Alastair Bray

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Alastair Bray
Personal information
Full name Alastair Bray
Date of birth (1993-04-23) 23 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Beaumaris SC
Youth career
2008 Monash City FC
2009 VIS
2010–2012 Melbourne Victory
2012–2014 Melbourne Heart
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Bulleen Lions 21 (0)
2013–2015 Bentleigh Greens 57 (0)
2016 Green Gully 0 (0)
2016 Central Coast Mariners 1 (0)
2016–2017 Melbourne Victory 0 (0)
2018–2020 South Melbourne 4 (0)
2021– Beaumaris SC 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2016

Alastair Bray (born 23 April 1993) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for South Melbourne FC in the National Premier Leagues Victoria.

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Career

After featuring for the NYL sides of both Melbourne Victory and Melbourne Heart, [2] Bray joined Bentleigh Greens during the 2013 season. [3] During his time at the club he received a call-up to the Olyroos squad. [4] At the conclusion of the 2015 season Bray was released by Bentleigh [5] and subsequently signed by Green Gully [6] although he left the club without playing a game to trial with A-League club Central Coast Mariners. [7]

Central Coast Mariners

In January 2016, Bray signed for Central Coast on a six-month deal. [8] He made his debut for the side on 16 January 2016 in a loss to Adelaide United. [9] In June 2016 it was announced that Bray would not be signing a new contract to stay at the Mariners. [10]

Following his release from the Mariners, Bray returned to Melbourne Victory on trial, featuring in a friendly against NPL side Port Melbourne SC in August 2016. [11]

Melbourne Victory

On 23 September 2016, Bray signed a one-year deal with Melbourne Victory, where he had previously spent two years as a youth player. [12] [13] On 12 May 2017, Bray was released by the club. [14]

South Melbourne FC

On 2 February 2018, Bray signed a two-year contract with South Melbourne FC. [15] He made his debut for the club in round 1 of the NPL Victoria season against Bulleen Lions, however in the final moments of the match, he suffered a season ending ACL injury.

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References

  1. ↑ "Alastair Bray". melbournevictory.com.au. Melbourne Victory FC. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Heart Name Preliminary Youth Squad | Football Central". Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Melbourne Heart hopes in Alastair Bray's new world". Goal.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "National selection reward for Bray's state achievements". Cornerflag.com.au.
  5. ↑ "Greens Part Company with Five | Bentleigh Greens Soccer Club". www.bentleighgreens.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Gully sign five in squad revamp". Cornerflag.com.au.
  7. ↑ "Bray set to join Central Coast Mariners | FourFourTwo". Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Central Coast Mariners sign Victorian NPL duo Francesco Stella and Alastair Bray". A-League. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Match Summary: Mariners fall to Adelaide United". Central Coast Mariners FC. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Necevski heads to the coast". FourFourTwo. 7 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Dominant Victory proves too strong for Port Melbourne". Melbournevictory.com.au. 9 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Victory signs goalkeeper Alastair Bray". Melbourne Victory. 23 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "Victory bring in Bray". FourFourTwo. 23 September 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  14. ↑ "Melbourne Victory confirms player departures". Melbourne Victory FC. 12 May 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  15. ↑ Pavlidis, Lucas. "Bray signs 2-year-deal at South Melbourne". South Melbourne FC. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

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