Josh Grant (footballer)

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Josh Grant
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Grant playing for Bristol Rovers in 2022.
Personal information
Full name Joshua William Grant [1]
Date of birth (1998-10-11) 11 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Brixton, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wealdstone
Number 27
Youth career
2006–2019 Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Chelsea 0 (0)
2019 → Yeovil Town (loan) 8 (0)
2019–2020 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 22 (0)
2020–2024 Bristol Rovers 83 (5)
2024– Wealdstone 0 (0)
International career
2016–2017 England U18 6 (0)
2017 England U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:23, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Joshua William Grant (born 11 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender and defensive midfielder for National League club Wealdstone.

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Club career

Chelsea

Born in Brixton, London, Grant joined Chelsea at under-8 level. [3] In January 2019, Grant joined EFL League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. [4] He made his English Football League debut the day after joining Yeovil in a 1–0 win against Mansfield Town, on 12 January 2019. [5] On 8 August 2019, Grant joined EFL League Two club Plymouth Argyle on loan until the end of 2019. [6] [7]

On 26 June 2020, it was announced that Grant would leave Chelsea upon the expiry of his contract at the end of the month. [8]

Bristol Rovers

On 18 July 2020, Grant signed for League One club Bristol Rovers, signing a three-year deal. [9] He made his debut for the club on 5 September 2020, in a 3-0 League Cup defeat to Ipswich Town. [10] 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. [11]

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. [12] 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. [13] 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. [14] Despite an impressive run of form over the winter months, Grant again suffered from injuries, this time in the knee, that saw him ruled out for a number of weeks in February. [15] Grant made a return to first-team action in April 2022, the season ending in success as Rovers were promoted on the final day of the season, a 7–0 victory over Scunthorpe United seeing Rovers move into third place on goals scored. [16]

Having been limited to just ten minutes of action in the opening weeks of the 2022–23 season, manager Barton revealed in October 2022 that knee surgery would potentially be required. [17] Having undergone the surgery the same month, Grant was ruled out of action for the remainder of the season. [18] He was offered a new contract at the end of the season. [19] On 25 May, it was confirmed that he had been signed a new one-year contract with the option for a further year. [20]

Prior to the commencement of the 2023–24 season, it was confirmed that Grant was returning to full training having featured in only one pre-season friendly. [21] He made his return to first-team football as a substitute on the opening day of the season, his first appearance in nearly twelve months. [22] He was released by the club at the end of the 2023–24 season. [23]

Wealdstone

On 15 November 2024, Grant joined National League club Wealdstone. [24]

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. [3]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2018–19 [25] Premier League 0000000000
2019–20 [26] Premier League0000000000
Total0000000000
Yeovil Town (loan) 2018–19 [25] League Two 8000000080
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2019–20 [26] League Two22030203 [a] 0300
Bristol Rovers 2020–21 [27] League One 32130103 [a] 0391
2021–22 [28] League Two21320101 [a] 0253
2022–23 [29] League One1000000010
2023–24 [30] League One29130103 [a] 0361
Total8358030701015
Career total1135110501001395
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Bristol Rovers

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Bristol Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 14. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Josh Grant". Bristol Rovers F.C. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Josh Grant". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Yeovil Town: Chelsea's Josh Grant and Bournemouth's Alex Dobre join on loan". BBC Sport. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Mansfield Town 0–1 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Young defender joins Plymouth on loan". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Josh Grant: Plymouth Argyle sign Chelsea centre-back on half-season loan". BBC Sport. 8 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Clubs publish 2019/20 released lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Josh Grant Joins the Gas!". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 18 July 2020. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Ipswich Town 3-0 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 5 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "Bristol Rovers 1–4 Fleetwood Town". BBC Sport. 14 November 2020.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ "Bristol Rovers 2–1 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 13 November 2021.
  15. ↑ Frost, Sam (25 March 2022). "Joey Barton shares Josh Grant hopes but another Bristol Rovers player set to miss rest of season". Bristol Post.
  16. ↑ "Bristol Rovers go up after extraordinary 7–0 win". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  17. ↑ Frost, Sam (7 October 2022). "Blow for Joey Barton with Bristol Rovers defender set for surgery as injury woes rumble on". Bristol Post. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  18. ↑ Frost, Sam (13 October 2022). "Season over for Bristol Rovers defender but Barton hopes Gas have found answers to injury woes". Bristol Post. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  19. ↑ "2022/23 Retained and Released List". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  20. ↑ "Grant Signs New Gas Deal". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  21. ↑ Hargraves, Daniel (31 July 2023). "Bristol Rovers injury update as preparations for Portsmouth begin". Bristol Post. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  22. ↑ "Portsmouth 1–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  23. ↑ "Bristol Rovers issue 2023/24 Retained List". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  24. ↑ "JOSH GRANT JOINS THE STONES". www.wealdstone-fc.com. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  25. 1 2 "Games played by Josh Grant in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Josh Grant in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Josh Grant in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Josh Grant in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Josh Grant in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Josh Grant in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  31. ↑ "Bristol Rovers go up after extraordinary 7–0 win". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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