Ciara Grant (footballer, born 1993)

Ciara Grant

Grant representing Ireland at the 2013 Summer Universiade
Personal information
Full name	Ciara Grant[1]
Date of birth	(1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hibernian
Number	6
Youth career
	Lagan Harps
2005–2011	Loreto School
	Kilmacrennan Celtic
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	UCD
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Raheny United
2014–2016	UCD Waves
2019	Sion Swifts
2020–2022	Shelbourne
2022	Rangers
2022–2024	Heart of Midlothian	26	(5)
International career‡
2012–	Republic of Ireland	18	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 June 2023

Ciara Grant (born 11 June 1993) is an Irish physician and professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hibernian of the Scottish Women's Premier League and for the Republic of Ireland national team. Grant has previously played for Raheny United, UCD Waves and Shelbourne of the Women's National League, and for Women's Premiership club Sion Swifts. Immediately prior to joining Hearts, Grant played for Rangers.

In 2010, Grant was a member of the Republic of Ireland under-17 squad who were runners-up in the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship and quarter-finalists in the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. She won her first senior cap in November 2012. Outside of football Grant is a qualified medical doctor and worked as a lecturer for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. She has also played Gaelic football for the Donegal county team.^[2]