Thomas Gray (soccer)
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{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Thomas Gray
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|8|12}}
| birth_place = Red Bank, New Jersey, United States
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 2004
| youthclubs1 = Rutgers Scarlet Knights
| youthyears2 = 2005–2007
| youthclubs2 = Monmouth Hawks
| years1 = 2008
| clubs1 = Newark Ironbound Express
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2009–2011
| clubs2 = Pittsburgh Riverhounds
| caps2 = 62
| goals2 = 5
| pcupdate = June 10, 2011
}}
Thomas Gray (born August 12, 1986, in Red Bank, New Jersey) is an American soccer player.
Career
=College=
Gray attended Middletown High School South, played club ball with the Middletown Sonics as #7 (winning three state championships and one regional title in nine years) and played one year of college soccer for Rutgers University before transferring to Monmouth University as a sophomore. At Monmouth he was named to the First Team and Second Team of the Northeast Conference. In his junior year, Gray also led the nation in total assists.
In 2008, he was also on the roster of Newark Ironbound Express of the USL Premier Development League, but did not feature in any games due to a persistent injury.{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/roster/8986443.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |accessdate=2010-01-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907134323/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/roster/8986443.html |archivedate=2008-09-07 }}
=Professional=
Gray turned professional in 2009 when he signed with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL Second Division. He made his professional debut on April 17, 2009, in Pittsburgh's opening day 0–0 tie with Crystal Palace Baltimore.{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1052034.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |accessdate=2009-09-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005070404/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1052034.html |archivedate=2012-10-05 }} On March 8, 2010, Pittsburgh announced the re-signing of Gray to a new contract for the 2010 season.{{cite web |url=http://usl2.uslsoccer.com/home/408152.html |title=Riverhounds announce eight signings |accessdate=2010-03-09 |work=USLsoccer.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323043606/http://usl2.uslsoccer.com/home/408152.html |archivedate=2010-03-23 }}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090506095846/http://riverhounds.com/pro/Roster/320025.html Riverhounds bio]
- [http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=1097340 Monmouth bio]
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Jersey Express S.C. players
Category:Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players
Category:Monmouth Hawks men's soccer players
Category:Middletown High School South alumni
Category:Sportspeople from Middletown Township, New Jersey
Category:Sportspeople from Red Bank, New Jersey
Category:Soccer players from Monmouth County, New Jersey
Category:Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer players
Category:USL Second Division players
Category:USL Championship players