Louis Gray (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Louis Benjamin Gray[1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 August 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Wrexham, Wales[2] | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Wrexham | 0 | (0) |
2013 | → Rhyl (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2015 | → Cefn Druids (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2015–2018 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
2015 | → Colwyn Bay (loan) | ||
2018 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2018 | Nuneaton Borough | 4 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Carlisle United | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Chester (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Chester | 48 | (0) |
2022 | Nantwich Town | 13 | (0) |
2022 | AFC Telford United | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:35, 26 November 2022 (UTC) |
Louis Benjamin Gray (born 11 August 1995) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Career
[edit]Gray began his career with Wrexham, and spent loan spells at Rhyl and Cefn Druids.[3] He moved to Everton in 2015, and spent a loan spell at Colwyn Bay in October 2015.[4] He moved on loan to Carlisle United in January 2018.[5]
He was released by Everton at the end of the 2017–18 season.[6] He signed for Nuneaton Borough in August 2018.[7] He returned to Carlisle United in October 2018,[8] signing a new contract a week later keeping him at the club until January 2019.[9] In December 2018 he signed a further contract extension, until the end of the 2018–19 season.[10] He was offered a new contract by Carlisle at the end of the 2018–19 season.[11] He made his senior debut for the club on 15 October 2019, in the EFL Trophy.[12]
He moved on loan to Chester in February 2020.[13]
In May 2020 Carlisle United announced that Gray would leave the club when his contract expired on 30 June 2020.[14] He played for Chester in the July 2020 play-off matches, despite technically being a free agent, after permission was granted by the league to temporarily register him as a Chester player.[15][16] He signed for the club in August 2020.[17] In January 2021 he said he wanted to beat the club's clean sheet record.[18][19]
In July 2022, Gray joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Nantwich Town.[20][21] He then signed for AFC Telford United.[22]
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/01/2018 and 31/01/2018". The Football Association. p. 23. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ a b Louis Gray at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Profile". Welsh Premier League. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Profile". Everton F.C. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Louis Gray: Carlisle United sign Everton goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Premier League clubs publish released lists". Premier League. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "TRANSFER NEWS: Goalkeeper Louis Gray joins Boro'". Nuneaton Borough F.C. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "CONTRACT: Keeper makes Brunton Park return". Carlisle United F.C. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "CONTRACT: Keeper agrees three-month deal". Carlisle United F.C. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ Andy Hall (28 December 2018). "CONTRACT: Keeper to stay until end of season". Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Carlisle United release eight players after League Two season completed". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Leasing.com Trophy (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
- ^ Powell, Dave (28 February 2020). "Chester FC sign Carlisle United goalkeeper Louis Gray on loan". chesterchronicle.
- ^ "CLUB: End-of-season retained and released list confirmed". www.carlisleunited.co.uk.
- ^ Powell, Dave (13 July 2020). "Chester FC finally get clarity over Louis Gray and Jon Worsnop". CheshireLive.
- ^ "Louis will miss the fans as Blues face make-or-break trip to Altrincham". Chester and District Standard.
- ^ Powell, Dave (13 August 2020). "Chester look to sign goalkeeper Louis Gray to permanent deal". CheshireLive.
- ^ "Chester FC goalkeeper Louis Gray is out to keep it clean". The Leader.
- ^ "Chester FC goalkeeper Louis Gray is out to keep it clean". Chester and District Standard.
- ^ "Keeper Louis Gray joins the Dabbers". www.nantwichtownfc.co.uk. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Nantwich Town | Appearances | Louis Gray | 2022-2023 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ "Bucks add Gray". AFC Telford United. Retrieved 2 November 2022.