George Ray (footballer)

George Ray
Personal information
Full name George Edward Ray[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-13) 13 October 1993[2]
Place of birth Warrington, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Crewe Alexandra
Number 5
Youth career
2004–2011 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Crewe Alexandra 93 (3)
2012 → Leek Town (loan) 12 (3)
National team‡
2013–2014 Wales U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:29, 11 August 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:21, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[3]

George Edward Ray (born 13 October 1993) is an English-born Welsh professional footballer who plays for League Two side Crewe Alexandra, as a centre-half. He made his first team debut in the 2013 Football League Trophy Final, becoming the first player to make his professional debut in a Wembley cup final.

Club career

Ray came through the Crewe Alexandra F.C. Academy to sign professional forms in 2011.[4] He was loaned out to Northern Premier League side Leek Town in the 2011–12 season.[4] He made his senior debut for the "Railwaymen" at Wembley Stadium on 7 April 2013, in the Football League Trophy final victory over Southend United[5] - the first player to make his professional debut in a Wembley cup final.[6] On 11 February 2014, Ray signed a new two-and-a-half year deal at Crewe Alexandra.[6]

In March 2017, Ray revealed that he had considered leaving Crewe, declaring "the first six months (of the current season) were the worst times of my career," but was now playing for a new contract under Crewe's new manager. David Artell had replaced Steve Davis in January 2017 and he recalled Ray to the first team and then made him team captain following an injury to Danny Hollands in February 2017.[7] On 9 May 2017, Crewe announced that Ray had been offered a new contract by the club,[8] and in June 2017 he signed a two-year deal running to June 2019.[9]

International career

Ray was called up to the Wales under-21 side in March 2013, at the age of 19.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 August 2017.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leek Town (loan) 2011–12[11] NPL Division One North 12100—1[lower-alpha 1]1132
Crewe Alexandra 2012–13[12] League One 4000001[lower-alpha 2]050
2013–14[13] League One 90001000100
2014–15[14] League One 352002000372
2015–16[15] League One 220101010250
2016–17[16] League Two 231002020271
2017–18 League Two 0000000000
Crewe total 9331060401043
Career total 10541060511175
  1. ↑ Appearance in Staffordshire Senior Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

Honours

with Crewe Alexandra

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2011 and 31/07/2011". Football Association. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 "George Ray". 11v11. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "UEFA Under 21 Matches / Gemau Ryngwladol UEFA Dan 21 v. Lithuania & San Marino" (PDF). FAW. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Profile". crewealex.net. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Crewe 2 - 0 Southend". BBC Sport. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  6. 1 2 "George Ray Signs New Deal". Crewe Alexandra FC. 11 February 2014.
  7. ↑ Morse, Peter (28 March 2017). "Crewe Alex: 'I wanted out - but now I'd love to stay' - George Ray". Crewe Chronicle. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  8. ↑ Crewe Alexandra Retained List 2017, CreweAlex.net. Retrieved: 9 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "George Ray Signs New Crewe Contract". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  10. ↑ Smith, Peter (18 March 2013). "Crewe Alex starlet gets Wales Under-21s call-up". The Sentinel. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  11. ↑ "Games played by George Ray in 2011/2012 for Leek Town". Leek Town F.C. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Games played by George Ray in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "Games played by George Ray in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "Games played by George Ray in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  15. ↑ "Games played by George Ray in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  16. ↑ "Games played by George Ray in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
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