Grant Campbell Hanley (born 20 November 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Birmingham City and the Scotland national team.
[1] He was involved at youth level with local club Queen of the South, Crewe Alexandra and with Rangers before he joined Blackburn Rovers as a 16-year-old in 2008.
[16] On 21 July 2016, Hanley signed for newly relegated Championship club Newcastle United on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
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.
[25] During his absence, Klose and Zimmermann established themselves at centre-back, with Ben 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, an FA Cup tie against Portsmouth, he was sent off in the first fifteen minutes for a professional foul on Ronan Curtis and Norwich went on to lose 1–0.
Norwich suffered several injuries at centre-back throughout the season, with midfielders Alexander Tettey and Ibrahim 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 over Burnley.
[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 by Jacob Sørenson, with Norwich going on to lose the match 1–0.,[41] but returned to the starting line-up in January.
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 for Jonathan Rowe in a 1–0 defeat to West Bromwich Albion, following the sending off of Borja Sainz late in the first half.
[50] He was picked for Norwich's third round FA Cup tie, a 1–1 draw against Bristol Rovers, but exited the field during injury time with a back problem.
[54] This saw Norwich finish 6th and qualify for the play-offs, which Hanley played no part in as the club were quickly eliminated by Leeds 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 manager Johannes Hoff Thorup.
[59] On 1 February 2011, Hanley was called up to the senior Scotland squad for the first time ahead of the game against Northern Ireland in the Nations Cup.
[10] His first Scotland goal was in his fifth full international when he opened the scoring in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier at home against Wales on 22 March 2013 at Hampden Park.
On 7 June 2024, Hanley was named in Scotland's squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 finals in Germany,[63] and on the same day made his 50th international appearance in a friendly against Finland.