Ruby Grant

Ruby Jayne Grant (born 15 April 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Sporting CP and the England under-23s. Grant has represented England since under-17 level and previously played for Bayer Leverkusen in Germany, BK Häcken in Sweden, the North Carolina Tar Heels in the United States college soccer system, as well as Women's Super League clubs West Ham United and Arsenal in England.

Early life 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. She also featured in the school's mixed team. Grant is otherwise a product of the Arsenal Academy, having won the FA Youth Cup in 2017.

Club career 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. 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.

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

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, and opened her scoring for the Tar Heels with three goals in a 7–0 win against Tennessee on 27 March 2021.

In March 2023, Grant joined Damallsvenskan side Häcken on a three-year deal. 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.

On 12 January 2025, Grant signed for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen until June 2027. She scored once across 36 matches across all competitions in her one-and-a-half-year stint in Germany.

In September 2026, Grant moved to Sporting CP of the Portuguese Campeonato Nacional Feminino. followed by another goal against Greece in the elite qualifying round in March 2019.

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

Career statistics

Club As of 19 May 2026

Honours

Arsenal Women's Super League: 2018–19