| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander George Bray [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1995 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bath, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [3] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger [4] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chippenham Town | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Swindon Town | |||
| 2010–2014 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Rotherham United | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → York City (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Hereford | 14 | (0) |
| 2020– | Chippenham Town | 77 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| Wales U19 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:13, 1 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Alexander George Bray (born 25 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays for National League South club Chippenham Town.
Bray was born in Bath, Somerset. [5] He joined Swansea City's academy at the age of 15 following his release from Swindon Town. [6] He was offered his first professional contract in April 2013 [7] and was included in Swansea City's 2014–15 pre-season squad. [8]
On 1 September 2014, Bray joined League Two club Plymouth Argyle on loan until 10 January 2015. [6] He made his first-team debut on 6 September as a 58th-minute substitute for Jason Banton in a 1–0 win away against Luton Town. [9] Bray had an eventful debut, earning a yellow card and playing a part in Plymouth's goal before suffering an injury after just 11 minutes on the pitch. [10] It was later confirmed that Bray had suffered a ruptured anterior ligament which would require surgery. He returned to Swansea for treatment. [11]
After returning to training in March 2015, Bray was ruled out for a further nine months with injury. [12] Bray signed a one-year contract extension with Swansea in July 2015, keeping him at the club until June 2016. [13]
Bray returned from injury in February 2016, and in March signed a one-year contract extension until June 2017. [14]
On 27 January 2017, Bray joined Championship club Rotherham United, initially on loan until 9 June 2017. [15] The loan was made permanent on 10 March 2017 for an undisclosed fee, with Bray signing a contract until the end of the 2018–19 season. [16]
Having failed to make a league appearance for Rotherham since November 2017, [17] Bray joined Forest Green Rovers on loan on 31 January 2018 for the remainder of the 2017–18 season. [18]
Bray joined National League North club York City on 9 November 2018 on loan until 12 January 2019. [19] He made his debut the following day, starting in a 2–1 defeat away to Swindon Town in the FA Cup first round. [20] He returned to Rotherham on 11 January 2019 having made 11 appearances for York, scoring once. [21]
Bray joined National League South club Weston-super-Mare on 12 February 2019 on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. [22] On return from the loan spell, he was released by Rotherham United at the end of his contract. [23]
On 23 May 2019, Bray signed a one-year deal with Hereford. [24]
On 14 February 2020, Bray signed for Chippenham Town. [25]
Bray has represented Wales at under-19 level. [6]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swansea City | 2014–15 [9] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 [26] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 [27] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2014–15 [9] | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Swansea City U23 | 2016–17 [27] | — | — | — | 5 [a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Rotherham United | 2016–17 [27] | Championship | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 [17] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 [28] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2017–18 [17] | League Two | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| York City (loan) | 2018–19 [29] [30] | National League North | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 [b] | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
| Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 2018–19 [29] | National League South | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | |||
| Hereford | 2019–20 [29] | National League North | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Chippenham Town | 2019–20 [29] | National League South | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 [29] | National League South | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 [29] | National League South | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 [29] | National League South | 33 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 [b] | 1 | 39 | 7 | ||
| Total | 77 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 85 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 126 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 146 | 13 | ||
