Ruby Grant

Ruby Grant
Grant playing for West Ham in August 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Number 22
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)
2023–2025 BK Häcken 37 (3)
2025– Bayer Leverkusen 0 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 England U17 15 (6)
2020–2021 England U19 2 (0)
2022– England U23 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:40, 12 January 2025[3]
‡ 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 Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the England under-23s. Grant has represented England since under-17 level and previously played for BK Häcken in Sweden, North Carolina Tar Heels in the U.S., as well as Women's Super League clubs West Ham United and Arsenal in England.

Early life

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Grant attended Livingstone Primary School, in Barnet, London. In 2013, aged 10, she captained the Year Six girls first team, scoring 35 of the team’s 47 goals.[4] She also featured in the school's mixed team.[5] Grant is otherwise a product of the Arsenal Academy,[6] having won the FA Youth Cup in 2017.[7]

Club career

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Arsenal

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Grant made her first-team debut for Women's Super League club Arsenal 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][8] 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.[9][10]

West Ham United

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Having agreed to join US college team North Carolina Tar Heels,[11] 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.[12] She left West Ham in January 2021 at the conclusion of her contract, with eight appearances in all competitions, including two league starts.[13]

North Carolina Tar Heels

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Grant joined NCAA Division I side 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,[14] and opened her scoring for the Tar Heels with three goals in a 7–0 win against Tennessee on 27 March 2021.[15]

BK Häcken

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In March 2023, Grant joined Damallsvenskan side Häcken on a three-year deal.[16] 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 Djurgården.[17]

Bayer Leverkusen

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On 12 January 2025, Grant signed for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen until June 2027.[18]

International career

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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,[19][20] followed by another goal against Greece in the elite qualifying round in March 2019.[21]

In March 2023, Grant was called up to the under-23 side for fixtures against Portugal and Belgium.[22]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 7 April 2021[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

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Arsenal

References

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  1. ^ "Profile of R. Grant". bkhacken.se. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ^ Ruby Grant at Flashscore.com
  3. ^ a b c Ruby Grant at Soccerway
  4. ^ Hewett, Chris (14 February 2013). "Schoolgirls' football team ready to represent borough". Barnet Borough Times. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Livingstone Pupil Newsletter | December Week 2". Livingstone Primary & Nursery School. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Player Season Totals | Arsenal Women FC Academy | Professional Game Academy League". The FA. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Newsletter February Week 3". Livingstone Primary & Nursery School. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Everton vs. Arsenal – 18 November 2018 – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  9. ^ "'Ruby's a good player… she's very busy'". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  10. ^ Frith, Wilf (20 February 2019). "#SSEWomensFACup: Gunners' three-goal Ruby Grant gets fourth round award". SheKicks. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  11. ^ Frith, Wilf (22 April 2020). "Ruby Grant on a decade at Arsenal Women and leaving for UNC". SheKicks.
  12. ^ "West Ham United women's team sign midfielder Ruby Grant". www.whufc.com.
  13. ^ "Rachel Daly & Ruby Grant depart West Ham United". West Ham United. 11 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Box score". goheels.com. 20 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Box score". goheels.com. 27 March 2021.
  16. ^ "FORMER ARSENAL AND WEST HAM UNITED MIDFIELDER GRANT JOINS BK HÄCKEN". fawslfulltime.co.uk. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  17. ^ "HÄCKEN VS. DJURGÅRDEN 0 - 1". soccerway.com. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  18. ^ "Frauen-Bundesligist Bayer Leverkusen verpflichtet Ruby Grant". Sky Sport Deutschland. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  19. ^ "England-Moldova | Women's Under-17 2019". UEFA. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  20. ^ "England-Azerbaijan | Women's Under-17 2019". UEFA. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Greece-England | Women's Under-17 2019". UEFA. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  22. ^ "England WU23s squad named for Portugal and Belgium trip". englandfootball.com. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  23. ^ 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.
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