Josh Grant (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua William Grant[1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 October 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Brixton, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender, defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bristol Rovers | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2019 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 22 | (0) |
2020– | Bristol Rovers | 49 | (4) |
National team | |||
2016–2017 | England U18 | 6 | (0) |
2017 | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:32, 6 February 2022 (UTC) |
Joshua William Grant (born 11 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender and defensive midfielder for Bristol Rovers.
Club career[]
Chelsea[]
Born in Brixton, London, Grant joined Chelsea at under-8 level.[2] In January 2019, Grant joined EFL League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[3] He made his English Football League debut the day after joining Yeovil in a 1–0 win against Mansfield Town, on 12 January 2019.[4] On 8 August 2019, Grant joined EFL League Two club Plymouth Argyle on loan until the end of 2019.[5][6]
On 26 June 2020, it was announced that Grant would leave Chelsea upon the expiry of his contract at the end of the month.[7]
Bristol Rovers[]
On 18 July 2020, Grant signed for League One club Bristol Rovers, signing a three-year deal.[8] He made his debut for the club on 5 September 2020, in a 3-0 League Cup defeat to Ipswich Town.[9] On 14 November, Grant scored his first goal for the club, halving the deficit to 2–1 in an eventual 4–1 defeat to Fleetwood Town.[10]
Grant featured in all of Rovers' first ten matches in all competitions for the 2021–22 season before a recurring foot injury that he had suffered with the previous season forced him out of action.[11] His return to action came on 7 November in a 2–2 FA Cup First Round draw at League One Oxford United, Grant being utilised in a less-familiar left wing-back role in which he impressed.[12] His first league match back came the following week, Grant scoring his first goal of the season when he headed home a Harry Anderson cross at the back post to equalise as the Gas came from behind to defeat Northampton Town.[13]
International career[]
Grant made his debut for England under-18s in June 2016, before featuring for the victorious England under-20 side at the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[2]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 5 February 2022
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea | 2018–19[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019–20[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Yeovil Town (loan) | 2018–19[14] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2019–20[15] | League Two | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 30 | 0 |
Bristol Rovers | 2020–21[16] | League One | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 39 | 1 |
2021–22[17] | League Two | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
Total | 49 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 4 | ||
Career total | 79 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 98 | 4 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References[]
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Bristol Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 14. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Josh Grant". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Yeovil Town: Chelsea's Josh Grant and Bournemouth's Alex Dobre join on loan". BBC Sport. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Mansfield Town 0–1 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Young defender joins Plymouth on loan". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Josh Grant: Plymouth Argyle sign Chelsea centre-back on half-season loan". BBC Sport. 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Clubs publish 2019/20 released lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Josh Grant Joins the Gas!". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Ipswich Town 3-0 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Bristol Rovers 1–4 Fleetwood Town". BBC Sport. 14 November 2020.
- ^ Frost, Sam (15 October 2021). "Bristol Rovers injury report: Joey Barton gives latest on Grant, Hughes, Jaakkola and more". Bristol Post. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ Frost, Sam (7 November 2021). "Bristol Rovers player ratings vs Oxford United: Evans and Belshaw make their mark at both ends". Bristol Post. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Bristol Rovers 2–1 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Josh Grant in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Josh Grant in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Grant in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Grant in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Brixton
- England youth international footballers
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Black British sportspeople
- English football defender, 1990s birth stubs