 Hanley playing forNorwich City in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grant Campbell Hanley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-11-20)20 November 1991 (age 34)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hibernian | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Queen of the South | |||
| 2004–2006 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 2006–2008 | Rangers | ||
| 2008–2010 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2016 | Blackburn Rovers | 183 | (8) |
| 2016–2017 | Newcastle United | 10 | (1) |
| 2017–2025 | Norwich City | 181 | (5) |
| 2025 | Birmingham City | 14 | (0) |
| 2025– | Hibernian | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Scotland U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011– | Scotland | 66 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:40, 15 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:54, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Grant Campbell Hanley (born 20 November 1991) is a Scottish professionalfootballer who plays as adefender forScottish Premiership sideHibernian and theScotland national team.
During his club career Hanley has previously played forBlackburn Rovers,Newcastle United,Norwich City, andBirmingham City. He has won the EFL Championship three times, once with Newcastle and twice with Norwich. He was named in the 2020–21 EFL Championship team of the season.
He made his full international debut forScotland in 2011, and has won over 60 caps in his career. He appeared at theEuro 2020 andEuro 2024 championships.
Hanley was born inDumfries.[1] He was involved at youth level with local clubQueen of the South,Crewe Alexandra andRangers before he joined Blackburn Rovers as a 16-year-old in 2008.[3][4]
At Rovers, Hanley was captain of the under-18 team.[4] Hanley made hisPremier League debut for Rovers in a 1–0 win at Aston Villa on 9 May 2010.[5][6] Hanley committed his future when he signed a new five-year deal with Blackburn on 21 July 2010.[7]
Hanley made his first Premier League appearance of season 2010–11 as a 67th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw at home toWest Ham United.[citation needed] He made hisFA Cup debut on 8 January 2011, againstQueens Park Rangers in a 1–0 victory at Ewood Park.[8] On 5 March 2011, Hanley scored his first goal for Rovers in a 3–2 defeat againstFulham atCraven Cottage.[9] 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.[10] On 31 December 2011, Hanley started and scored the winning goal in a 3–2 win against local rivalsManchester United atOld Trafford.[11][12] This win lifted Blackburn off the bottom of the table.[13] On 14 April 2012, in a Premier League fixture againstSwansea City at theLiberty Stadium, he suffered ankle ligament damage.[citation needed] Hanley made 28 appearances and scored one goal in all competitions for Rovers but the club was relegated into theChampionship.[14]
In the 2012–13 season Hanley maintained his first team place and formed apartnership withScott Dann. At the end of the season, he signed a five-year contract with the club.[15]
After Dann left forCrystal Palace in January 2014, Hanley was appointed as the newcaptain of the club.[16]
On 21 July 2016, Hanley signed for newly relegated Championship club Newcastle United on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[17] He was handed the number 5 shirt, previously worn byGeorginio Wijnaldum.He scored his first goal for the club in the 79th minute in a 6–0 win versusQueens Park Rangers atLoftus Road.[18]
On 30 August 2017, Hanley joinedNorwich City on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[19] He made his debut on 9 September 2017, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win overBirmingham City atCarrow Road.[20] Although he had been something of an emergency buy, with Norwich having started the season with a number of injuries and playing inexperienced centre backs, Hanley soon became a regular in the team, often being deployed as one of three centre halves withTimm Klose andChristoph Zimmermann. He ultimately made 32 league appearances for Norwich during the 2017–18 season, plus two in the FA Cup. One of his most memorable contributions came in the derby game againstIpswich Town on 18 February. Ipswich had gone 1–0 up in the 89th minute and seemed set for a first win over Norwich in nine years. However, deep into added time, Hanley chased a ball to the byline and crossed it back into the goal area, allowing Klose to head it home for an equaliser.[21] The following month, on 17 March, Hanley scored his first goal for Norwich, the second in a 3–2 win overReading.[22]
