Table of Biography
Demarai Gray is an English professional footballer playing for England. Demarai Gray plays as a winger for Premier League club Everton.
Early Life
Demarai Gray was born on the 28th of June 1996, in Birmingham city in the West Midlands, England. According to his birth date, he is 26 years old and holds English nationality.
Likewise, his birth name was Demarai Remelle Gray and his ethnicity is not available on social media. According to his birth date, he has a zodiac sign of Cancer. Besides this, the football star has not shared information regarding his parents or siblings.
Demarai Gray – Education
Moreover, he attended Franklin High School. Besides, he has not yet shared information regarding his educational background.
Demarai Gray – Relationship Status
Talking about his relationship status, he is currently single and not dating anyone. He is a straight-gender person.
Moreover, he had a one-year relationship in the past with a girl. However, the detail about his ex-girlfriend is not available at the moment.
Demarai Gray – Career and Professional Life
Gemarai is a famous English footballer known all over the World. Gemarai Gray started playing football when he was a teenager and he has an incredible vision of the game.
Demarai Gray is renowned for his innovative and dynamic playing style, which has raised him to the rank of one of the top players in the World.
Gray was a member of Birmingham City’s youth club and made his Football League debut there in 2013 at the age of 17 years old. In two and a half seasons, he scored 8 goals in 78 games across all leagues, including 51 starts in the Championship.
Likewise, he entered the league match at home to Blackburn Rovers on 21 April 2014. Similarly, Gray has performed well in the 2014-15 pre-season and also plays for England’s Under-18 team (2014).
In July 2015, Gray and the team agreed to a new three-year contract after months of negotiations. Then, Gray’s contract with Birmingham City had a release clause that Premier League club Leicester City reportedly paid £3.7 million to activate.
On January 4, 2016, he agreed to a four-and-a-half-year deal. Later, on November 3, 2018, Gray scored the winning goal against Cardiff City. At last, he joined Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga in January 2021, however, in July he made a comeback to English football with Everton.
International Career
Talking about his international experience, in November 2013, Gray was invited to a training camp for the England under-18 team. On February 18, 2014, he made his debut at that level by playing the whole 4-0 friendly win over their Belgian opponents at St. George’s Park.
Similarly, Gemarai was forced to withdraw from the team for the first qualifying round of the 2015 European Under-19 Championship due to an ankle injury, but he was still able to participate in the elite phase.
For the under-20s’ initial games of the 2015–16 season, a doubleheader against the Czech Republic, he and teammate Birmingham player Reece Brown were called up. Whereas, for a friendly match against Switzerland on September 9, Gray was called up to the full England team.
Moreover, Gray was named to England’s 23-man team for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship on May 27. Likewise, Gray is capable of representing Jamaica in addition to his native England.
Gray was listed among English players with Jamaican heritage that Michael Ricketts, president of the Jamaican Football Federation, suggested were “in the process of acquiring their Jamaican passport” in a tv interview in March 2021 as part of the nation’s strategy to enhance their chances of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.
Awards and Nomination
At the moment, this football player has won major awards or honors in his football career. English winger who was nominated as the 2013–14 Birmingham City Academy player of the season and was included in the FourTwoFour shortlist of the Top 10 Football League Stars of Tomorrow.
He along with his team has won the Premier League (2015-16) which was organized in Leicester City. He also has won several individual awards including Player of the Season (2013-14) at Birmingham City Academy.
Furthermore, the player has won the Football League Young Player of the Month (December 2014). His other awards are Young Player of the Season (2014-15) and Goal of the Season (2014-15) at Birmingham City.
Net Worth 2023
Gemarai Gray is a very hard-working football player and has earned a decent amount of money throughout his career. His net worth is $13.9 million as of 2022. Likewise, his annual salary is $3.3 million.
Despite, being a renowned footballer, he hasn’t been endorsed by any brands till now. Hope this footballer will be involved in some of the brand endorsements in the coming future.
Scandal
FAMILY FOOTIE A scary raid at Demarai Gray’s home resulted in threats made with weapons against his naked girlfriend and a newborn child, the court was told.
Body Measurements
The famous football player has a tall height of 5 feet 10 inches and a weight of 66kg. However, there is no more information about his body measurements, dress size, shoe size, and so on. But the player has a pair of dark brown eyes with black colored hair.
Social Media
Moving to his social media presence, he is active on Instagram under the user name @demarai with more than 288K and 43 posts. Likewise, he has a Twitter handle with@22Demarai where he has more than 75K followers and 406 tweets. Similarly, he is also active on Facebook with more than 1.3K friends.