Dundee Football Club are excited to announce the signing of midfielder Paul Digby on a on a two-year deal, subject to international clearance.
Paul moves to Dundee having previously spent his playing career in England playing for Barnsley, Ipswich Town, Mansfield Town, Forest Green Rovers, Stevenage and most recently Cambridge United. He becomes our first signing of the summer transfer window.
Digby is a 30-year-old midfielder who can play in central and defensive midfield and has made over 350 competitive carer appearances. He previously represented England at Under 19’s and Under 20’s level.
Paul came through the youth system at Barnsley and made his professional debut at the age of 16 in the English Championship. He would go on to make 25 appearances for Barnsley before moving to Ipswich. The deal was originally a loan deal before it was made permanent and he spent two seasons at Portman Road. Paul then went on to have single seasons with Mansfield Town, Forest Green Rovers and Stevenage. In 2020 Digby joined English League Two side Cambridge United and in his season helped the club achieve promotion to League One. He would then go on to spend a further four seasons with Cambridge in League One. During his time five seasons with Cambridge Paul made 229 appearances and scored 6 times.
Speaking after joining The Dee Paul said, “I am absolutely delighted to get it done and I’m extremely excited. I learned of the interest a while back and it was something that was incredibly exciting for me. I’ve always been in the English leagues since I came out of school, so this will be a completely new challenge for me and one that I’m excited about. I’ve had fantastic chats with the new head coach, John and David and they kind of sold it to me but I had such a good feel from everyone. Everyone has gone above and beyond for me to make sure I feel welcomed and doing anything they can for me and my family it’s been a fantastic start for me. On the football side, I’m excited for a new challenge and for all the fantastic games we’ve got up here. I’m excited but also hungry to do well and there’s great potential in the football club to do well in the next few seasons.
This is a completely new chapter for the club going into this season, new head coach, new players and it’s important we start afresh and have a real good go this season and there’s no limits on that for me.”
Welcome to The Dee Paul!
