KINGSTON, Ont. (December 10, 2024) - Queen's Women's Soccer alumna Christie Gray became the first Gaels player to sign with Canada's new professional soccer league, the Northern Super League (NSL).
Gray (Commerce) signed with the Calgary Wild for the upcoming 2025 season.
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After graduating from the Gaels after the 2021 season, Gray played professionally in Europe, first with RIK Karlskoga of the Elitettan League in Sweden and then with Shelbourne FC in Ireland.
With RIK Karlskoga in 2022, Gray scored four goals in 19 games and with Shelbourne FC in 2023 and 2024, Gray earned more than 50Â caps and won the 2024 FAI Cup.
Gray spent 2017-2021 with the Gaels, accumulating 26 goals and 13 assists during her time with Queen's. She was named a U SPORTS Second Team All-Canadian, OUA East Division All-Star, and OUA East Division Community Service Award winner for the 2021 season after helping in the planning of Queen's Women's Soccer's Kick for the Cure initiative, which helped raise more than $13,000 in the month on October for breast cancer research and support programs.
Gray was also named an OUA All-Star in 2019 and trained with FC Girondins De Bordeaux during the cancelled 2020 season.
