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Demarai Remelle Gray is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Everton.
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Gray came through the youth system of Birmingham City, for whom he made his Football League debut as a 17-year-old in October 2013.
Gray signed for Leicester City in January 2016, and was a member of their 2015-16 Premier League-winning squad. In January 2021, he joined Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen, but returned to English football with Everton in July.
Gray was born in Birmingham, where he attended Frankley High School and played for Cadbury Athletic's junior teams.
In a 2013 interview, Gray assessed his strengths as "Pace, dribbling and technique", felt he needed to "Score more goals", described himself in three words as "Bubbly, calm and happy", and named Nathan Redmond as the biggest influence on him since joining the club.
Gray signed his first professional contract, of two-and-a-half years, on 9 December.
Entering the League match at home to Blackburn Rovers on 21 April 2014 as a second-half substitute with Birmingham 4-1 down, he received a pass from Federico Macheda and shot low into the corner to score the final goal of the match.
Gray performed well in 2014-15 pre-season, and the management suggested he was showing increased maturity.
He started the first two matches of the season, but for the remainder of Clark's tenure as manager, Gray was used more as substitute than starter.
Gray signed for Leicester City in January 2016, and was a member of their 2015-16 Premier League-winning squad. In January 2021, he joined Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen, but returned to English football with Everton in July.
Gray was born in Birmingham, where he attended Frankley High School and played for Cadbury Athletic's junior teams.
In a 2013 interview, Gray assessed his strengths as "Pace, dribbling and technique", felt he needed to "Score more goals", described himself in three words as "Bubbly, calm and happy", and named Nathan Redmond as the biggest influence on him since joining the club.
Gray signed his first professional contract, of two-and-a-half years, on 9 December.
Entering the League match at home to Blackburn Rovers on 21 April 2014 as a second-half substitute with Birmingham 4-1 down, he received a pass from Federico Macheda and shot low into the corner to score the final goal of the match.
Gray performed well in 2014-15 pre-season, and the management suggested he was showing increased maturity.
He started the first two matches of the season, but for the remainder of Clark's tenure as manager, Gray was used more as substitute than starter.
The following week, his first goal of the season gave Birmingham a 2-0 lead at top-of-the-table Norwich City, but he became unwell in the second half.
On his tenth league start, Gray scored three times in the first half of the match at home to Reading on 14 December, which ended 6-1.
Clark had expressed concern that the club's financial difficulties would force the sale of players such as Gray, and the player was offered a two-year contract extension.
With loanee Lloyd Dyer available as an alternative, Rowett used Gray more sparingly, suggesting that his reduced effectiveness was a normal part of a young player's learning curve: the player needed to learn how to impose himself on a match despite increased attention from the opposition.
The Birmingham Mail suggested that Gray's potential as a matchwinner should not be ignored.
His solo goal on 11 April, in which he ran the length of the pitch to score the winner against Wolverhampton Wanderers, was his first since the Reading match and earned him the club's Goal of the Season award.
After many months of negotiation, Gray signed a new three-year contract with the club in July 2015.
In the early part of the season, Gray had asserted that "Right now what's key for my development is playing games here", but that "I will know when it's my time".
When Rowett selected Viv Solomon-Otabor to start ahead of Gray against MK Dons "With January coming up", it was clear that his time had arrived.
On his tenth league start, Gray scored three times in the first half of the match at home to Reading on 14 December, which ended 6-1.
Clark had expressed concern that the club's financial difficulties would force the sale of players such as Gray, and the player was offered a two-year contract extension.
With loanee Lloyd Dyer available as an alternative, Rowett used Gray more sparingly, suggesting that his reduced effectiveness was a normal part of a young player's learning curve: the player needed to learn how to impose himself on a match despite increased attention from the opposition.
The Birmingham Mail suggested that Gray's potential as a matchwinner should not be ignored.
His solo goal on 11 April, in which he ran the length of the pitch to score the winner against Wolverhampton Wanderers, was his first since the Reading match and earned him the club's Goal of the Season award.
After many months of negotiation, Gray signed a new three-year contract with the club in July 2015.
In the early part of the season, Gray had asserted that "Right now what's key for my development is playing games here", but that "I will know when it's my time".
When Rowett selected Viv Solomon-Otabor to start ahead of Gray against MK Dons "With January coming up", it was clear that his time had arrived.
Premier League club Leicester City activated the release clause in Gray's Birmingham City contract, reported as £3.7 million, and he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract on 4 January 2016.
Consistency of team selection as Leicester maintained their position at the top of the league meant Gray's chances of first-team football were limited, but teammate Danny Simpson highlighted the contribution of the squad players.
Former Sky Sports journalist Alex Dunn wrote that Gray "Proved to be incredibly adept at killing time when coming on for Leicester as a late substitute".
On 3 November 2018, a week after the death of Leicester City's owner and chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in a helicopter crash, Gray scored the winning goal against Cardiff City.
Gray joined Premier League club Everton on 22 July 2021 for an undisclosed fee, understood by BBC Sport to be £1.7 million.
