Jorge Grant

Jorge Grant

Grant with Nottingham Forest in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Jorge Edward Grant [1]
Date of birth	(1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 30) [2]
Place of birth	Banbury, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Heart of Midlothian
Number	7
Youth career
0000–2012	Reading
2012–2013	Nike Academy
2013–2014	Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2019	Nottingham Forest	17	(0)
2017	→ Notts County (loan)	17	(6)
2017–2018	→ Notts County (loan)	45	(15)
2018–2019	→ Luton Town (loan)	17	(2)
2019	→ Mansfield Town (loan)	17	(4)
2019–2021	Lincoln City	68	(15)
2021–2022	Peterborough United	26	(2)
2022–	Heart of Midlothian	77	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2025 (UTC)

Jorge Edward Grant (born 19 December 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian.

Club career

Nottingham Forest

After spending time at the Nike Academy, Grant moved to Nottingham Forest's academy, where he played for two years before joining the first-team squad. ^{[3] [4]} Grant made his professional debut on 12 August 2014 as an 87th-minute substitute in a 1–0 win over Tranmere Rovers. ^[5] On 25 September, Grant started Forest's third and final League Cup game of the 2014–15 season away at Spurs, and scored his first goal in professional football with a close-range finish in the 61st minute. Forest ultimately lost this game 3–1. ^[6]

Notts County (loan)

On 31 January 2017 Grant joined Forest's neighbours Notts County on loan for the remainder of the season, having featured for the Reds in an Under-23 match against the Notts' counterparts earlier that day. After completing the signing, Magpies manager Kevin Nolan described Grant as a player with "brilliant technical ability (who) will add creativity and flair". ^[7] In Grant's second game for the club he scored a 93rd-minute equaliser in a 2–2 draw at home to Exeter City. ^[8] After a successful spell at County, in which he starred with six goals in seventeen games to help the club avoid relegation from League Two, Grant signed a three-year deal with Forest on 12 June to extend his stay until 2020. ^[9] After signing the deal, Grant told iFollow Forest that he was targeting a starting position in Forest's first-team ahead of the new season. ^[10]

Grant re-signed on loan with Notts County on 20 July 2017, joining the club for the 2017–18 season. ^[11]

Luton Town (loan)

On 6 July 2018, it was announced that Grant would join Luton Town on loan for their 2018–19 season. ^[12] The loan was terminated early on 7 January 2019 after making 22 appearances and scoring four goals for Luton. ^[13]

Mansfield Town (loan)

On 14 January 2019, Grant joined Mansfield Town on loan until the end of the season. ^[14]

Lincoln City

On 5 July 2019, Grant signed for Lincoln City for an undisclosed fee. ^[15] He signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract on 29 January 2021, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2023. ^[16] His form was not unnoticed as he made the League One Team of the Season for the 2020-21 season. ^[17] In June 2021, it was revealed that the contract which he signed in January had a buyout clause to any Championship side ^[18] and that a deal for his sale was 'imminent' according to Lincoln CEO, Liam Scully. ^[19]

Peterborough United

On 29 June 2021, Grant completed a move to Championship side Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year deal. ^[20]

On 18 September 2021, Grant scored his first goal for Peterborough United in a 3-0 win over Birmingham City.

Heart of Midlothian

On 27 June 2022, Grant joined Heart of Midlothian for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year deal. ^[21] On 14 August 2022, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4-1 victory over Dundee United. ^[22]

