Louis Benjamin Gray (born 11 August 1995) is a Welsh professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Gray began his career with

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

, and spent loan spells at

Rhyl Rhyl (; cy, Y Rhyl, ) is a seaside town and community (Wales), community in Denbighshire, Wales. The town lies within the Historic counties of Wales, historic boundaries of Flintshire (historic), Flintshire, on the north-east coast of Wales at ...

and Cefn Druids. He moved to Everton in 2015, and spent a loan spell at

Colwyn Bay Colwyn Bay ( cy, Bae Colwyn) is a town, community and seaside resort in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea. It lies within the historic county of Denbighshire. Eight neighbouring communities are incorpo ...

in October 2015. He moved on loan to

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

in January 2018. He was released by Everton at the end of the 2017–18 season. He signed for

Nuneaton Borough Nuneaton Borough Football Club is an English football club that is based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The men's 1st team competes in the , the seventh tier of English football. In 1889, Nuneaton St. Nicholas FC was the first team in Nuneaton t ...

in August 2018. He returned to Carlisle United in October 2018, signing a new contract a week later keeping him at the club until January 2019. In December 2018 he signed a further contract extension, until the end of the 2018–19 season. He was offered a new contract by Carlisle at the end of the 2018–19 season. He made his senior debut for the club on 15 October 2019, in the

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. He moved on loan to

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

in February 2020. In May 2020 Carlisle United announced that Gray would leave the club when his contract expired on 30 June 2020. 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. He signed for the club in August 2020. In January 2021 he said he wanted to beat the club's clean sheet record. In July 2022, Gray joined

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Premier Division club

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. He then signed for

AFC Telford United AFC Telford United is a football club based in Telford, Shropshire, England. The club was formed in 2004 after the original Telford United, founded in 1872, folded due to financial problems. Currently members of the National League North, they ...

References

1995 births Living people Welsh men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Wrexham A.F.C. players Rhyl F.C. players Cefn Druids A.F.C. players Everton F.C. players Colwyn Bay F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Nuneaton Borough F.C. players Chester F.C. players Nantwich Town F.C. players Cymru Premier players National League (English football) players AFC Telford United players {{Wales-footy-goalkeeper-stub