Grant-Leon Ranos

Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenian: Հրանտ-Լեոն Ռանոս; born 20 July 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Regionalliga Bayern club Bayern Munich II. Born in Germany, Ranos represents the Armenia national team internationally.[1]

Grant-Leon Ranos
Personal information
Full name Grant-Leon Ranos
Date of birth (2003-07-20) 20 July 2003
Place of birth Gehrden, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich II
Number 22
Youth career
–2012 FC Beningsen
2012–2017 Hannover 96
2017–2018 Borussia Dortmund
2018–2022 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Bayern Munich II 44 (23)
International career‡
2023– Armenia 1 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

Club career

As a youth player, Ranos joined the youth academy of Borussia Dortmund, moving from the youth academy of Hannover 96 in 2018.[2] After that, he joined the Bayern Munich under–19 team.[3] In 2022, he was promoted to Bayern Munich II where he became a regular starter. [4]

International career

Born in Germany, in 2023 Ranos acquired Armenian citizenship and chose to represent Armenia internationally.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 March 2023Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Cyprus1–12–2Friendly
2.2–1

Personal life

Ranos was born in Gehrden, Germany to ethnically Armenian parents.[8]

References
  1. "Bayern Munich striker Grant-Leon Ranos to play for Armenian national team". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  2. "Kommt der neue Lewy aus der Bayern-Jugend?". bild.de.
  3. "Grant-Leon Ranos: Mit Namenswechsel zum Lewandowski-Nachfolger?". fupa.net.
  4. "FC Bayern München - Reserve-Torjäger Grant-Leon Ranos: Namenswechsel und Sonderstellung | Goal.com Deutschland". www.spox.com (in German). Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  5. ""Eine große Ehre für mich": Teenager des FC Bayern künftig für A-Nationalmannschaft". tz.de.
  6. "26 man squad". FFA.am. FOOTBALL FEDERATION OF ARMENIA.
  7. "Armenia vs. Cyprus - 28 March 2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  8. "Reserve-Torjäger Grant-Leon Ranos: Namenswechsel und Sonderstellung". spox.com.


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