Karlan Grant

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Karlan Grant
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Grant warming-up for Charlton Athletic in 2014
Personal information
Full name Karlan Laughton Ahearne-Grant [1]
Date of birth (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Thamesmead, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Number 18
Youth career
2009–2014 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2019 Charlton Athletic 80 (16)
2015–2016 → Cambridge United (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2018 → Crawley Town (loan) 15 (9)
2019–2020 Huddersfield Town 56 (23)
2020– West Bromwich Albion 132 (29)
2023–2024 → Cardiff City (loan) 39 (6)
International career‡
2014 England U17 3 (0)
2014–2015 England U18 4 (0)
2015 England U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 31 March 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Karlan Laughton Ahearne-Grant (born 18 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion. He has represented England at youth level and is also eligible to represent Scotland.

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Club career

Charlton Athletic

Grant was top scorer for Charlton Athletic U18s during the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons while still a schoolboy. [3] Less than a week after his 17th birthday, on 23 September 2014, Grant signed a three-year contract with Charlton. [4] He made his professional debut shortly after on 30 September 2014, as an 89th-minute substitute in a 1–0 victory against Norwich City. [5] He later made his first start on 18 October 2014 in a 1–0 loss against AFC Bournemouth. [6] He scored his first competitive goal for the Addicks first team in a 4–1 Football League Cup win over Dagenham & Redbridge. [7] On 26 September, he scored his first league goal for Charlton in a 2–1 loss to Cardiff City. [8]

Loan to Cambridge United

On 16 January 2016, Grant signed for League Two club Cambridge United on a one-month loan deal. [9]

Loan to Crawley Town

On 30 January 2018, Grant joined Crawley Town on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season. [10] He made an immediate impact at the West Sussex club, scoring 8 goals in his first 9 appearances for them. [11] He made 15 appearances in total for Crawley, scoring 9 goals. [11]

Huddersfield Town

On 30 January 2019, Grant joined Huddersfield Town for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until the summer of 2022 with the club. [12] He made his debut for the Yorkshire club three days later in a 5–0 away loss to Chelsea where he came on as a substitute. [13] On 9 February 2019, Grant scored his first Huddersfield goal on his second Town appearance in a 2–1 home loss against Arsenal. [14]

West Bromwich Albion

On 15 October 2020, West Bromwich Albion announced the signing of Grant on a six-year contract for an undisclosed fee, [15] reported to be £15 million. [16] On 26 October 2020, Grant scored his first league goal for Albion in a 1–1 away draw against Brighton & Hove Albion. [17] In an EFL Cup tie, against Sheffield United, Grant was substituted on, scored the winning goal, got injured and was resubstituted 15 minutes later. [18]

International career

In February 2014, Grant represented England U17 in the Algarve tournament. [3] On 6 November 2014, Grant was called up to the England U18 squad for a double header against Poland. [19] He played for England U19 in September 2015, against Croatia. [20] Grant is also eligible to play for Scotland through his Scottish grandmother. [21]

Personal life

In June 2018, whilst on holiday in Ibiza, Grant was arrested for suspicion of privacy invasion and teammate Reeco Hackett-Fairchild was arrested on suspicion of a sexual assault on a 19-year-old woman. [22] In 2022, both Grant and Hackett-Fairchild were cleared of wrongdoing. [23]

In the summer of 2018, he dropped the Ahearne part of his surname, to become known as Karlan Grant. [24]

Career statistics

As of matches played 29 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlton Athletic 2014–15 [25] Championship 5010000060
2015–16 [26] Championship171003200203
2016–17 [27] League One 7000103 [a] 0110
2017–18 [11] League One23121205 [a] 2324
2018–19 [28] League One28141000002914
Total80164162829821
Cambridge United (loan) 2015–16 [26] League Two 3000—0030
Crawley Town (loan) 2017–18 [11] League Two159———159
Huddersfield Town 2018–19 [28] Premier League 134———134
2019–20 [29] Championship43191000—4419
Total56231000005723
West Bromwich Albion 2020–21 [30] Premier League2110000—211
2021–22 [31] Championship44181000—4518
2022–23 [32] Championship3132121—355
2023–24 [33] Championship000000—00
2024–25 [34] Championship3671000—377
Total1322941210013831
Cardiff City (loan) 2023–24 [33] Championship3960010—406
Career total3258392938235190
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2018/19 Premier League". Premier League. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Karlan Grant - Forward - Player Profiles - Huddersfield Town". Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 Jimmy Stone. "Highly-rated striker Karlan Ahearne-Grant agrees long-term deal to stay with the club". cafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  4. ↑ The Football Association. "England U17 international Karlan Ahearne-Grant celebrates first pro deal with inclusion in Charlton Athletic's matchday squad – England – The FA". thefa.com.
  5. ↑ "Norwich City 0–1 Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Mark Mitchener. "BBC Sport – Bournemouth 1–0 Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport.
  7. ↑ "Charlton Athletic 4–1 Dagenham & Redbridge" BBC Sport. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Cardiff 2–1 Charlton". BBC Sport. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "U'S SECURE ONE MONTH LOAN FOR AHEARNE-GRANT". www.cambridge-united.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Karlan Ahearne-Grant makes League Two loan switch". Charlton Athletic official website. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Karlan Grant in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "TRANSFER: KARLAN GRANT JOINS HUDDERSFIELD TOWN!". Huddersfield Town. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "Chelsea 5–0 Huddersfield Town". BBC Sport. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  14. ↑ "FA Cup: Huddersfield Town 1–2 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  15. ↑ "Albion seal Grant signing". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  16. ↑ "West Brom sign Huddersfield's Grant". BBC Sport. 15 October 2020.
  17. ↑ "Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 West Bromwich Albion: Karlan Grant's first West Brom goal earns point". BBC Sport. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  18. ↑ "West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Sheffield United". BBC. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  19. ↑ Iain Liddle. "Charlton Athletic: Karlan Ahearne-Grant earns England U18 call-up". cafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  20. ↑ "Josh Onomah bags equaliser as England hold hosts Croatia". The FA. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  21. ↑ "Charlton's academy keeps producing young players who make the grade". The Guardian. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  22. ↑ Muro, Giuseppe (26 June 2018). "Charlton striker Reeco Hackett-Fairchild to miss training as probe into alleged sexual assault goes on". Evening Standard . Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  23. ↑ Silverberg, Lucien (23 March 2022). "West Brom and Portsmouth duo CLEARED of rape allegations dating back to 2018". CaughtOffside. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  24. ↑ Thompson, Chris (7 July 2018). "QPR 3–3 Charlton Athletic". Kent Sports News. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Karlan Grant in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Karlan Grant in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Karlan Grant in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  28. 1 2 "Games played by Karlan Grant in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Karlan Grant in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Karlan Grant in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Karlan Grant in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Karlan Grant in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  33. 1 2 "Games played by Karlan Grant in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Karlan Grant in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
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