Grant-Leon Ranos
Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenian: Հրանտ-Լեոն Աղվանի Ռանոս; born 20 July 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Born in Germany, Ranos represents the Armenia national team internationally.
_09.jpg) Ranos playing for Bayern Munich in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Gehrden, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | FC Beningsen | ||
| 2012–2017 | Hannover 96 | ||
| 2017–2018 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| 2018–2022 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Bayern Munich II | 45 | (23) |
| 2023– | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 6 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Armenia | 11 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Personal life
Ranos was born in Gehrden, Germany. His father is from Armenia. Several Armenia media outlets have reported that his original last name is Yeranosyan.
Club career
As a youth player, Ranos joined the youth academy of Borussia Dortmund, moving from the youth academy of Hannover 96. After that, he joined the Bayern Munich under–19 team. In 2022, he was promoted to Bayern Munich II where he became a regular starter.
On 24 May 2023, he signed a four-year contract with Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach that will run until 2027, set to join on a free transfer on 1 July 2023.
International career
Despite being born in Germany, in 2023 Ranos acquired Armenian citizenship and chose to represent Armenia internationally. In March of the same year, he received his first call-up to the Armenian senior national team for a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Turkey and a friendly match against Cyprus, respectively.
He then won his first cap for Armenia by starting the latter game, on 28 March 2023 in the process, Ranos also scored his first two international goals, as the friendly eventually ended in a 2–2 draw. Ranos' first competitive start was a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match versus Wales on 16 June 2023. Ranos scored two goals to help Armenia to a 4–2 victory.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Bayern | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga Bayern | 36 | 20 | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 20 | ||
| Total | 45 | 23 | — | 0 | 0 | 45 | 23 | |||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2023–24 | Regionalliga West | 6 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 60 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 26 | ||
International
- As of match played 26 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 2023 | 9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ranos goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 March 2023 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia |  Cyprus | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2–1 | |||||
| 3 | 16 June 2023 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales |  Wales | 2–1 | 4–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 4 | 3–1 |
References
External links
- Grant-Leon Ranos at Soccerway
- Grant-Leon Ranos at WorldFootball.net
- Grant-Leon Ranos at National-Football-Teams.com
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