Striker Joe Pigott will offer Leyton Orient 'an awful lot of qualities' according to head coach Richie Wellens, after joining on a two-year deal from Ipswich Town.

Pigott, 29, is the seventh signing of the summer for the League One newcomers, following Max Sanders, Ethan Galbraith, Dan Agyei, Sam Howes, Idris El Mizouni and Sol Brynn.

And Wellens is backing th six foot tall centre forward to make an impact at Brisbane Road.

"He's a focal point in terms of his size, but he's certainly not a target man," Wellens told the club website.

"He's great with his back to goal and a really clever footballer. In terms of goals, he had a wonderful spell at Wimbledon which got him a great move to Ipswich and subsequently a loan at Portsmouth.

"He can play centre forward, but he can also play wide, so his versatility is something that could be really important for us.

"I think he needs to find a home and someone who trusts him to get back to his goalscoring form, but he offers an awful lot of qualities.

"He can score headers, tap-ins and free-kicks, he's technically a really good player and we think his qualities will really help us this season."

Pigott started out at Charlton, before scoring 11 goals in 27 games on loan at Maidstone United.

He went on to net 54 times in 157 appearances for AFC Wimbledon, before joining Ipswich in 2021, then scored seven goals in 44 matches on loan at Portsmouth last season.

And he will find some familiar faces in the camp, adding: "I know Idris from Ipswich and I've played with Max Sanders before, and they're great players and lads, so I'm excited to work with them both again.

"I'm really happy to be here and I'm looking forward to seeing what we can do next season.

"The gaffer was a big part of me coming here. I had good conversations with him about myself and about what he expects from his teams. He really sold the club to me.

"I had my first session with the lads and it was really good, I'm just excited to get going now and get some minutes under my belt.

"My first thoughts are just for us to continue on with the momentum from last season that the squad has built up and hopefully I can add to that."