Gray scored his first competitive goal for Everton "With a clinical low effort into the far corner" in his second league match, a 2-2 draw with Leeds United on 21 August.
Gray was called up for an England under-18s training camp in November 2013.
Two weeks later, he was involved in England's goal as they lost 2-1 to Croatia in the first match of a double-header.
An ankle injury forced Gray's withdrawal from the squad for the 2015 European Under-19 Championship first qualifying round, but he was able to play his part in the elite round.
Consistency of team selection as Leicester maintained their position at the top of the league meant Gray's chances of first-team football were limited, but teammate Danny Simpson highlighted the contribution of the squad players.
Former Sky Sports journalist Alex Dunn wrote that Gray "Proved to be incredibly adept at killing time when coming on for Leicester as a late substitute".
On 3 November 2018, a week after the death of Leicester City's owner and chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in a helicopter crash, Gray scored the winning goal against Cardiff City.
Gray joined Premier League club Everton on 22 July 2021 for an undisclosed fee, understood by BBC Sport to be £1.7 million.
Gray scored his first competitive goal for Everton "With a clinical low effort into the far corner" in his second league match, a 2-2 draw with Leeds United on 21 August.
Gray was called up for an England under-18s training camp in November 2013.
Two weeks later, he was involved in England's goal as they lost 2-1 to Croatia in the first match of a double-header.
An ankle injury forced Gray's withdrawal from the squad for the 2015 European Under-19 Championship first qualifying round, but he was able to play his part in the elite round.
The Football Association credit Gray with the goal, although UEFA record it as an own goal.
A substitute in the second group match, a win against Azerbaijan, he returned to the starting eleven for the final group match against France, but a 2-1 defeat meant England failed to qualify for the finals.
After taking part in a joint training camp for the under-20 and under-21 teams, Gray was included in Aidy Boothroyd's under-20 squad for the 2015 Toulon Tournament.
Starting the opening match on the left of a three-man attack, Gray gave England an 8th-minute lead with a shot from 12 yards, but Morocco twice took the lead before Chuba Akpom secured a 3-3 draw for England.
Gray was a second-half substitute in the next match, a win against Ivory Coast.
In the first match, both Brown and half-time substitute Gray scored as England won 5-0; in the second, despite what the FA's website called a "Hugely influential" attacking performance by Gray, they lost 1-0.
After Nathan Redmond withdrew through injury, Gray was called into the under-21 squad for European Championship qualifiers in November 2015.
An unused substitute for the first match, a goalless draw away to Bosnia and Herzegovina, he was not included in the matchday squad for the second, a 3-1 win at home to Switzerland.
A substitute in the second group match, a win against Azerbaijan, he returned to the starting eleven for the final group match against France, but a 2-1 defeat meant England failed to qualify for the finals.
After taking part in a joint training camp for the under-20 and under-21 teams, Gray was included in Aidy Boothroyd's under-20 squad for the 2015 Toulon Tournament.
Starting the opening match on the left of a three-man attack, Gray gave England an 8th-minute lead with a shot from 12 yards, but Morocco twice took the lead before Chuba Akpom secured a 3-3 draw for England.
Gray was a second-half substitute in the next match, a win against Ivory Coast.
In the first match, both Brown and half-time substitute Gray scored as England won 5-0; in the second, despite what the FA's website called a "Hugely influential" attacking performance by Gray, they lost 1-0.
After Nathan Redmond withdrew through injury, Gray was called into the under-21 squad for European Championship qualifiers in November 2015.
An unused substitute for the first match, a goalless draw away to Bosnia and Herzegovina, he was not included in the matchday squad for the second, a 3-1 win at home to Switzerland.
Gray made his under-21 debut on 26 March 2016, in the reverse fixture against Switzerland, a 1-1 draw.
His run led to England's goal, scored by Akpom, and according to head coach Gareth Southgate, "It was a super debut. He was a threat all night and I think the work he did at the goal was exceptional but he also put a real shift in for the team and did his work off the ball."
On 9 September 2018, Gray was called up for the full England squad for a friendly match against Switzerland.
Gray is eligible to play for Jamaica as well as his native England.
In a televised interview in March 2021, Jamaican Football Federation president Michael Ricketts included Gray in a list of English players with Jamaican heritage he suggested were "In the process of acquiring their Jamaican passport" as part of the nation's plan to improve their chances of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.
His run led to England's goal, scored by Akpom, and according to head coach Gareth Southgate, "It was a super debut. He was a threat all night and I think the work he did at the goal was exceptional but he also put a real shift in for the team and did his work off the ball."
On 9 September 2018, Gray was called up for the full England squad for a friendly match against Switzerland.
Gray is eligible to play for Jamaica as well as his native England.
In a televised interview in March 2021, Jamaican Football Federation president Michael Ricketts included Gray in a list of English players with Jamaican heritage he suggested were "In the process of acquiring their Jamaican passport" as part of the nation's plan to improve their chances of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.
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