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Josh Grant
Personal information
Full name Joshua William Grant[1]
Date of birth (1998-10-11) 11 October 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Brixton, England
Position(s) Defender, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers
Number 4
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– Bristol Rovers 21 (1)
International career
2016–2017 England U18 6 (0)
2017 England U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:47, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

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

Club career

Chelsea

Born in Brixton, London, Grant joined Chelsea at under-8 level.[2] In January 2019, Grant joined EFL League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[3] He made his English Football League debut the day after joining Yeovil in a 1–0 win against Mansfield Town, on 12 January 2019.[4] On 8 August 2019, Grant joined EFL League Two club Plymouth Argyle on loan until the end of 2019.[5][6]

On 26 June 2020, it was announced that Grant would leave Chelsea upon the expiry of his contract at the end of the month.[7]

Bristol Rovers

On 18 July 2020, Grant signed for League One club Bristol Rovers, signing a three-year deal.[8] He made his debut for the club on 5 September 2020, in a 3-0 League Cup defeat to Ipswich Town.[9] 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.[10]

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.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea 2018–19[11] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20[12] 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[11] League Two 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2019–20[12] League Two 22 0 3 0 2 0 3[a] 0 30 0
Bristol Rovers 2020–21[13] League One 21 1 3 0 1 0 3[a] 0 28 1
Career total 51 1 6 0 3 0 6 0 66 1
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Bristol Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 14. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Josh Grant". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Yeovil Town: Chelsea's Josh Grant and Bournemouth's Alex Dobre join on loan". BBC Sport. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Mansfield Town 0–1 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Young defender joins Plymouth on loan". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Josh Grant: Plymouth Argyle sign Chelsea centre-back on half-season loan". BBC Sport. 8 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Clubs publish 2019/20 released lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Josh Grant Joins the Gas!". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Ipswich Town 3-0 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 5 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Bristol Rovers 1–4 Fleetwood Town". BBC Sport. 14 November 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Games played by Josh Grant in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Games played by Josh Grant in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Games played by Josh Grant in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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