_United_stay/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=29 June 2017 }}</ref> Manager John McGreal suggested he might pick Wright in a more central midfield and attacking role instead of his more frequent wing position for the new season after playing and scoring during pre-season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Waldron |first=Jonathan |date=20 July 2017 |title=Colchester United head coach John McGreal says Drey Wright is equipped to play as a centre forward |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/colchesterunited/15423017.Drey_can_be_Wright_man_for_central_role_at_Colchester_United/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |access-date=27 July 2017 }}</ref> He scored his first season goal on 27 January 2018 during Colchester's 2–2 draw with Port Vale.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42756557 |title=Port Vale 2–2 Colchester United |date=27 January 2018 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=27 January 2018 }}</ref>
===St Johnstone=== After six years in the Colchester United first team and three goals in 47 appearances during 2017–18, Wright signed a pre-contract agreement to join Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone in a two-year deal in May 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44053663 |title=St Johnstone recruit midfielder Drey Wright from Colchester |date=9 May 2018 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=25 May 2018 }}</ref> He made his competitive debut for the club on 16 July in a Scottish League Cup penalty shoot-out win over East Fife.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44846269 |title=St Johnstone 0–0 East Fife (5–4pens) |date=16 July 2018 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=29 July 2018 }}</ref> Wright scored his first goal for the club on 18 August in St Johnstone's 4–2 extra-time win over Queen of the South.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45189088 |title=Queen of the South 2–4 St Johnstone |date=18 August 2018 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=27 October 2018 }}</ref> His first season at the club ended early when he suffered a knee injury in a match against Kilmarnock in November 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Drey Wright: St Johnstone winger to miss rest of season with knee injury|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46370233|publisher=BBC Sport|date=28 November 2018|access-date=28 July 2019}}</ref> In August 2019, he returned to playing after nine months out.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49495614|title=St Johnstone: Drey Wright on course for return after nine months out|date=28 August 2019|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref> He rejected a new contract and left the Saints in June 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52889159|title=Drey Wright: Winger to leave St Johnstone after rejecting new deal|website=BBC Sport|date=2 June 2020 |access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
===Hibernian=== On 10 July 2020, Wright signed for Hibernian on a two-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/10668|title=DREY WRIGHT SIGNS FOR HIBERNIAN|website=Hibernian FC|access-date=10 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53352032 |title=Hibernian sign Kevin Nisbet and Drey Wright |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=10 July 2020 |access-date=10 July 2020}}</ref> On 20 September 2020, Wright scored his first goal for Hibernian in a 2–2 draw against Rangers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54135422|title=Hibernian 2–2 Rangers|website=bbc.co.uk|first=Jamie|last=Lyall|date=21 September 2020|access-date=23 August 2021}}</ref> Wright made twenty-eight competitive appearances and scored one goal in his first season with Hibernian.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{soccerbase season|65501|2020|accessdate=1 August 2020}}</ref>
On 9 April 2022, Wright scored the opener in the Edinburgh derby for Hibernian, his second goal for the club, but the game ended in a 3–1 win for Hearts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60903115|title=Hearts 3–1 Hibernian|website=bbc.co.uk|first=Andrew|last=Southwick|date=9 April 2022|access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref> Hibs released Wright in June 2022, at the end of his contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61675106 |title=Hibernian: Scott Allan, Alex Gogic, Drey Wright and Jamie Murphy among six exits |website=BBC Sport |date=2 June 2022 |accessdate=2 June 2022}}</ref>
