Archie Gray has become a pivotal part of the Tottenham Hotspur squad under Ange Postecoglou’s guidance, showing maturity well beyond his years. The 18-year-old earned his reputation in playing as a right-back and midfielder for Leeds United in the 2023/24 season, but that has completely changed this time around.
The teenager is now excelling in a makeshift centre-back role for the Lilywhites. He has had to fill that role because of injuries to the likes of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, but done his job without any complaints. Gray helped his side keep a clean sheet against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg, showing impressive composure and resolve as a centre-back.
What is also quite prominent about Archie is his appearance and his hairstyle in particular. The Englishman has an impressive sense of style and has lucious curly hair that can make many men envious. The Spurs defender has done a great job in maintaining his curly hair from his Leeds United days and clearly puts in a lot of effort into keeping it in one place.
Gray has a rounded curly top hairstyle with a surprise ‘fade/undercut’, keeping the side burns of his head shaved and combing his hair to curl upwards. He’s been pulling off this hairstyle throughout his career and the look helps him stand apart from most of his Tottenham Hotspur teammates because nobody at the club has the beautiful curls like him.
This curly hair style with the fade/undercut is the result of a lot of dedication put into it by Gray. A person with lengthy hair can try to get this hairstyle for themselves as well by asking for a rounded curly top with a defined undercut. To do that, the barber needs to be informed to avoid thinning out the curls.
As the ManForHImself suggests: “Request a tight undercut on the sides, but with a soft transition, to keep it looking neat without being too harsh. Mention a slight fade on the back to keep the look fresh and modern, blending the top seamlessly into the sides.”
A person can also try to bring these curls to their hair by themselves, but that involves a range of tricky steps. It includes not washing the hair too much and using a curl-enhancing conditioner as well as a sulfate-free shampoo to wash it with. A curl cream or some conditioner can be left into the hair after washing it to help shape the curls.
If using a blow-dryer to dry the hair, a person should always keep it on low-medium heat. It’s advisable to hold the diffuser up to the curls, drying small sections at one go. Then use the help of fingers with a wide-tooth comb to define the curls!
Interestingly, Archie has not been shy about who his barber has been since he moved to London. Earlier in the 2024/25 season, he re-posted a post on Instagram from East London barber Billy Spriggins doing his hairdo. This was for the short period he decided to don a mullet and shave of the bulk of his hair on the sides.
Spriggins is a popular barber among footballers, with the likes of Rio Ferdinand and Jermaine Defoe also getting their hairstyles done by him in the past.
Anyone wanting the Archie Gray haircut from Spriggins in London can book services with him online, with a regular haircut costing around £23 – with additional costs possibly being applied for elements like hair-curling. More than the hairstyling itself, it’s the maintenance of such beautiful curly hair that can be a headache for most people.
Gray has really put in a lot of work in keeping his curly hairstyle in top shape, mostly because he can attain personal barber services whenever he wants as he’s earning over £3.5 million-a-year wages at Spurs. For anyone else wanting to replicate his hairstyle, it’s safe to be warned that it can be a costly expenditure that won’t get cheap anytime soon.
