Lewis Grabban
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lewis James Grabban | ||
| Date of birth | January 12, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward, Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Rotherham United | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2008 | Crystal Palace | 10 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Motherwell (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Millwall | 58 | (9) |
| 2010 | → Brentford (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2010 | Brentford | 23 | (5) |
| 2011 | Rotherham United | 24 | (12) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:15, 3 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Lewis Grabban (born January 12, 1988 in Croydon, Greater London, England) is a footballer who currently plays for League Two side Rotherham United as a striker.
He went to Cumnor House School in South Croydon, where his footballing talent was noticed, and was spotted by Croydon Schools and Purley Panthers teams. He went on to secondary education at Trinity School of John Whitgift in Shirley, He left after GCSE to join Crystal Palace on a full-time basis.[citation needed]
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[edit] Career
[edit] Crystal Palace
Lewis joined Crystal Palace in 2004, and in the 2004–05 season he scored 28 goals for the Palace Reserve and Under 18 sides – a very impressive tally. His reward for this good start was two Carling Cup substitute appearances against Walsall and Coventry City – with Lewis nearly scoring just seconds after coming on against Walsall (Michael Hughes did, from the rebound).
Lewis continued to score for the reserve team in the 2005–06 season, and was rewarded by being named "Academy Scholar of The Year" and was given his first professional contract, in May 2006. He played again in a friendly at Stevenage Borough, and scored his first Palace goal, to complete a 3–0 win for the Eagles.
Lewis joined Oldham Athletic on a one-month loan deal in August 2006, in order to get some first team experience. This was extended by a further month shortly before the deal was due to expire. During his time at Boundary Park, he made one start and nine substitute appearances for the Latics.
Grabban made his league début for Crystal Palace at Southend United, replacing Clinton Morrison late on.
Grabban then scored his first league goal for Palace in March coming on as a late substitute for Michael Hughes before slotting home in the 94th minute to secure the Eagles a 3–2 win at promotion chasing West Bromwich Albion.
At the end of August Lewis joined Scottish Premier League side Motherwell on a three-month loan deal,[1] though this proved to be an unsuccessful one as Grabban failed to break into a side threatening the Old Firm under manager Mark McGhee. He made just six appearances before returning to Palace for 2008.
[edit] Millwall
On 21 January 2008 he signed for Palace's local rivals Millwall for £150,000. He was then given the number 10 shirt. On 23 February 2008, Grabban scored his first goal for the lions in a 3–0 home league win over Port Vale. He followed this goal up by scoring away against Luton Town just three days after scoring his first ever goal for Millwall. Grabban then scored his third goal for the lions at home against Swansea City, scoring a goal in the first minute. This was to be his last goal for Millwall during the 2007/2008 season.
During the first game of the 2008/2009 season, Grabban scored a goal against Oldham Athletic which at the time put Millwall 3–1 up. Oldham then produced a brilliant comeback when they managed to score 3 goals in the last 16 minutes to win the game 4–3.
Grabban then scored his second goal of the 2008/2009 season at home against Huddersfield. This goal proved vital as Millwall went on to secure their first win of the season. He scored his third goal of the season at home against Hartlepool, which Millwall went on to win 2–0. Grabban then scored his first away goal of the season against Swindon Town which Millwall eventually won 2–1. On 21 October 2008, Grabban scored his fifth goal of the season during an away victory against Colchester United. Grabban scored the late winner against Hereford United on 28 October scoring in the 86 minute to give Millwall a 1–0 victory which moved Millwall on the same points as the leaders Scunthorpe United. This put Grabban on 6 goals during the 2008/09 season.
[edit] Brentford
On 25 March 2010 he signed on loan for Brentford FC.[2] He scored the winner on his debut for the club.[3] He returned to the same club for a second spell on loan in October 2010[4], before signing permanently until the end of the season in January 2011.
[edit] Rotherham
In the close season of 2011 Lewis signed for Rotherham United and made his full debut on the 6th August, the first game of the season. During the game which was against Oxford he scored what proved to be the winner. After scoring two goals against Bradford on the 2nd of January 2012 he reached 15 goals in all competitions for the club: 12 league and 3 in the FA Cup. Due to his goal-scoring forms for Rotherham United, League Two leaders Crawley Town made a bid for striker Grabban which manager Andy Scott rejected the bid and insist there is no pressure to sell their top scorer.[5] Following bid rejection for Grabban, Andy Scott then branded Crawley's bid for Lewis Grabban "embarrassing".
"People will always be interested in goalscorers because they are valuable assets to clubs,Just because we are a League Two side and we signed him for nothing people think they can take the mick." Andy Scott on Crawley Town making a bid for their top scorer. [6]
[edit] References
- ^ "Hughes and Grabban move to Well". BBC Sport. 31 August 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/6970957.stm. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "Brentford sign Lewis Grabban and Pim Balkenstein". BBC Sport. 25 March 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brentford/8587317.stm. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- ^ "Brentford 1–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 27 March 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/8568145.stm. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- ^ "Brentford snap up Millwall striker Lewis Grabban". BBC Sport. 8 October 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brentford/9074585.stm. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "Millers reject Grabban bid". 5 January 2012. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/7413384/Millers-reject-Grabban-bid. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Scott slams Crawley's Grabban offer". Yahoo! Eurosport. 12 January 2012. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/12012012/63/scott-slams-crawley-grabban-offer.html. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
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