Christie Gray

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Christie Gray
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-06) October 6, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Calgary Wild
Youth career
2011–2017 Fusion FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Queen's Golden Gaels 68 (8)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 Rävåsens IK 19 (4)
2023–2024 Shelbourne 36 (10)
2025– Calgary Wild 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 12, 2024

Christie Gray (born October 6, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Calgary Wild FC in the Northern Super League.

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Early life

Gray played youth soccer with Fusion FC. [1]

University career

In 2017, Gray began attending Queen's University, where she played for the women's soccer team. On October 6, 2019, she scored a hat trick in a 5–1 victory over the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks. [2] At the end of the 2019 season, she was named an OUA East First Team All-Star. [3] She scored another hat trick on October 24, 2021, in a victory over the Royal Military College Paladins, which earned her Queen's Athlete of the Week honours. [4] [5] At the end of the 2021 season, she won the OUA East Division Community Service Award, was named an OUA East All-Star, and a U Sports Second Team All-Canadian. [6] [7]

Club career

In January 2020, she trained with French club Bordeaux which on a semester abroad at KEDGE Business School while in university. [8] Bordeaux wanted to sign her to play matches with their second team, however, her international transfer certificate did not arrive in time before she had to return to Canada, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [9]

In March 2022, Gray signed with Swedish club Rävåsens IK in the second tier Elitettan. [10] [11] She scored her first goal on June 12, 2022, against Lidköping. [12]

In February 2023, she signed with Shelbourne in the League of Ireland Women's Premier Division. [13] She finished as the team's leading scorer in 2023 [14] and finished as league runner-up in both 2023 and 2024 and won the FAI Women's Cup in 2024, after finishing as runner-up in 2023. [15] [8]

In December 2024, she signed with Northern Super League club Calgary Wild ahead of the inaugural 2025 season. [8] [16]

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References

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  14. "Christie Gray Shelbourne profile". Shelbourne FC.
  15. O’Connor, Seán (November 19, 2023). "'These girls are our family and we're not ready to leave' – Sisters in arms hope to fire Shelbourne to Cup win". The Irish Independent .
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