Grant-Leon Ranos


Grant-Leon Ranos is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Borussia Mönchengladbach. Born in Germany, he represents the Armenia national team.

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.
On 22 March 2025, coach John van 't Schip removed him from the Armenian national team. The decision came after the player reportedly pressured the coach to include him in the lineup for the match against Georgia in Tbilisi. The coach became upset over the player's insistence, leading to his removal from the squad. It was later reported that the player refused to remain with the national team and declared "firewall forever."

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
128 March 2023Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia1–12–2Friendly
228 March 2023Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia2–12–2Friendly
316 June 2023Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales2–14–2UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
416 June 2023Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales3–14–2UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
59 September 2025Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia2–02–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification