Norwich City keeper Jon McCracken has joined newly promoted Scottish Premier side Dundee on a season long loan.

The 23-year-old former Hamilton youngster will spend the next campaign back north of the border after an ankle injury saw him cut short a loan stint at League Two promotion winners Stevenage last season.

McCracken is yet to make a senior Canaries’ appearance and is entering the final 12 months of his Carrow Road deal.

Norwich recently signed teenage Chilean keeper Vicente Reyes, while fellow youngsters Dan Barden and Archie Mair are also on the books behind senior duo Angus Gunn and Tim Krul.

“It feels great, there has been a bit of interest for a while now, so I’m glad to get it done and to be here," said McCracken, speaking to Dundee's official site. "I spoke to the gaffer quite a few times over the last couple of weeks and once I spoke to him my mind was pretty much made up on where I wanted to go and it was just a matter of getting the green light from Norwich to come up.

"The gaffer said you’ll come in and fight for your jersey and that was my mind made up. I am hoping for a successful season for me personally and the club. I am aiming to get as many games as I can and hopefully help Dundee to get as many clean sheets as possible.”

McCracken earned rave reviews for his early displays at Stevenage from boss Steve Evans, before an ankle injury in a 1-1 League Two draw against Northampton at the start of April saw him return to his parent club.

The young Scot had offers from other clubs in England but Dens Park boss Tony Doherty is looking forward to working with McCracken, who trained for the first time with his new team on Monday and will be part of the squad travelling to Ireland for pre-season.

Dundee are back in the Scottish top flight after winning the Scottish Championship title by five points last season.

“We are delighted to have him in the building, he is an extremely talented young goalkeeper from Norwich who they rate very highly," said Doherty. "He now just needs to get to that next stage in his career in terms of his development, so we are delighted to have him on board.

"He’s a big character, a great personality and from what we’ve heard and seen of him we are very impressed.

"He’ll be coming to Ireland with us to integrate with the boys. I’ve said to Jon he’s in a fight for the jersey and that number one spot and that’s what I want all over the squad that competition, because that healthy level of competition keeps everyone on their toes and improves the standard."