| 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). |
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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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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]
| 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 | |
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