===St Johnstone return=== Wright returned to St Johnstone on 16 June 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.stv.tv/sport/drey-wright-and-andy-considine-join-st-johnstone-on-free-transfers |title=Drey Wright and Andy Considine join St Johnstone on free transfers |website=STV Sport |date=16 June 2022 |accessdate=16 June 2022 |first=Andy |last=Coyle}}</ref>
=== Dundee === On 12 June 2025, Wright joined Scottish Premiership club Dundee on a two-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 June 2025 |title=The Wright Signing |url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/wright-signs/ |access-date=12 June 2025 |website=Dundee Football Club - Official Website |language=en-US}}</ref> On 29 November, Wright scored his first goal for the ''Dark Blues'' in a home win over St Mirren.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dundee vs St Mirren: Scottish Premiership radio updates, live text & match report|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c4g4xe7z2jdt|website=BBC Sport|access-date=30 November 2025|language=en-GB}}</ref> On 17 January 2026, Wright netted a late winner for Dundee away to Kilmarnock in the Scottish Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kilmarnock vs Dundee: Scottish Cup text & radio updates, match report |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cn0yg7x0kgzt |access-date=17 January 2026 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|17 May 2026}}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National cup{{efn|Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup}} !colspan=2|League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup}} !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="7"|Colchester United |2012–13<ref name="Games played by Drey Wright in 2012/2013"/> |League One |21||3||0||0||1||0||1{{efn|name=FLT|Appearance in Football League Trophy}}||0||23||3 |- |2013–14<ref name="Games played by Drey Wright in 2013/2014"/> |League One |12||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||13||0 |- |2014–15<ref name="Games played by Drey Wright in 2014/2015">{{Soccerbase season|65501|2014|name=Drey Wright|accessdate=9 February 2015}}</ref> |League One |5||0||0||0||0||0||1{{efn|name=FLT}}||1||6||1 |- |2015–16<ref name="Games played by Drey Wright in 2015/2016"/> |League One |11||0||0||0||1||0||1{{efn|name=FLT}}||0||13||0 |- |2016–17<ref name="Games played by Drey Wright in 2016/2017"/> |League Two |42||2||1||0||0||0||3{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}}||0||46||2 |- |2017–18<ref name="Games played by Drey Wright in 2017/2018">{{soccerbase season|65501|2017|accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> |League Two |44||3||1||0||1||0||1{{efn|name=EFLT}}||0||47||3 |- !colspan=2|Total !135!!8!!6!!0!!4!!0!!7!!1!!152!!9 |- |rowspan=3|St Johnstone |2018–19<ref>{{soccerbase season|65501|2018|accessdate=27 July 2018}}</ref> |Scottish Premiership |14||1||0||0||6||1||colspan="2"|—||20||1 |- |2019–20<ref>{{soccerbase season|65501|2019|accessdate=28 July 2019}}</ref> |Scottish Premiership |22||0||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||25||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !36!!1!!3!!0!!6!!1!!0!!0!!45!!1 |- |rowspan="3"|Hibernian |2020–21<ref name="ReferenceA"/> |Scottish Premiership |20||1||3||0||5||0||colspan="2"|—||28||1 |- |2021–22<ref>{{soccerbase season|65501|2021|accessdate=21 July 2021}}</ref> |Scottish Premiership |17||1||2||0||1||0||2{{efn|Appearances in the UEFA Conference League}}||0||22||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !37!!2!!5!!0!!6!!0!!2!!0!!50!!2 |- | rowspan="4" |St Johnstone |2022–23<ref>{{soccerbase season|65501|2022|accessdate=11 October 2022}}</ref> |Scottish Premiership |38||7||1||0||1||0||0||0||40||7 |- |2023–24<ref>{{Cite web |title=Drey Wright {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} St Johnstone {{!}} Season 2023/2024 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=65501&season_id=156 |access-date=7 October 2023 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref> |Scottish Premiership |9||0||0||0||3||0||0||0||12||0 |- |2024–25<ref>{{soccerbase season|65501|2024|accessdate=3 June 2025}}</ref> |Scottish Premiership |31||1||3||0||4||0||0||0||38||1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !78!!8!!4!!0!!8!!0!!0!!0!!90!!8 |- |Dundee |2025–26<ref>{{soccerbase season|65501|2025|accessdate=12 June 2025}}</ref> |Scottish Premiership |35||2||2||1||4||0||0||0||41||3 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !321!!21!!20!!1!!28!!1!!9!!1!!378!!23 |}
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==Honours== '''Individual''' *2012–13 Colchester United Young Player of the Year<ref name="YPOTY"/>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerbase}}
{{Dundee F.C. squad}}
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