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This article is about the English association football player. For the American basketball player, see Danny Granger.
Danny Grainger 
Personal information Full name Daniel Leslie Grainger Date of birth 28 July 1986 Place of birth Penrith, England Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Left back Club information Current club Heart of Midlothian Number 3 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2002–2008 Gretna 52 (3) 2006 → Brechin City (loan) 10 (0) 2008–2009 Dundee United 22 (0) 2009–2011 St.Johnstone 69 (3) 2011– Heart of Midlothian 13 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Daniel Leslie "Danny" Grainger (born 28 July 1986 in Penrith, England) is an English footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League club Hearts. He is an attacking minded left back.
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Career
Grainger began his career with Gretna, joining as a schoolboy in the summer of 2002. Grainger made over a dozen appearances before a loan spell with Brechin City in early 2006. At the start of the 2006–07 season, Grainger became a first-team regular, playing in all but a handful of Gretna's matches. On 27 December 2007, he agreed terms to conclude his transfer to Dundee United.[1]
On 15 July 2009 he signed for Scottish Premier League club St. Johnstone on a two year deal.[2]
On 25 May 2011, Grainger left St. Johnstone and joined John Sutton and Jamie Hamill, to join Hearts, on a two-year contract.[3] Making his debut against Rangers at Ibrox on July the 23rd.[4]
Career statistics
Club Season League Cup Lg Cup Other Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Gretna 2002–03 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 2003–04 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2004–05 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2005–06 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Brechin City (loan) 2005–06 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Total 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Gretna 2006–07 30 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 34 2 2007–08 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 1 Total 52 3 2 0 3 0 1 0 58 3 Dundee United 2007–08 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 2008–09 6 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 9 1 Total 20 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 25 1 St Johnstone 2009–10 36 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 42 1 2010–11 33 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 41 2 Total 69 3 7 0 7 0 0 0 83 3 Hearts 2011–12 13 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 18 0 Total 13 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 18 0 Career total 164 6 6 1 5 0 5 0 195 7 Honours
- Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month: 1
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- January 2008
References
- ^ "Tangerines triple signing boost". BBC Sport website. 2008-01-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/7168193.stm.
- ^ Webster zu Dundee United
- ^ "Jamie Hamill, John Sutton & Danny Grainger join Hearts". BBC Sport. 2011-05-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13544414.stm. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ "Rangers v Hearts". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. July 23, 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/14242065.stm. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
External links
Heart of Midlothian F.C. – current squad 1 Balogh · 2 Hamill · 3 Grainger · 4 Jónsson · 5 Barr · 6 Webster · 7 Suso · 8 Black · 9 Kyle · 10 Elliott · 11 Driver · 12 Templeton · 13 Obua · 15 Sutton · 16 Stevenson · 17 McGowan · 18 Novikovas · 19 Skácel · 21 Taouil · 22 Smith · 23 Glen · 25 Kello · 26 Žaliūkas · 27 Robinson · 30 MacDonald · 31 Mrowiec · 34 Stewart · 49 McHattie · 51 Holt · 52 Smith · C. Thomson · Manager: Sérgio
Categories:- Living people
- People from Penrith, Cumbria
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Dundee United F.C. players
- Gretna F.C. players
- Brechin City F.C. players
- St. Johnstone F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Scottish Premier League young player of the month awards
- 1986 births
- English football defender, 1980s birth stubs
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