Ray Grant
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Michael Grant[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Scotland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:03, 4 March 2017 (UTC) | |||
Raymond Michael Grant (born 1 September 1996), is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Grant began his career as a youth player for Norwich City, before progressing to the first team in 2015. In 2017 he had a short spell on loan with Dagenham & Redbridge. Grant has also played for Scotland U19s.
Club career
Grant was raised in Morningthorpe, Norfolk, and started his career with local side Norwich City, joining them at under-15 level in 2010.[3] He progressed through the various youth teams to go on and sign his first professional contract in April 2015.[3] He became a regular in the under-21 squad and signed a one-year contract extension in June 2016 as Norwich were relegated from the Premier League to the EFL Championship.[3] During the 2016–17 season he featured for the under-23 side in the newly formed Premier League 2 development competition and also featured in four EFL Trophy fixtures.[4] In January 2017, he made his first-team debut in the FA Cup third-round replay 1–0 defeat to Southampton, replacing Ben Godfrey as a late substitute.[4] In February 2017, he was sent out on loan to National League challengers Dagenham & Redbridge on a youth loan until the end of the season.[3] He made his debut a couple of days later, playing the first half in the 2–1 home defeat to Guiseley.[4] He struggled to break into the starting line-up and only made three appearances during his loan spell before he was recalled by Norwich in late March.[5] Grant was released by Norwich at the end of the 2016–17 season, having been with the club for seven years.[6][7]
International career
Grant received his first call-up to Scotland in August 2014 for the under-19 side for a friendly against Belgium.[8] He started the match in the 2–0 defeat, which later proved to be his only international appearance.[8] He also received a call-up to the friendly against Czech Republic in September, but failed to make an appearance.[9]
Personal life
Grant comes from a footballing family with his father, Peter Grant, a former Scotland international who played for Celtic and Norwich, and also managed the latter.[3] His older brother, Peter Grant Jr. has played professionally in Scotland for Falkirk.[3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 March 2017.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Norwich City | 2015–16[4] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[4] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2016–17[4] | National League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
References
- ^ "Retained and released lists submitted by Premier League clubs". Premier League. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Raymond Grant". 11v11. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Raymond Grant - Ex Canaries". Flown from the Nest. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "R. Grant". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Ray Grant recalled from Dagenham loan". Norwich City FC. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ Stewart, Craig (13 June 2017). "Saints eye Grant: St Mirren looking at former Norwich City midfielder Ray Grant – the son of ex-Celtic and Scotland ace Peter Grant". Scottish Sun. News Group. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ Jack, Christopher (15 June 2017). "Jack Ross takes aim at the top with the St Mirren magnificent seven". Evening Times. Newsquest. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Sbragia upbeat despite defeat". Scottish FA. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Sbragia announces Under-19 squad for Czech visit". Scottish FA. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
External links
- Ray Grant at Soccerbase