Everton Players Profiles
Demarai Gray 11
Everton began their preparations for the 2021-22 season under their latest new manager, Rafael Benitez, in squad- and wage-trimming mode and they began the summer's transfer business in the second half of July 2021 by signing Andros Townsend and Asmir Begovic on free transfers before jettisoning the high-earning Bernard and acquiring winger Demarai Gray for around £1.7m.
The Birmingham-born winger had been linked with the Toffees in 2016 before he left his hometown club for Leicester City where he made 169 appearances without ever convincing successive Foxes managers that he was worthy of a regular starting role.
A pacy, direct wide player, Gray was picked up with six months left on his contract at the King Power Stadium by German outfit Bayer Leverkusen in January 2021 and signed to an 18-month deal. He scored on his Bundesliga debut and made 12 appearances in all before Everton activated a clause in his contract during the close season to bring him back to the Premier League.
Then 25, he signed a 3-year contract that would keep him with the Toffees until 2024 but there was an option for the club to extend it by a further year.
FactFile
| Squad number | 11 |
| Position | Winger |
| Nationality | English |
| Born | Birmingham |
| Date of birth | 28 June 1996 |
| Height | 5' 11" (1.80 m) |
| Joined | 22 July 2021 |
| Joined from | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Signed under | Rafael Benitez |
| Transfer fee | £1.7M |
| Contract duration | 3 years |
| Contract expires | June 2024 |
| Full debut | v
Southampton
(H) 14 August 2021 |
| Previous Clubs | Birmingham City Leicester City Bayer Leverkusen |
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Everton Career
| Season | Squad Number | League Apps (sub) | League Goals | Cup Apps (sub) | Cup Goals | Total Apps (sub) | Total Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 11 | 8 (0) | 3 | 0 (2) | 0 | 8 (2) | 3 |
| Totals | 8 (0) | 3 | 0 (2) | 0 | 8 (2) | 3 |
Previous Career
| Season | Team | Appearances (sub) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 (6) | 1 |
| 2016-20 | Leicester City | 75 (94) | 13 |
| 2013-16 | Birmingham City | 47 (25) | 8 |
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