Demarai Gray

Demarai Remelle Gray (born 28 June 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Birmingham City. Born in England, he plays for the Jamaica national team. 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. In two and a half seasons, he made 78 appearances across all competitions, including 51 starts in the Championship, and scored eight goals. He 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 in July with Everton. He joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq in September 2023. Internationally, Gray represented his native England from under-18 to under-21 level, and was twice called up to the full England squad but did not make an appearance. Eligible to play for Jamaica through family heritage, he decided to play for the latter in 2023, and went on to represent Jamaica in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, scoring twice in the tournament.