Grant Hanley

Hanley has made three Premiership appearances for Hibernian in the 2026–27 season, all starts, and has not scored while collecting one yellow card; he has also added two World Cup appearances, four World Cup Qualifiers Europe appearances and one Conference League Qualifiers appearance — a profile that points to an experienced centre–back used for depth and selective starts rather than as an automatic regular starter.

Hanley averages a 6.68 rating this season, with a high of 7.5 and a low of 6.12 — a relatively narrow spread that underlines steady, consistent performances with occasional stronger displays.

Hanley’s senior career spans five clubs — Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Birmingham City and Hibernian — progressing from a trainee move to Blackburn in July 2008 to fee moves to Newcastle in July 2016 (€6,000,000) and to Norwich in August 2017 (€3,500,000); a prolonged spell at Norwich preceded late‑career free transfers to Birmingham in January 2025 and to Hibernian in August 2025, a trajectory that marks a sustained top‑level period followed by a reduction in transfer valuation as he enters his mid‑30s.

Key transfers include Blackburn Rovers to Newcastle United for €6,000,000 in July 2016 and Newcastle United to Norwich City for €3,500,000 in August 2017, then free transfers from Norwich City to Birmingham City in January 2025 and from Birmingham City to Hibernian in August 2025 — a sequence that indicates peak market valuation around 2016–17 and clearer downward movement in later years.