Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua William Grant [1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 October 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Brixton, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender, defensive midfielder | ||
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) |
2020–2024 | Bristol Rovers | 83 | (5) |
International career | |||
2016–2017 | England U18 | 6 | (0) |
2017 | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:25, 1 May 2024 (UTC) |
Joshua William Grant (born 11 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender and defensive midfielder.
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]
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]
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]
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 [24] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019–20 [25] | 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 [24] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2019–20 [25] | League Two | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 0 |
Bristol Rovers | 2020–21 [26] | League One | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 1 |
2021–22 [27] | League Two | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
2022–23 [28] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2023–24 [29] | League One | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
Total | 83 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 101 | 5 | ||
Career total | 113 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 139 | 5 |
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