Conor Grant (footballer, born 1995)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Conor James Grant[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 18 April 1995||
Place of birth | Fazakerley, England[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Plymouth Argyle | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2013 | Everton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2018 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
2015 | → Motherwell (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2015–2016 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 19 | (2) |
2016 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2017 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 21 | (1) |
2017–2018 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2018– | Plymouth Argyle | 80 | (10) |
National team | |||
2012 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:01, 30 October 2021 (UTC) |
Conor James Grant (born 18 April 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Plymouth Argyle.
Career[]
Everton[]
Grant is a product of the Everton Academy, having been with the club since age 13.[3] In July 2013, he signed his first professional contract at Everton having featured during the club's pre-season fixtures.[3] His first involvement with the first team in a competitive fixture came on 11 December 2014, when he was named as a substitute against FC Krasnodar in the Europa League.[2]
Motherwell (loan)[]
On 2 February 2015, Grant signed for Motherwell of the Scottish Premiership on a six-month loan,[4] and 12 days later he made a scoring debut, curling in a free-kick in a 3–2 away defeat against Ross County.[5] He made eleven appearances across the season, and a further in the play-off, as they kept their top-flight status.
Doncaster Rovers (loan)[]
On 29 October 2015, Grant joined League One club Doncaster Rovers on a one-month loan deal.[6] Two days later he made his debut against Colchester United at the Keepmoat Stadium, opening a 2–0 win with a 20-yard strike.[7] The loan was later extended till the end of the 2015–2016 season. On his return to Everton FC he played first team football during pre season.
Ipswich Town (loan)[]
Grant signed for Ipswich Town on a season-long loan on 4 August 2016, however he later returned to Everton on 18 November 2016.[8]
Doncaster Rovers (loan)[]
After being released from Ipswich, on 2 January 2017 Grant once again signed for Doncaster for the remainder of the 2016–17 season. He was in the starting lineup against Stevenage on the same day,[9] and opened up his goal account on 21 January by lashing a shot to the bottom corner from 18 yards out, the first in a 3–1 victory over Crewe.[10]
Crewe Alexandra (loan)[]
On 30 August 2017, Grant signed for Crewe Alexandra on loan until 10 January 2018,[11] and made his Crewe debut on 2 September 2017 against Grimsby Town but was stretchered off after 18 minutes following a head injury,[12] and missed the next game as a result of the concussion suffered.[13] At the end of his loan spell in January 2018, Grant returned to Everton.[14]
Plymouth Argyle[]
On 7 June 2018, Grant signed for League One side Plymouth Argyle after his contract with Everton had expired.[15] On 28 September 2019, he scored his first goal for the club with a 30-yard screamer in a 1–0 away win at Mansfield Town in League Two.
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 16 March 2021
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Everton | 2014–15[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015–16[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2016–17[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2017–18[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Motherwell (loan) | 2014–15[16] | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 1 |
Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2015–16[17] | League One | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
Ipswich Town (loan) | 2016–17[18] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2016–17[18] | League Two | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2017–18[19] | League Two | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
Plymouth Argyle | 2018–19[20] | League One | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
2019–20[21] | League Two | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
2020–21[22] | League One | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 41 | 4 | |
Total | 60 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 78 | 6 | ||
Career total | 135 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 159 | 12 |
- ^ Appearance in Scottish Premiership play-offs
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References[]
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Plymouth Argyle" (PDF). English Football League. p. 54. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Conor Grant player profile". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ a b O'Keeffe, Greg (25 July 2013). "Everton FC Academy teenager Conor Grant signs two-year deal". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Toffee's Grant joins on loan". Motherwell F.C. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Ross County 3–2 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Rovers Get Grant". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ "Doncaster 2–0 Colchester". BBC Sport. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Conor Grant: Everton winger joins Ipswich Town on loan". BBC Sport. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Conor Grant: Everton midfielder returns to League Two side on loan". BBC Sport. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Rovers 3 Crewe 1". Doncaster Rovers. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Conor Grant Joins On Loan From Everton". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Grimsby Town 1-0 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ Morse, Peter (5 September 2017). "Crewe Alex: Injury updates on George Ray, James Jones, Tom Lowery and Conor Grant". Crewe Chronicle. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Morse, Peter (3 January 2018). "Crewe Alex: Loan duo's exit sparks January scouting mission". Crewe Chonicle. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Conor Grant: Plymouth Argyle sign Everton youngster". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Conor Grant in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Conor Grant in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Conor Grant in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Conor Grant in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Conor Grant in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Conor Grant in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Conor Grant in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
External links[]
- Conor Grant at Soccerbase
- 1995 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Footballers from Liverpool
- Association football wingers
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- English Football League players
- Everton F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players