Alexander George Bray (born 25 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays for National League South club Chippenham Town.
Bray was born in Bath, Somerset.[5] He joined Swansea City's academy at the age of 15 following his release from Swindon Town.[6] He was offered his first professional contract in April 2013[7] and was included in Swansea City's 2014–15 pre-season squad.[8]
On 1 September 2014, Bray joined League Two club Plymouth Argyle on loan until 10 January 2015.[6] He made his first-team debut on 6 September as a 58th-minute substitute for Jason Banton in a 1–0 win away against Luton Town.[9] Bray had an eventful debut, earning a yellow card and playing a part in Plymouth's goal before suffering an injury after just 11 minutes on the pitch.[10] It was later confirmed that Bray had suffered a ruptured anterior ligament which would require surgery. He returned to Swansea for treatment.[11]
After returning to training in March 2015, Bray was ruled out for a further nine months with injury.[12] Bray signed a one-year contract extension with Swansea in July 2015, keeping him at the club until June 2016.[13]
Bray returned from injury in February 2016, and in March signed a one-year contract extension until June 2017.[14]
On 27 January 2017, Bray joined Championship club Rotherham United, initially on loan until 9 June 2017.[15] The loan was made permanent on 10 March 2017 for an undisclosed fee, with Bray signing a contract until the end of the 2018–19 season.[16]
Having failed to make a league appearance for Rotherham since November 2017,[17] Bray joined Forest Green Rovers on loan on 31 January 2018 for the remainder of the 2017–18 season.[18]
Bray joined National League North club York City on 9 November 2018 on loan until 12 January 2019.[19] He made his debut the following day, starting in a 2–1 defeat away to Swindon Town in the FA Cup first round.[20] He returned to Rotherham on 11 January 2019 having made 11 appearances for York, scoring once.[21]
Bray joined National League South club Weston-super-Mare on 12 February 2019 on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[22] On return from the loan spell, he was released by Rotherham United at the end of his contract.[23]
On 23 May 2019, Bray signed a one-year deal with Hereford.[24]
On 14 February 2020, Bray signed for Chippenham Town.[25]
Bray has represented Wales at under-19 level.[6]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swansea City | 2014–15[9] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[26] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[27] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2014–15[9] | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Swansea City U23 | 2016–17[27] | — | — | — | 5[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Rotherham United | 2016–17[27] | Championship | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18[17] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[28] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2017–18[17] | League Two | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| York City (loan) | 2018–19[29][30] | National League North | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
| Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 2018–19[29] | National League South | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | |||
| Hereford | 2019–20[29] | National League North | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Chippenham Town | 2019–20[29] | National League South | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21[29] | National League South | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[29] | National League South | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23[29] | National League South | 33 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 39 | 7 | ||
| Total | 77 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 85 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 126 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 146 | 13 | ||
