Henry Gray (footballer)
New Zealand footballer (born 2005)
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Henry Merson Leonard Gray (born 29 March 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for A-League Men club Wellington Phoenix, on loan from EFL Championship club Ipswich Town. Born in Germany, he is a youth international for New Zealand.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Merson Leonard Gray[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Mönchengladbach, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Wellington Phoenix (on loan from Ipswich Town) | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2021 | Lower Hutt City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Lower Hutt City | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Waterside Karori (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Waterside Karori (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Chelmsford City (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Braintree Town (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Braintree Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Harrogate Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Wellington Phoenix (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | New Zealand U20 | 13 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:15, 27 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 05:22, 1 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Gray was born in Germany to English parents, and moved to New Zealand at a young age.[2] He joined the youth academy of Lower Hutt City at the age of 10. In 2021 he began his senior career with Waterside Karori, before returning to Lower Hutt City's senior team. In 2021, he moved to Wellington Phoenix FC where he was assigned to their reserves in the New Zealand National League.[3] On 25 March 2022, he was promoted to Wellington Phoenix FC's senior team.[4]
On 16 May 2023, Gray transferred to the EFL Championship side Ipswich Town on a 2-year contract.[5] On 10 December 2023, he went on loan to Chelmsford City in the National League.[6] On 24 September 2024, he extended his contract with Ipswich Town until 2027.[7] On 6 January 2025, he returned to the National League again on loan with Braintree Town.[8] With 9 clean sheets in 20 matches, Gray was named Braintree Town's Player of the Season.[9] On 21 October 2025, Gray rejoined Braintree Town on loan ahead of their National League Cup match that evening.[10] However, later that week, he was recalled by Ipswich following an injury to goalkeeper Alex Palmer.[11]
On 12 January 2026, Gray joined League Two club Harrogate Town on loan until the end of the season.[12]
On 17 July 2026, Gray rejoined his former side Wellington Phoenix on a season long loan for the 2026–27 A-League Men season.[13][14][15]
International career
New Zealand U20
Gray was part of the New Zealand U20s squad in their winning campaign at the 2022 OFC U-19 Championship, where he was named the goalkeeper of the tournament. He was also called up to the U20s for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[16] He was one of the alternate players for the New Zealand men's national under-23 football team that was called up to the 2024 Summer Olympics.[17]
Gray was named as part of the 21-player New Zealand U20 squad for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup that took place in Chile from September to October 2025.[18] Gray made three appearances in the tournament, with New Zealand exiting after the conclusion of the group stage.[19][20][21]
New Zealand
Gray was called up to the senior New Zealand national team for a set of friendlies in October 2023.[22]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 October 2025[23]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lower Hutt City | 2021 | NZ National League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Waterside Karori (loan) | 2021 | NZ National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 2021 | NZ National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Waterside Kaori (loan) | 2022 | NZ National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Waterside Kaori (loan) | 2023 | NZ National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ipswich Town | 2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chelmsford City (loan) | 2024–25 | National League South | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Braintree Town (loan) | 2024–25 | National League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Braintree Town (loan) | 2025–26 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Harrogate Town (loan) | 2025–26 | League Two | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wellington Phoenix (loan) | 2026–27 | A-League Men | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in National League Cup
Honours
International
- New Zealand U20
Individual
- 2022 OFC U-19 Championship Goalkeeper of the Tournament[17]
- 2024–25 Braintree Town Player of the Season[9]