Josh Grant (footballer)

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

For the retired American basketball player, see Josh Grant.

Josh Grant
Personal information
Full name Joshua William Grant[1]
Date of birth (1998-10-11) 11 October 1998
Place of birth Brixton, England
Position(s) Defender, defensive midfielder
Club 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 52 (4)
National team
2016–2017 England U18 6 (0)
2017 England U20 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:19, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

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]

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.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14]

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 30 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2018–19[15] Premier League 0000000000
2019–20[16] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Yeovil Town (loan) 2018–19[15] League Two 8000000080
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2019–20[16] League Two 22030203[lower-alpha 1]0300
Bristol Rovers 2020–21[17] League One 32130103[lower-alpha 1]0391
2021–22[18] League Two 20320101[lower-alpha 1]0243
Total 524502040634
Career total 8248040701014
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Bristol Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 14. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. "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. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. "Bristol Rovers 2–1 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 13 November 2021.
  14. Frost, Sam (25 March 2022). "Joey Barton shares Josh Grant hopes but another Bristol Rovers player set to miss rest of season". Bristol Post.
  15. "Games played by Josh Grant in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  16. "Games played by Josh Grant in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  17. "Games played by Josh Grant in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  18. "Games played by Josh Grant in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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