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Full nameDrey Jermaine Wright
PositionFull-back
NationalityEngland
Age31
Date of birth30 Apr 1995
BirthplaceGreenwich
Height175 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubDundee
Full-backalso played MID
9
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
727
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Dundee.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premiership100806

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

D. Wright is a 31-year-old full-back at Dundee, rated 27 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 86th of 104 on scout potential in the Premiership. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (73.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.11 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Wright.

Judged on this season alone, Wright graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 12th of 19 of the 19 full-backs in the Premiership, on 2 clean sheets and 2.105 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 32 → 22). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 16th of 19 of the 19 full-backs in the Premiership. At 31 Wright is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23
27
Ratingi
16th of 19 full-backs
21.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
73.4%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.11
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Dundee finished 4th of 12 · an upper-table side

9
Apps
2.11
Def. / 90
9
Tackles
5
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 9 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 73.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.25 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 27, Wright carries the 16th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Premiership of 19 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target3
Shots4

Passing

Assists1
Chances created5
Passes244
Pass accuracy70%

Possession

Successful dribbles1
Dribble success20%
Duels won30
Duels won %54.5%
Fouls won10

Defending

Tackles9
Interceptions5
Blocks3
Fouls committed4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.