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.[1]
_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) |
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*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 edit
Ranos was born in Gehrden, Germany. His father is from Armenia.[2] Several Armenia media outlets have reported that his original last name is Yeranosyan.[3]
Club career edit
As a youth player, Ranos joined the youth academy of Borussia Dortmund, moving from the youth academy of Hannover 96.[4] After that, he joined the Bayern Munich under–19 team.[5] In 2022, he was promoted to Bayern Munich II where he became a regular starter. [6]
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.[7]
International career edit
Despite being born in Germany, in 2023 Ranos acquired Armenian citizenship and chose to represent Armenia internationally.[8] 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.[9]
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.[10] 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.[11]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 2 March 2024[12]
| 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 edit
- As of match played 26 March 2024[13]
| 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 edit
- ^ "Bayern Munich striker Grant-Leon Ranos to play for Armenian national team". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ Kessler, Philipp (15 March 2023). ""Eine große Ehre für mich": Teenager des FC Bayern künftig für A-Nationalmannschaft ["A great honor for me": FC Bayern teenagers for the senior national team in the future]". tz.de (in German). Archived from the original on 25 March 2023.
Ranos wurde zwar im niedersächsischen Gehrden geboren, sein Papa stammt allerdings aus Armenien.
- ^ "Հրանտ Երանոսյան կամ Հրանտ-Լեոն Ռանոս․ Ո՞վ է Հայաստանի հավաքականի խոստումնալից նորեկը (տեսանյութ) [Hrant Yeranosyan or Hrant-Leon Ranos: Who is the promising newcomer of the Armenian national team]". vnews.am (in Armenian). 15 March 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023.
Հրանտ-Լեոն Ռանոսը (ծնունդով՝ Երանոսյան)
- ^ "Kommt der neue Lewy aus der Bayern-Jugend?". bild.de.
- ^ "Grant-Leon Ranos: Mit Namenswechsel zum Lewandowski-Nachfolger?". fupa.net.
- ^ "FC Bayern München - Reserve-Torjäger Grant-Leon Ranos: Namenswechsel und Sonderstellung | Goal.com Deutschland". www.spox.com (in German). Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ https://www.borussia.de/de/aktuelles/news/2023-05-24-borussia-verpflichtet-grant-leon-ranos
- ^ ""Eine große Ehre für mich": Teenager des FC Bayern künftig für A-Nationalmannschaft". tz.de.
- ^ "26 man squad". FFA.am. FOOTBALL FEDERATION OF ARMENIA.
- ^ "Armenia vs. Cyprus - 28 March 2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Euro 2024: Armenia beats Wales, Ranos and Zelarayán score brace". sport.news.am.
- ^ Grant-Leon Ranos at Soccerway
- ^ "Grant-Leon Ranos". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
External links edit
- Grant-Leon Ranos at Soccerway
- Grant-Leon Ranos at WorldFootball.net
- Grant-Leon Ranos at National-Football-Teams.com
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