Raymond Michael Grant (born 1 September 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Scottish League Two club Clyde. Grant began his career as a youth player for Norwich City, before progressing to the first team in 2015. He has since played for Dagenham & Redbridge, Clyde, Alloa Athletic and Stirling Albion. Grant has also played for the Scotland U19s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Michael Grant[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Clyde | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Clyde | 99 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Alloa Athletic | 24 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Stirling Albion | 23 | (1) |
| 2022– | Clyde | 24 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Scotland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 August 2023 | |||
Club career
editGrant 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.[6][7]
Grant signed for Scottish League Two club Clyde in February 2018.[8] In August 2020, Grant signed for Scottish Championship side Alloa Athletic, the club managed by his father Peter.[9] Both Grants left Alloa at the end of the 2020–21 season, and Ray signed for Stirling Albion in May 2021.[10] On 6 May 2022, Grant rejoined former club Clyde on a one-year contract.[11]
International career
editGrant received his first call-up to Scotland in August 2014 for the under-19 side for a friendly against Belgium.[12] He started the match in the 2–0 defeat, which later proved to be his only international appearance.[12] He also received a call-up to the friendly against Czech Republic in September, but failed to make an appearance.[13]
Personal life
editGrant 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. plays alongside Raymond at Clyde FC
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 30 April 2022
| Club | Season | League | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Norwich City U23 | 2016–17[4] | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2016–17[4] | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Clyde | 2017–18[4] | Scottish League Two | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2018–19[4] | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20[4] | Scottish League One | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| Total | 80 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 99 | 3 | ||
| Alloa Athletic | 2020–21[4][14] | Scottish Championship | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Stirling Albion | 2021–22[15] | Scottish League Two | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Career total | 130 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 164 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup, four in Scottish League Two play-offs
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
edit- ^ "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 "Raymond Grant - Ex Canaries". Flown from the Nest. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "R. Grant". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Ray Grant recalled from Dagenham loan". Norwich City FC. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "Norwich City release five more players". 5 May 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.
- ^ "Clyde sign Steve Kipre, brother of Motherwell's Cedric". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Ray Grant signs for Alloa". alloaathleticfootball.club. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Ray Grant is first new signing for 2021/22". 15 May 2021.
- ^ "New Signing: Ray Grant". Clyde FC. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Games played by Ray Grant in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Ray Grant in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
External links
edit- Ray Grant at Soccerbase