Jorge Grant

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Jorge Grant
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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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2019 Nottingham Forest 17 (0)
2017Notts County (loan) 17 (6)
2017–2018Notts County (loan) 45 (15)
2018–2019Luton Town (loan) 17 (2)
2019Mansfield Town (loan) 17 (4)
2019–2021 Lincoln City 68 (15)
2021–2022 Peterborough United 26 (2)
2022– Heart of Midlothian 67 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024 (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.

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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 city rivals 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]

Career statistics

As of 20 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2014–15 [22] Championship 10002131
2015–16 [23] Championship1001000110
2016–17 [24] Championship60000060
2017–18 [25] Championship0000
2018–19 [26] Championship0000
Total1701021201
Notts County (loan) 2016–17 [24] League Two 176176
2017–18 [25] League Two451552115 [a] 15619
Total62215211517325
Luton Town (loan) 2018–19 [26] League One 17210004 [b] 2224
Mansfield Town (loan) 2018–19 [26] League Two1741 [c] 0184
Lincoln City 2019–20 [27] League One32220103 [b] 0382
2020–21 [28] League One3613223010 [d] 25117
Total681542401328919
Peterborough United 2021–22 [29] Championship262201000292
Total262201000292
Heart of Midlothian 2022–23 [30] Scottish Premiership 282300070381
2023–24 [31] Scottish Premiership 264401010324
2024–25 Scottish Premiership 130001060200
Total6767020140906
Career total2744920410237532460
  1. Three appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances and one goal in League Two play-offs
  2. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. Appearance in League Two play-offs
  4. Seven appearances and two goals in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League One play-offs

Honours

Luton Town

Individual

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