Full name Grant Campbell Hanley 2004–2006 Crewe Alexandra Weight 76 kg Number 5 Height 1.88 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Grant Hanley Career start 2010 | |
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Date of birth (1991-11-20) 20 November 1991 (age 24) Current teams Blackburn Rovers F.C. (#5 / Defender), Scotland national football team (Defender, Midfielder) Similar People Shane Duffy, Ben Marshall, Adam Henley, Marcus Olsson | ||
Place of birth Dumfries, Scotland | ||
Newcastle united sign grant hanley
Grant Campbell Hanley (born 20 November 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Norwich City and the Scotland national team.
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- Newcastle united sign grant hanley
- Newcastle v qpr 6 0 grant hanley goal
- Early years
- Blackburn Rovers
- Newcastle United
- Norwich City
- International career
- Club
- International
- International goals
- References
Newcastle v qpr 6 0 grant hanley goal
Early years
Hanley was born in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway. He was involved at youth level with local club Queen of the South, Crewe Alexandra and with Rangers before he joined Blackburn Rovers as a 16-year-old in 2008.
Blackburn Rovers
At Rovers, Hanley was captain of the under-18 team. Hanley made his Premier League debut for Rovers in a 1–0 win at Aston Villa on 9 May 2010. Hanley committed his future when he signed a new five-year deal with Blackburn on 21 July 2010.
Hanley made his first Premier League appearance of season 2010–11 as a 67th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw at home to West Ham United. He made his FA Cup debut on 8 January 2011, against Queens Park Rangers in a 1–0 victory at Ewood Park. On 5 March 2011, Hanley scored his first goal for Rovers in a 3–2 defeat against Fulham at Craven Cottage. That was the last of his nine Blackburn first team appearances that season although he was to make his international debut at the end of the season. On 31 December 2011, Hanley started and scored the winning goal in a 3–2 win against local rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford. This win lifted Blackburn off the bottom of the table. On 14 April 2012, in a Premier League fixture against Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium, he suffered ankle ligament damage. Hanley made 28 appearances and scored one goal in all competitions for Rovers but the club was relegated into the Championship.
In the 2012–13 season Hanley maintained his first team place and formed a partnership with Scott Dann. At the end of the season, he signed a five-year contract with the club.
After Dann left for Crystal Palace in January 2014, Hanley was appointed as the new captain of the club.
Newcastle United
On 21 July 2016, Hanley signed for newly relegated Championship club Newcastle United on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He was handed the number 5 shirt, previously worn by Georginio Wijnaldum. He scored his first goal for the club in the 79th minute in a 6-0 win versus Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road.
Norwich City
On 30 August 2017, Hanley joined Norwich City on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut on 9 September 2017, coming on as a substitute in a 1-0 win over Birmingham City at Carrow Road.
International career
Hanley captained Scotland at under-19 level. On 17 November 2010, he played for Scotland under-21s when aged 18 in a 3–1 win against Northern Ireland at Firhill.
On 1 February 2011, Hanley was called up to the senior Scotland squad for the first time ahead of the game against Northern Ireland in the Nations Cup. He made his full international debut as an 84th-minute substitute on 25 May 2011 coming on for Gary Caldwell against Wales in the Nations Cup in Dublin. His first Scotland goal was in his fifth full international when he opened the scoring in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier at home against Wales on 22 March 2013 at Hampden Park.