Ruby Grant
Ruby Grant (born 15 April 2002) is an English footballer who last played as a midfielder for West Ham United in the FA WSL.[1] She has a future place agreed with American college soccer team North Carolina Tar Heels.[2]
![]() Grant playing for West Ham in August 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 April 2002 | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2018 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Arsenal | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | England U17 | 15 | (6) |
| 2020– | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 March 2020 | |||
Club career
Arsenal
Grant came up through the Arsenal youth academy, making her first-team debut during the 2018–19 seasonin 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
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]
Career statistics
Club
As of 14 August 2020[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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
References
- "Ruby Grant – Soccer player profile & career statistics – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- Jamet, Sylvain (25 November 2019). "Ruby Grant to leave Arsenal for North Carolina". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- "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.
- 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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