Archie Gray
Personal information
Full name Archie James Francis Gray[1]
Date of birth (2006-03-12) 12 March 2006
Place of birth Durham, England[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Leeds United
Number 22
Youth career
2014–2022 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Leeds United 21 (0)
International career‡
2021 England U15 1 (0)
2021–2022 England U16 8 (0)
2022–2023 England U17 9 (1)
2023 England U19 3 (0)
2023– England U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:29, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:45, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Archie James Francis Gray (born 12 March 2006) is an English professional footballer playing as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Leeds United.

Club career

Born in Durham, Gray joined Leeds United at under-9 level.[2][3] He progressed rapidly through the academy, and an agreement had to be met between Leeds United and Gray's school, the St John Fisher Catholic High School in Harrogate, for Gray to miss classes in order to train with the first team, at the request of then-manager Marcelo Bielsa.[3]

On 18 December 2021, aged 15, Gray was named on the bench for a Premier League game against Arsenal.[3] Had he featured, he would have broken the record for Leeds United's youngest player, set in 1962 by Peter Lorimer.[3] He made the bench a further five times in the 2021–22 season, but did not feature.[4]

He signed a two-year scholarship deal with Leeds United in September 2022.[5]

Gray made his debut for Leeds' first team on 6 August 2023, in the first game of the 2023–24 EFL Championship season at home to Cardiff City.[6]

International career

Gray has represented England at under-16 and under-17 level.[2] He remains eligible to represent Scotland.[7]

On 17 May 2023, Gray was named in the England squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[8]

Having already stepped up to the England U19 squad, Gray made his U20 debut on 16 November 2023 during a 3–0 defeat to Italy at the Eco-Power Stadium.[9]

Personal life

He is the son of Andy Gray, and Giorgina. He is one of four brothers.[10] He is also the grandson of Frank Gray, and the great nephew of Eddie Gray, all of whom played for Leeds United and represented Scotland at international level.[3] His brother, Harry, also plays for the Leeds United academy.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 August 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds United U21 2021–22[11] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Leeds United 2023–24 Championship 400020—60
Career total 4000201070
  1. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Archie Gray at WorldFootball.net
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hay, Phil (26 August 2022). "Archie Gray: 16 years old, GCSEs freshly in hand and part of the Leeds first team". theathletic.com. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  4. 1 2 Archie Gray at Soccerway
  5. ↑ Barrett, Thomas (16 September 2022). "Harrogate's Archie Gray signs scholarship with Leeds United". thestrayferret.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Leeds United v Cardiff City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Berry, Gavin (14 April 2022). "Who is Archie Gray? The Leeds United wonderkid from Scottish football royalty making his name with ENGLAND". dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "England MU17s squad named for EURO Finals". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Report: England Elite League squad 0-3 Italy". Emglandfootball.com. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  10. ↑ Heppenstall, Ross (8 December 2023). "Archie Gray: 'My childhood dream was to win the Champions League with Leeds'". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Archie Gray | Football Stats | Leeds United | Season 2021/2022 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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