England-based Warriors prospect Macauley Bonne has joined Leyton Orient from Colchester United for an undisclosed fee.

The 21-year-old striker born in England to Zimbabwean parents,has agreed a two-year deal at the Matchroom Stadium.

This was confirmed by a statement posted by the club on the official portal indicating that Bonne has made a switch from the third side tier side where he made 82 apperances scoring 16 goals in total.

Bonne, who started out at Ipswich Town’s Academy and enjoyed a brief spell at Norwich City before joining Colchester at the age of 14, came through the ranks with the Essex outfit and went on to make his professional debut as a substitute at Shrewsbury Town on October 22, 2013.

Bonne then had an 18th birthday to remember four days later, as he marked his home debut with the winning goal in a 1-0 victory against Peterborough United.

Having introduced himself to the U’s fans in spectacular fashion, the forward went on to make a total of 84 appearances during his time at the Weston Homes Community Stadium.

Bonne, who has been capped by Zimbabwe at under-23 level, also needs no introduction to the Vanarama National League having enjoyed loan spells at both Lincoln City and Woking last season.

Bonne however leaves the U’s a sad man. He told the Daily Gazette in England that it was sad to have left the club although he felt it was a decision he had to make for the good of his career.

“Sometimes in your career, you need to take a step back to go forward and I think I’m doing that at the best time for me.

“I’m sad to be leaving Colchester – I was there for a long time and I really enjoyed my time there.

“I hope that I made the right impression both on and off the pitch and who knows what might happen in the future?

“I’m only 21 and could end up playing against Colchester or even for them one day.

“But it’s been a pleasure to play in front of the fans and their support is second to none.”

“I’d have liked to have played more games but that’s football and the decision I had to take had to be the right one.

“It’s been difficult being on the bench but I’ve always held my head up high.

“I enjoyed my time at Colchester and it’s sad that it didn’t work out for me there.”

Bonne made his first appearance for his new club at the weekend scoring two goals in the 6-1 thumping of Bostik League side Harlow Town, in a pre-season friendly.