Career statistics

As of 15 March 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nottingham Forest	2014–15 [23]	Championship	1	0	0	0	2	1	—		—		3	1
	2015–16 [24]	Championship	10	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
	2016–17 [25]	Championship	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	2017–18 [26]	Championship	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
	2018–19 [27]	Championship	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
	Total		17	0	1	0	2	1	—		—		20	1
Notts County (loan)	2016–17 [25]	League Two	17	6	—		—		—		—		17	6
	2017–18 [26]	League Two	45	15	5	2	1	1	—		5 [c]	1	56	19
	Total		62	21	5	2	1	1	—		5	1	73	25
Luton Town (loan)	2018–19 [27]	League One	17	2	1	0	0	0	—		4 [d]	2	22	4
Mansfield Town (loan)	2018–19 [27]	League Two	17	4	—		—		—		1 [e]	0	18	4
Lincoln City	2019–20 [28]	League One	32	2	2	0	1	0	—		3 [d]	0	38	2
	2020–21 [29]	League One	36	13	2	2	3	0	—		10 [f]	2	51	17
	Total		68	15	4	2	4	0	—		13	2	89	19
Peterborough United	2021–22 [30]	Championship	26	2	2	0	1	0	—		0	0	29	2
	Total		26	2	2	0	1	0	—		0	0	29	2
Heart of Midlothian	2022–23 [31]	Scottish Premiership	28	2	3	0	0	0	7 [g]	0	—		38	1
	2023–24 [32]	Scottish Premiership	26	4	4	0	1	0	1 [h]	0	—		32	4
	2024–25 [33]	Scottish Premiership	23	3	2	0	1	0	6 [i]	0	—		32	3
	Total		77	9	9	0	2	0	14	0	0	0	102	9
Career total			284	52	22	4	10	2	14	0	23	5	336	63

1. Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
3. Three appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances and one goal in League Two play-offs
4. Appearances in EFL Trophy
5. Appearance in League Two play-offs
6. Seven appearances and two goals in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League One play-offs
7. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League play-offs, five appearances in UEFA Conference League
8. Appearance in UEFA Conference League
9. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League play-offs, four appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Luton Town

• EFL League One: 2018–19 ^[34]

Individual

• PFA Team of the Year: 2017–18 League Two ^[35]
• PFA Team of the Year: 2020–21 League One ^[36]
• EFL League Two Team of the Season: 2020–21 ^[17]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Lincoln City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 38. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
2. "Jorge Grant". 11v11. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
3. "College could have a Forest double". Loughborough College. 2013. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
4. "Squad numbers announced". Nottingham Forest F.C. 8 August 2014.
5. "Tranmere 0–1 Forest". Nottingham Forest F.C. 12 August 2014.
6. "Tottenham 3–1 Nottm Forest". BBC Sport. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
7. "Grant crosses the Trent". Notts County Official. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
8. "Notts Co. 2–2 Exeter". Notts County Official. 14 February 2017.
9. "Grant signs new contract". Nottingham Forest Official Website. 12 June 2017.
10. "Grant buzzing about new deal". Nottingham Forest Official Website. 12 June 2017.
11. "Grant loaned out" . Retrieved 27 September 2017.
12. "Nottingham Forest FC".
13. "Jorge Grant returns to Nottingham Forest". Luton Town F.C. 10 January 2019. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
14. "Stags sign Jorge Grant on loan".
15. "Nottingham Forest FC".
16. "Jorge Grant signs contract extension with The Imps". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
17. "Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced". EFL.com. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
18. "Lincoln City could be powerless to stop Jorge Grant leaving for the Championship this summer". LincolnshireLive. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
19. "'Imminent' - Lincoln City address Jorge Grant's future amid Championship interest". LincolnshireLive. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
20. "Posh Swoop For In-Demand Grant". Peterborough United F.C. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
21. "Jorge of the Jambos". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
22. "Hearts 4-1 Dundee Utd (Aug 14, 2022) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
23. "Games played by Jorge Grant in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
24. "Games played by Jorge Grant in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
25. "Games played by Jorge Grant in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
26. "Games played by Jorge Grant in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
27. "Games played by Jorge Grant in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
28. "Games played by Jorge Grant in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
29. "Games played by Jorge Grant in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
30. "Games played by Jorge Grant in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
31. "Games played by Jorge Grant in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
32. "Games played by Jorge Grant in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
33. "Games played by Jorge Grant in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
34. Anderson, John, ed. (2019). Football Yearbook 2019–2020. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 210–211. ISBN   978-1-4722-6111-3.
35. "PFA League Two Team of the Year: Five Luton Town players named in 2017–18 side". BBC Sport. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
36. "2021 EFL Awards winners announced". EFL. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

External links

• Jorge Grant at Soccerbase