Ruby Grant
![]() Grant playing for West Ham in August 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 | 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– | Häcken | 17 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | England U17 | 15 | (6) |
2020 | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:11, 30 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020 |
Ruby Grant (born 15 April 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Häcken. She also represents England at youth international level.
Club career
Arsenal
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.[2][3] 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.[4]
West Ham United
Having agreed to join US college team North Carolina Tar Heels,[5] 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.[6] She left West Ham in January 2021 at the conclusion of her contract, with eight appearances in all competitions, including two league starts.[7]
North Carolina Tar Heels
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,[8] and opened her scoring for the Tar Heels with three goals in a 7–0 win against Tennessee on 27 March 2021.[9]
BK Häcken
In March 2023, Grant joined Damallsvenskan side Häcken on a three-year deal.[10] 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.[11]
International career
Having previously represented England at under-17 and under-19 level, Grant was called up to the under-23 side in March 2023.[12]
Career statistics
Club
As of 7 April 2021[2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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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
Arsenal
References
- ^ "Profile of R. Grant". bkhacken.se. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ 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 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
- 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