Ruby Grant
_(cropped).jpg) Grant playing for West Ham in August 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | BK Häcken | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2018 | Arsenal | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | North Carolina | 37 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Arsenal | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | West Ham United | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | BK Häcken | 36 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | England U17 | 15 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | England U23 | 9 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:57, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[2] | |||
Ruby Grant (born 15 April 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Häcken and the England under-23s. She has represented England since under-17 youth level.
Club career
[edit]Arsenal
[edit]Grant came up through the Arsenal youth academy, making her first-team debut during the 2018–19 season in a 4–0 away win against Everton in the FA WSL, appearing as an 82nd minute substitute for Jordan Nobbs.[3][4] In February 2019, Grant scored a hat trick in a 4–0 FA Cup win against Crawley Wasps in the fourth round proper, her debut in the competition.[5]
West Ham United
[edit]Having agreed to join US college team North Carolina Tar Heels,[6] Grant signed a short-term deal with West Ham United ahead of the 2020–21 season after training with the team during the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] She left West Ham in January 2021 at the conclusion of her contract, with eight appearances in all competitions, including two league starts.[8]
North Carolina Tar Heels
[edit]Grant joined the North Carolina Tar Heels in January 2021 for Spring 2021 season, after the conclusion of the 2020 season was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. She made her college debut in a 5–0 win over Delaware on 20 March 2021,[9] and opened her scoring for the Tar Heels with three goals in a 7–0 win against Tennessee on 27 March 2021.[10]
BK Häcken
[edit]In March 2023, Grant joined Damallsvenskan side Häcken on a three-year deal.[11] Having appeared twice in the Svenska Cupen Damer, she made her league debut on 26 March, appearing as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Djurgårdens.[12]
International career
[edit]Grant has previously represented England at under-17 and under-19 level. For 2019 U19 Championship qualification with the under-17s, Grant scored goals against Moldova and Azerbaijan in September 2018,[13][14] followed by another goal against Greece in the elite qualifying round in March 2019.[15]
In March 2023, Grant was called up to the under-23 side for fixtures against Portugal and Belgium.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]As of 7 April 2021[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2018–19 | FA WSL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
| West Ham United | 2020–21 | FA WSL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||
Honours
[edit]Arsenal
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile of R. Grant". bkhacken.se. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ Ruby Grant at Flashscore.com
- ^ a b "England – R. Grant – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Everton vs. Arsenal – 18 November 2018 – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "'Ruby's a good player… she's very busy'". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (22 April 2020). "Ruby Grant on a decade at Arsenal Women and leaving for UNC". SheKicks.
- ^ "West Ham United women's team sign midfielder Ruby Grant". www.whufc.com.
- ^ "Rachel Daly & Ruby Grant depart West Ham United". West Ham United. 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Box score". goheels.com. 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Box score". goheels.com. 27 March 2021.
- ^ "FORMER ARSENAL AND WEST HAM UNITED MIDFIELDER GRANT JOINS BK HÄCKEN". fawslfulltime.co.uk. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "HÄCKEN VS. DJURGÅRDEN 0 - 1". soccerway.com. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "England-Moldova | Women's Under-17 2019". UEFA. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "England-Azerbaijan | Women's Under-17 2019". UEFA. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Greece-England | Women's Under-17 2019". UEFA. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "England WU23s squad named for Portugal and Belgium trip". englandfootball.com. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ Smyth, Rob (28 April 2019). "Brighton 0–4 Arsenal: Women's Super League – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
External links
[edit]
- Ruby Grant at Soccerway
- Ruby Grant at Flashscore.com
- Profile at North Carolina
- Living people
- 2002 births
- Arsenal W.F.C. players
- Women's Super League players
- English women's footballers
- West Ham United F.C. Women players
- North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players
- English expatriate women's footballers
- People from New Barnet
- Footballers from the London Borough of Barnet
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Women's association football midfielders
- England women's youth international footballers
- BK Häcken FF players
- Damallsvenskan players
- English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- 21st-century English sportswomen