At the beginning of the 2018–19 season, withRussell Martin leaving the club, Hanley was appointed Norwich's new club captain[23] ahead ofIvo Pinto, who had deputised for Martin for much of the previous season. He played in Norwich's opening six league games, getting his second goal for the club in a 4–3 defeat againstWest Bromwich Albion;[24] however, he was then injured in training.[25] During his absence, Klose and Zimmermann established themselves at centre-back, withBen Godfrey also becoming a regular choice, and Hanley was restricted to a few appearances as substitute on his return. When he finally started a game, anFA Cup tie againstPortsmouth, he was sent off in the first fifteen minutes for a professional foul onRonan Curtis and Norwich went on to lose 1–0.[26] Despite his lack of game time, Hanley remained club captain as Norwich gained promotion to thePremier League. In the final game of the season, as Norwich defeatedAston Villa 2–1, winning theChampionship title, Hanley was brought on as an 89th minute substitute forOnel Hernandez[27] and lifted the Championship trophy alongside team captain Zimmermann.[28][29]
Hanley scored anown goal in a 4–1 defeat againstLiverpool on 9 August, which was the first goal of the2019–20 Premier League season.[30] Despite this, he retained his place for the next two Premier League games until he was once more injured in training.[31] He would later admit he had been injured at the start of the season. Norwich suffered several injuries at centre-back throughout the season, with midfieldersAlexander Tettey andIbrahim Amadou both being deployed as makeshift centre-halves at various points. As a result, despite not being an automatic choice, Hanley made 15 appearances in the season's first 29 league games, as well as helping Norwich reach their first FA Cup quarter-final in over 20 years with a goal in a 2–1 win overBurnley.[32] However, at that stage, the season was suspended because of theCOVID-19 pandemic. When it resumed after three months, Hanley was again injured.[33] He played no further part in the season as Norwich finished bottom of the Premier League and were relegated back to the Championship.
With the new season starting only two months later, Hanley would again start a season injured.[34] He would make his first appearance of the season on 17 October in Norwich's fifth game, a 2–1 win overRotherham United.[35] However, from then on, he would not miss a game, making 42 league appearances and 2 FA Cup appearances, as well as contributing a goal in a 2–1 win overCardiff City.[36] With Godfrey having left the club, Klose absent on loan and Zimmermann absent through injury, Hanley spent most of the season partnered withBen Gibson, as Norwich won the Football League Championship for the second time in three seasons. He came second behindEmi Buendia in Norwich's Player of the Season vote[37] and, after Norwich finished the season with a 2–2 draw withBarnsley, he lifted the trophy alongside outgoing teammate Tettey, who had been made captain for the game but had handed the armband back to Hanley when he was substituted in the 87th minute.[38]
Ahead of Norwich's return to the Premier League, Hanley extended his contract with the club until 30 June 2025.[39] He scored his first goal of the season on 20 November in Norwich's 2–1 win againstSouthampton, the first game in charge for new managerDean Smith.[40] Hanley suffered an injury, his second of the season, early on in the game with Manchester United on 11 December, having to be replaced byJacob Sørenson, with Norwich going on to lose the match 1–0.,[41] but returned to the starting line-up in January.
Hanley would make a total of 33 Premier League appearances in the season, usually partnered with Gibson, as well as two appearances in the FA Cup and one in the Carabao Cup.[42] However, it would be another disappointing season for Norwich, as they finished bottom and were once again relegated back to the Championship after only one season. Hanley was one of the few Norwich players to come in for any praise: He again came second in the club's Player of the Season vote, this time losing out toTeemu Pukki.[43]
Hanley received a red card in the first league game of the season, a 1–0 defeat atCardiff City.[44] He scored his first goal of the season in a 1–1 draw atReading in early October.[45] He would again be a regular for Norwich throughout the season, usually partnered with either Gibson orAndrew Omobamidele, making 39 Championship appearances plus one in each of the cups.[46] However, he would suffer an injury during a 2–0 win over former club Blackburn Rovers,[47] which caused him to miss the last five games of the season as Norwich finished 13th.
