Harry Gray signs first professional contract — Leedsunited.com 21/10/25
Highly rated striker signs long-term deal.
Leeds United are delighted to announce Harry Gray has put
pen to paper on a first professional contract with the club.
The highly rated striker has signed a long-term deal with
the Whites to keep him at Elland Road.
Gray made his senior debut for his boyhood club on the day
promotion back to the Premier League was sealed during the last campaign,
featuring from the bench in the 6-0 victory over Stoke City aged just 16.
Having impressed in pre-season over the summer, the forward
began the campaign in scintillating form for the Under-21s, scoring four goals
in his first three Premier League 2 matches and netting a hat-trick in the 3-1
victory over Scunthorpe United.
This season at senior level, Gray has appeared on the bench
in the Premier League and League Cup and continues to gain experience in and
around the first team squad. The 17-year-old has also received international
recognition, having been called up to the England Under-18s.
Everyone at Leeds United would like to congratulate Harry on
signing a first professional contract and we look forward to seeing his
development over the coming seasons.
Speaking exclusively to LUTV, the England youth
international was thrilled to pen a long-term deal with the Whites and wants to
build on the strengths of his game.
“Score goals, first and foremost,” the 17-year-old began,
describing the way he tries to play, before looking ahead to the targets he has
set for the remainder of the campaign.
“I like to excite fans, be creative and not just with goals,
but dribbling, skills, assists, stuff like that, excite fans and score goals
really.
“Just break into the first team and score goals in the
Premier League, that is it really,” the striker added, on his next steps.
“I think I can definitely do it but it is just when my
chance comes, I have got to be able to take it and gain everyone’s trust.
“It is a very good feeling to finally get it done [the
contract] and get started. There are a lot of good people that don’t really get
the credit they deserve and it takes so much more people than you think. Just
coaches, like people in education and all that, they do a lot of help for you
and help you build you as a person.
“I definitely always believed in myself that I would play
for Leeds. I have always wanted to do that but still got a long way to go. I
have supported Leeds for as long as I know and went to all the games and stuff,
but now I get to kind of live everyone’s dream as a fan and a player at the
same time, there is nothing better.
“It is a bit to get used to at the start because obviously
you are watching them in the stands one day and then the next day you are with
them at training. But I am used to it now and everyone is kind of your friend
really. It is different.
“It is good to have all those players because you have got
so many players that have had so much experience in the game. You can learn
from them and take what you can from them and hopefully add that into your own
game.”
The latest in the famous Gray dynasty, Harry explained how
crucial his family have been in his development and how much seeing older
brother Archie feature for the Whites spurred him on.
“If I am ever struggling with something or I need someone to
talk to, I have got so many people that I can talk to about it. My brother
actually, I speak to him quite a bit about anything to do with football,
really, and anything else to do with the game.
“I have always looked up to him in a way but as your
brother, you always want to do a bit better than him, but I am proud of what he
does and hopefully he is proud of me as well.
