Joe Wright, born on 26 February 1995 (age 31), is a Welsh central defender now with Dundee, where he wears squad number 26. At an imposing 6ft 4in (1.93m), he is built for the job, which is not always the same as doing it well, though his recent form has been solid enough.
Kilmarnock is where his senior career has carried most weight. Across three league seasons there, Wright made 91 league appearances and scored 10 league goals, a decent return for a centre-half. His strongest attacking season came in 2022–23, when he scored five times in 34 league appearances.
At Dundee, he remains part of the defensive group rather than a player with the same footprint he had at Rugby Park. In 2026–27, he has made one league appearance, in the 2-1 defeat away to Hearts on 6 September 2026, and has been out of the matchday squad in recent weeks.
Wright’s career to date is that of an established Welsh defender whose clearest body of work came at Kilmarnock, with Dundee his current stop.
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