Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Birmingham.
Injury-affected season
Missed 8 of Birmingham's ~46 games this season through 8 injury absences (injury). He still appeared 37 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 37 | 5 | 5 | 2294 | 6.78 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 7.5 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.5 |
Scout report
D. Gray is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at Birmingham, rated 41.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 373rd of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (67.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.2 goals, 0.2 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gray.
Judged on this season alone, Gray graded 32 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 69 attacking midfielders in the Championship, on 5 goals and 5 assists in 37 appearances (0.392 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 32). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, 60th of 69 of the 69 attacking midfielders in the Championship. At 30 Gray is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 12.4 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Gray missed 8 games through injury (injury) out of roughly 46 this season. The 37 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Gray is operating at his career peak — the 2021/22 level is the level.
Output in context · Birmingham finished 10th of 24 · a mid-table side
5 goals in 37 appearances (0.14 per game) for a mid-table side. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 10 goal contributions (0.27 per appearance).
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 67.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.2 goals, 0.2 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.84 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 41.9, Gray carries the 60th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Championship of 69. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.39 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
