Biography & Career Of Demarai Gray

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Biography & Career Of Demarai Gray

Demarai Gray is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-winger for the English club Everton and represented England at the youth levels. He is well known for his pace and dribbling. He can take on defenders on a one-on-one situation.

Early Life

Demarai Remelle Gray was born on June 28, 1996, in Birmingham, United Kingdom. He went to Frankley High school for his high school education.

Career

Demarai Gray began his football career at the youth level with Birmingham and was called up to the senior team in 2013.

He signed a four-year contract for Leicester City on January 4, 2016. He made his debut for the club on January 10, in a match against Tottenham Hotspur in the third round of the FA Cup.

He joined the German club Bayer Leverkusen on an 18th-month contract on January 31, 2021. He made his debut for the club in a 4-1 victory against VfB Stuttgart where he came on as a substitute at the 74th minute.

Gray signed a three-year deal with the English club Everton on July 22, 2021, and scored his first goal for Everton in a 2-2 draw with Leds United on August 21, 2021.

Gray who is eligible to play for Jamaice through family heritage, decided to represent the country where he was born. He represented England at the under-18, under-19, under-20, and under-21 levels.

Achievements

Demarai Gray has won individual awards such as:

Birmingham City Academy Player of the Season: 2013-14
Football League Young Player of the Month: December 2014.
Birmingham City Young Player of the Season: 2014-15
Birmingham City Goal of the Season: 2014-15

He also won the Premier league title with Leicester City in 2015-16.

Net Worth

Demarai Gray earns his career as a footballer. He has a market value of €20 million based on stats from Transfermarkt. He has an estimated net worth of $2 million.