Hanley's injury continued into the next season and he would not appear until December, when he was brought on as a half-time substitute forJonathan Rowe in a 1–0 defeat to West Bromwich Albion, following the sending off ofBorja Sainz late in the first half.[48][49] He would subsequently start the New Year's Day game against Southampton, where he was replaced byAdam Idah after 74 minutes.[50] He was picked for Norwich's third round FA Cup tie, a 1–1 draw againstBristol Rovers, but exited the field during injury time with a back problem.[51] He finally played a full game for Norwich in February, a 2–2 draw against Queens Park Rangers.[52]
By now, Norwich had signed bothShane Duffy andDanny Batth as options at centre-half alongside Gibson, and Hanley found his opportunities limited: He started only 6 league games and 2 FA Cup games, the last of them in March.[53] He made a rare appearance as an 82nd minute substitute for Gibson in the last game of the regulation season, a 1–0 defeat against Birmingham.[54] This saw Norwich finish 6th and qualify for the play-offs, which Hanley played no part in as the club were quickly eliminated byLeeds United in the semi-finals.
With both Gibson and Batth leaving the club over the summer, Hanley was selected alongside Duffy for Norwich's first game of the 2024–25 season and first under new managerJohannes Hoff Thorup. The game, against newly promotedOxford United, ended in a 2–0 defeat. Hanley failed to clear the ball for Oxford's first goal and was substituted off after 61 minutes for Sørenson.[55] He was subsequently dropped, with new signingsCallum Doyle andJosé Córdoba both being preferred at centre half ahead of him along with Duffy. He would make one further start in a Carabao Cup match against Crystal Palace.[56] His remaining two appearances would be as a second-half substitute in Championship matches, with him making his last appearance for Norwich when he replaced Sørenson in the 75th minute of a match with Cardiff City on 2 November.[57]
On 17 January 2025, Hanley joinedLeague One sideBirmingham City on a deal until the end of the season.[58] On 20 May 2025, the club announced he would be leaving in June when his contract expired.[59]
Hanley signed a two-year deal withScottish Premiership clubHibernian on 5 August 2025.[60]
Hanley captainedScotland at under-19 level.[4] On 17 November 2010, he played forScotland under-21s when aged 18 in a 3–1 win againstNorthern Ireland atFirhill.[61]
On 1 February 2011, Hanley was called up to thesenior Scotland squad for the first time ahead of the game againstNorthern Ireland in theNations Cup.[62] He made his full international debut as an 84th-minute substitute on 25 May 2011 coming on forGary Caldwell againstWales in the Nations Cup inDublin.[10] His first Scotland goal was in his fifth full international when he opened the scoring in a2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier at home againstWales on 22 March 2013 atHampden Park.[63]
In May 2021, Hanley was named inSteve Clarke's 26-man squad forUEFA Euro 2020,[64] appearing in all three matches against theCzech Republic,England andCroatia.
On 7 June 2024, Hanley was named in Scotland's squad for theUEFA Euro 2024 finals in Germany,[65] and on the same day made his50th international appearance in a friendly againstFinland.[66] Hanley appeared as a half-time substitute forChé Adams afterRyan Porteous was sent off in 45th minute during the team's 5–1 loss to hostsGermany in the opening match of the tournament on 15 June,[67] and went on to start in place of the suspended Porteous in both of the other group fixtures againstSwitzerland andHungary as Scotland finished bottom ofGroup A with one point from three matches.[68][69]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2009–10[70] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[71] | Premier League | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12[72] | Premier League | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13[73] | Championship | 39 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 45 | 3 | ||
| 2013–14[74] | Championship | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15[75] | Championship | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16[76] | Championship | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 46 | 2 | ||
| Total | 183 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 200 | 9 | |||
| Newcastle United | 2016–17[77] | Championship | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| 2017–18[78] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Norwich City | 2017–18[78] | Championship | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19[79] | Championship | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20[80] | Premier League | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21[81] | Championship | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 44 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22[42] | Premier League | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23[46] | Championship | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24[53] | Championship | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[82] | Championship | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 181 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 6 | ||
| Birmingham City | 2024–25[82] | League One | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Hibernian | 2025–26[83] | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 400 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 443 | 16 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 2 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 March 2013 | Hampden Park,Glasgow, Scotland | 5 |  Wales | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [63] |
| 2 | 25 March 2021 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 30 |  Austria | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [85] |
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