Rhyan Grant

Grant was substituted onto the field for Ali Abbas in the 68th minute.

For the rest of the season, Grant was consistently a part of the match-day squads, but mainly used of the bench, starting only a handful of games.

The new Sydney FC coach, Graham Arnold, cited the reason for this was largely due to Grant missing a lot of tactical sessions during pre-season as he was returning from injury.

He was replaced in the 86th minute by Terry McFlynn.

Rhyan Bert Grant (born 30 February 1991) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays for A-League Men club Sydney FC and the Australia national team.

Born in Canowindra, New South Wales, Grant played youth soccer at the Australian Institute of Sport before making his professional debut for Sydney FC in 2008.

Grant started his career playing in the midfield before becoming an attacking right back known for his supporting play down the wing.

He is one of the few players in the A-League to have only played for the one club, is Sydney FC's longest serving player and is in an exclusive club of few to have 300 appearances in all competitions.

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.

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 finished the 2008–09 A-League season with five senior appearances.

He wore shirt number 34 in these five matches.

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.

During the National Youth League season, Grant also managed to earn a call-up to the senior team.

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 made his starting debut against Wellington Phoenix at the Sydney Football Stadium, and played the full 90 minutes as Sydney FC won 1–0.

He also played a full game in Sydney FC's 3–1 defeat by Queensland Roar at Suncorp Stadium on 17 January 2009, and provided the cross from which Kofi Danning scored in the 25th minute.

Rhyan Grant also started Sydney FC's final game of the A-League season, a 4–0 win over the Newcastle Jets at the Sydney Football Stadium on 25 January 2009.

He was then given shirt number 23 for the 2009–10 A-League season as he earned a full senior contract.

After a successful start to his senior career, Grant looked to cement a permanent first team spot in the 2009–10 season after impressing early in Sydney's undefeated run of pre-season trials.

He ended up playing 9 games, starting 3, and winning his first Premiership.

He signed a new two-year contract with Sydney FC on 27 August 2010.

Grant scored his first senior goal for Sydney FC against the Central Coast Mariners in a 1–1 draw during the 2010–11 A-League season.

At the end of the 2012–13 season, Grant was selected to play for the A-League All Star team against Manchester United in Sydney on 20 July 2013.

Grant was substituted onto the field for Michael McGlinchey in the match.

Grant's 2013–14 campaign ended prematurely in Round 3 at home to the Western Sydney Wanderers.

Grant was contesting a tackle, when his foot was caught in the pitch causing him to rupture his anterior cruciate ligament.

The injury required surgery and kept him out for the rest of the season.

Prior to Grant's injury in 2013, he was mainly deployed as a utility player at the club but Arnold believed he would excel at right fullback and had agreed with Grant to concentrate on these qualities in the 2015 off-season.

The following year, Grant's long-awaited return from injury came on 22 November 2014 when he was selected on the bench against the newly re-branded Melbourne City FC in Round 7.

Grant scored his first goal since coming back from injury in the Round 18 clash of the 2014–15 A-League season against Central Coast Mariners at Allianz Stadium with a 25-yard screamer in which Sydney FC would go on to win 4–2.

Days later, Grant was rewarded for his form after returning from injury with a 2-year contract extension, along with teammate Sebastian Ryall.

Grant began his transformation as specialized fullback during the 2015–16 A-League season, starting in all matches up until Round 26 as either a right or left back, missing only one game through suspension.

The 2016–17 season was another breakout season for Grant.