# Grant-Leon Ranos

Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenian: Հրանտ-Լեոն Ռանոս; born 20 July 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern on loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach. Born in Germany, Ranos represents the Armenia national team internationally.

## Personal life

Ranos was born in Gehrden, Germany. His father is from Armenia. Several Armenia media outlets have reported that his original last name is Yeranosyan.

## Club career

As a youth player, Ranos joined the youth academy of Borussia Dortmund, moving from the youth academy of Hannover 96. After that, he joined the Bayern Munich under–19 team. In 2022, he was promoted to Bayern Munich II where he became a regular starter.
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.
On 22 January 2025, Ranos moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2. Bundesliga on loan.

## International career

Despite being born in Germany, in 2023 Ranos acquired Armenian citizenship and chose to represent Armenia internationally. 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.
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. 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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 14 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Bayern Munich II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Bayern | 9 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Bayern Munich II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Bayern | 36 | 20 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 20 |
| Bayern Munich II | Total | Total | 45 | 23 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 45 | 23 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Total | Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2023–24 | Regionalliga West | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 64 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 27 |

### International

    As of match played 17 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Armenia | 2023 | 9 | 4 |
| Armenia | 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 17 | 4 |
    Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ranos goal.
List of international goals scored by Grant-Leon Ranos :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 28 March 2023 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | Cyprus | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 28 March 2023 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | Cyprus | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 16 June 2023 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Wales | 2–1 | 4–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 4 | 16 June 2023 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Wales | 3–1 | 4–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |