Abiola Grant

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Abiola Grant
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-11-17) 17 November 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Bridgetown, Barbados
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Radnički Sremska Mitrovica
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Empire Club
2021 Kazincbarcikai
2021– Radnički Sremska Mitrovica
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:07, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:07, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

Abiola Grant (born 17 November 2002) is a Barbadian footballer who plays as a midfielder for FK Radnički Sremska Mitrovica of the Serbian First League.[1]

Club career[]

Grant began playing football at age 5. He came up through the ranks of Pro Shottas Football Club and won the Barbados Cup with the team.[2] Domestically, Grant began his senior career with Empire Club of the Barbados Premier League in 2017 while he was still a student at the Christ Church Foundation School.[3] In 2018 he attended a week-long camp with Boca Juniors in Argentina.[4] In April 2019 he went on trial with FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda of the Slovak Super Liga.[5] He was set to return to Europe for more trials in November 2020 but could not because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

In February 2021, Grant went on a two-week trial with Kazincbarcikai SC of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság II. The following month it was announced that he had signed for the club for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[7] He made his debut for the club in a friendly with DVTK on 26 March 2021.[8] Following the season, Kazincbarcikai was relegated to the Nemzeti Bajnokság III and Grant left the club. Following a series of trials and offers from other clubs in Hungary, he joined FK Radnički Sremska Mitrovica of the Serbian First League, the second tier of football in Serbia, on transfer deadline day in late August 2021.[9]

International career[]

Grant has represented Barbados at the U15, U17, and U20 levels.[3] By March 2021 he had scored seven total youth international goals for his country.[10] He made two appearances for the under-17 team in the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Global Sports Archive profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. ^ Lindsay, Morissa. "Dream realised". Barbados Today. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b Gilkes, R. "From the BFA dug outs: A minute with Abiola Grant". Loop News. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  4. ^ "NB II: barbadosi játékos a másodosztályban? Hamarosan valóság lehet!" (in Hungarian). nemzetisport.hu. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  5. ^ Gilkes, R. "Four Bajan footballers off to Finland, two to Slovakia". Loop News. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  6. ^ Alleyne, George. "Bajan footballers stalled". caribbeanlife.com. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  7. ^ Goodridge-Boyce, Anmar. "Grant signs pro football contract". Nation News. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Felkészülés: a Kazincbarcika ellen sem ment a Diósgyőrnek" (in Hungarian). nemzetisport.hu. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  9. ^ Gilkes, R. "National footballer secures a professional contract in Serbia". Loop News. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  10. ^ Gilkes, R. "Barbados national Abiola Grant earns pro contract in Hungary". Loop News. Retrieved 4 October 2021.

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