Rhyan Grant

Youth career

In June 2008, 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. After impressing during his three months in the nation's capital, he was signed as a member of Sydney FC's inaugural National Youth League squad in September 2008. This team finished as champions for the 2008–09 season. He made 15 appearances for the National Youth League team during the season, scoring one goal. After Sydney FC Youth had clinched the National Youth League minor premiership by winning 13 and drawing two of their 18 regular season games, they progressed to the Grand Final where they met Adelaide United at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide on 21 February 2009. Grant played the full 90 minutes as Sydney FC triumphed 2–0.

Sydney FC

2008–09 to 2009–10

During the National Youth League season, Grant also managed to earn a call-up to the senior team. On 21 December 2008, 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. The game was won 4–1 by Perth Glory. He was an unused substitute as Sydney FC lost 3–2 to Melbourne Victory at the Telstra Dome on 27 December 2008. Grant then appeared as a 71st-minute substitute for Shannon Cole as Sydney FC lost 2–0 to Adelaide United at the Adelaide Oval on 3 January 2009. On 11 January 2009, Rhyan Grant…

He was selected for the training squad for Australia's 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup team. Grant then went on to play in several competitions with the Young Socceroos in the Netherlands, one of which they won. Grant was chosen as a train on player for Australia's friendly against South Korea in November 2018. For the match against Lebanon he was selected for the squad and made his debut, playing the full match. In December 2018, it was announced that Grant had made the final 23-man squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Grant replaced an injured Josh Risdon at half-time of the first game of the group stage against Jordan. He 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. On 8 September 2021, Grant scored his first international goal as Socceroos beat Vietnam 1–0 away; he was earlier responsible for a potential handball on the penalty area before getting relief as no penalty was given.

Club

As of 26 April 2026

International

As of 7 September 2021

Grant is an avid surfer. In 2018, whilst surfing off Collaroy Beach he was nearly killed in a freak accident when he was dumped in heavy swell, and was trapped beneath a sewage pipe. He suffered a broken arm and ribs as a result of the incident which saw him miss the first few weeks of the 2018–19 A-League season. Grant is well known for his mullet hairstyle, which he grew whilst recovering from his second anterior cruciate ligament injury. During the 2019 Asian Cup it was revealed that Grant was required to seek special approval from the Asian Football Confederation regarding his mullet, as a result of the United Arab Emirates Football Association guidelines which prohibit 'unusual or offensive' haircuts or coloring. In 2018 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. In 2021 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.