| Ruby Grant | |
| Birth Date: | 2002 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Height: | 1.63 m [1] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | BK Häcken |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Arsenal |
| Collegeyears1: | 2021–2022 |
| College1: | North Carolina |
| Collegecaps1: | 37 |
| Collegegoals1: | 6 |
| Years1: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Arsenal |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | West Ham United |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | BK Häcken |
| Caps3: | 36 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 6 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020–2021 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam3: | England U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15 October 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 19:57, 28 November 2024 (UTC) |
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.
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] 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.[3]
Having agreed to join US college team North Carolina Tar Heels,[4] 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.[5] She left West Ham in January 2021 at the conclusion of her contract, with eight appearances in all competitions, including two league starts.[6]
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,[7] and opened her scoring for the Tar Heels with three goals in a 7–0 win against Tennessee on 27 March 2021.[8]
In March 2023, Grant joined Damallsvenskan side Häcken on a three-year deal.[9] 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.[10]
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,[11] [12] followed by another goal against Greece in the elite qualifying round in March 2019.[13]
In March 2023, Grant was called up to the under-23 side for fixtures against Portugal and Belgium.[14]
As of 7 April 2021[15]
| 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 | |||
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