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Louis Gray
Personal information
Full name Louis Benjamin Gray[1]
Date of birth (1995-08-11) 11 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Wrexham, Wales[2]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 AFC Telford United
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 49 (0)
2022 Nantwich Town
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 for AFC Telford United.[3]

Career

Gray began his career with Wrexham, and spent loan spells at Rhyl and Cefn Druids.[4] He moved to Everton in 2015, and spent a loan spell at Colwyn Bay in October 2015.[5] He moved on loan to Carlisle United in January 2018.[6]

He was released by Everton at the end of the 2017–18 season.[7] He signed for Nuneaton Borough in August 2018.[8] He returned to Carlisle United in October 2018,[9] signing a new contract a week later keeping him at the club until January 2019.[10] In December 2018 he signed a further contract extension, until the end of the 2018–19 season.[11] He was offered a new contract by Carlisle at the end of the 2018–19 season.[12] He made his senior debut for the club on 15 October 2019, in the EFL Trophy.[13]

He moved on loan to Chester in February 2020.[14]

In May 2020 Carlisle United announced that Gray would leave the club when his contract expired on 30 June 2020.[15] 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.[16][17] He signed for the club in August 2020.[18] In January 2021 he said he wanted to beat the club's clean sheet record.[19][20]

In July 2022, Gray joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Nantwich Town.[21] He then signed for AFC Telford United.[22]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b Louis Gray at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Bucks add Gray". AFC Telford United. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Profile". Welsh Premier League. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Profile". Everton F.C. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Louis Gray: Carlisle United sign Everton goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Premier League clubs publish released lists". Premier League. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  8. ^ "TRANSFER NEWS: Goalkeeper Louis Gray joins Boro'". Nuneaton Borough F.C. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  9. ^ "CONTRACT: Keeper makes Brunton Park return". Carlisle United F.C. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  10. ^ "CONTRACT: Keeper agrees three-month deal". Carlisle United F.C. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  11. ^ Andy Hall (28 December 2018). "CONTRACT: Keeper to stay until end of season". Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Carlisle United release eight players after League Two season completed". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Leasing.com Trophy (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
  14. ^ Powell, Dave (28 February 2020). "Chester FC sign Carlisle United goalkeeper Louis Gray on loan". chesterchronicle.
  15. ^ "CLUB: End-of-season retained and released list confirmed". www.carlisleunited.co.uk.
  16. ^ Powell, Dave (13 July 2020). "Chester FC finally get clarity over Louis Gray and Jon Worsnop". CheshireLive.
  17. ^ "Louis will miss the fans as Blues face make-or-break trip to Altrincham". Chester and District Standard.
  18. ^ Powell, Dave (13 August 2020). "Chester look to sign goalkeeper Louis Gray to permanent deal". CheshireLive.
  19. ^ "Chester FC goalkeeper Louis Gray is out to keep it clean". The Leader.
  20. ^ "Chester FC goalkeeper Louis Gray is out to keep it clean". Chester and District Standard.
  21. ^ "Keeper Louis Gray joins the Dabbers". www.nantwichtownfc.co.uk. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Bucks add Gray". AFC Telford United. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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