1. Rhyan Bert Grant was born on 26 February 1991 and is an Australian professional soccer player who plays for and captains A-League Men club Sydney FC and the Australia national team.
33 Facts About Rhyan Grant
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Rhyan Grant started his career playing in the midfield before becoming an attacking right back known for his supporting play down the wing.
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Rhyan Grant is one of the few players in the A-League to have only played for the one club, is Sydney FC's longest serving player and is in an exclusive club of few to have 300 appearances in all competitions.
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In June 2008, Rhyan Grant received an invitation to take up a scholarship at the AIS in Canberra where he was selected despite not fitting into the age criteria for the 2008 scholarship program.
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Rhyan Grant made 15 appearances for the National Youth League team during the season, scoring one goal.
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On 21 December 2008, Rhyan Grant made his senior debut for Sydney FC against Perth Glory at the Sydney Football Stadium, appearing as a 78th-minute substitute for Antony Golec.
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Rhyan Grant was replaced in the 86th minute by Terry McFlynn.
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Rhyan Grant wore shirt number 34 in these five matches.
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Rhyan Grant ended up playing 9 games, starting 3, and winning his first Premiership.
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Rhyan Grant signed a new two-year contract with Sydney FC on 27 August 2010.
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Rhyan Grant was substituted onto the field for Michael McGlinchey in the match.
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Rhyan Grant was contesting a tackle, when his foot was caught in the pitch causing him to rupture his anterior cruciate ligament.
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Rhyan Grant was substituted onto the field for Ali Abbas in the 68th minute.
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Days later, Rhyan Grant was rewarded for his form after returning from injury with a 2-year contract extension, along with teammate Sebastian Ryall.
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Rhyan Grant played every minute of every match in all competitions of the season, scoring 2 and assisting 5 while mainly playing in the right-back position.
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Rhyan Grant suffered another anterior cruciate ligament injury in July 2017, keeping him out of the game for several months.
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Rhyan Grant was able to return to training by the end of the season and had made himself available for selection for the final game of the regular season.
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However, ultimately Rhyan Grant did not appear in either of Sydney FC's remaining two games of the season.
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On Saturday, 10 November 2018 Rhyan Grant went on to play his 150th appearance in the A-League against Newcastle Jets.
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Rhyan Grant became only the third player to achieve this in A-League history, after Leigh Broxham at Melbourne Victory and Andrew Durante at Wellington Phoenix.
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Rhyan Grant started in all remaining league games and by season's end found himself again selected in the PFA A-League Team of the Season.
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The effect of the constant taunting resulted in Rhyan Grant putting his hand up to take a penalty in the shootout when the match ended nil-all after extra time.
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Rhyan Grant scored the winning goal in the 2020 A-League Grand Final, off the chest from inside the six-yard box, in the 100th minute, winning his third Championship as well as his third Premiership as Sydney FC finished top of the table that season.
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Rhyan Grant won the Joe Marston Medal as man of the match.
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Rhyan Grant was selected for the training squad for Australia's 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup team.
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Rhyan Grant then went on to play in several competitions with the Young Socceroos in the Netherlands, one of which they won.
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Rhyan Grant was chosen as a train on player for Australia's friendly against South Korea in November 2018.
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In December 2018, it was announced that Rhyan Grant had made the final 23-man squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
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Rhyan Grant replaced an injured Josh Risdon at half-time of the first game of the group stage against Jordan.
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Rhyan Grant would go on to play the remaining fixtures for Australia, totaling 5 appearances for the campaign, whilst wearing the number 4 jersey previously worn by Socceroo great, Tim Cahill.
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Rhyan Grant is well known for his mullet hairstyle, which he grew whilst recovering from his second anterior cruciate ligament injury.
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In 2018 Rhyan Grant took part in the Chappell Foundation's 'sleep out for youth homelessness' at the Sydney Cricket Ground, raising nearly $5,000 in the process.
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In 2021 Rhyan Grant raised over $25,000 when he participated in the 'World's Greatest Shave' for the Leukaemia Foundation in which he shaved off his famous hairstyle, following in the footsteps of fellow Sydney FC players Luke Brattan and Andrew Redmayne who had participated in the charity event the year previously.