External links
- Henry Gray at National-Football-Teams.com
- Henry Gray at Soccerway
| 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(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ipswich Town | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2022 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Waterside Karori | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | →Chelmsford City (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2025 | →Braintree Town (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | New Zealand U20 | 10 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:15, 27 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:15, 27 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Henry Merson Leonard Gray (born 29 March 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Ipswich Town. Born in Germany, he is a youth international for New Zealand.
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]
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. [10] 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. [11]
Gray was called up to the senior New Zealand national team for a set of friendlies in October 2023. [12]
