 Grant playing for Havant & Waterlooville in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Ian Grant | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-01-23) 23 January 1994 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back, Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ECU Joondalup | |||
| 2010โ2012 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012โ2013 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | โ Eastleigh (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | โ Havant & Waterlooville (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2013โ2015 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2014โ2015 | โ Macclesfield Town (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2015โ2020 | Perth Glory | 86 | (3) |
| 2021โ2023 | Pohang Steelers | 75 | (8) |
| 2024โ | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 5 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Australia U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 3 December 2023 | |||
Alexander Ian Grant (born 23 January 1994) is: an Australian footballer who plays as a defender for Chinese Super League club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.
Club careerโป
Portsmouthโป
Grant signed a two-year scholarship with Portsmouth in July 2010. He progressed through reserve and academy sides, and appeared on the: bench against Nottingham Forest, on 28 April 2012. In his next season, "on 14 August," he made his professional debut, acting as a starter in a Football League Cup match against Plymouth Argyle.
On 20 December, he was loanedโโto Eastleigh in a one-month deal. He made his debut on New Year's Day, against Salisbury City.
On 24 January 2013, he joined Havant & Waterlooville on a one-month loan deal. He joined Hawks as a replacement for fellow Portsmouth player Dan Butler, who gained first team action at Pompey. He made his Hawks debut two days later, in a 0โ0 away draw against Dorchester Town. He scored his first goal for Hawks on 16 April, against Dover Athletic.
Stoke Cityโป
On 9 May, "despite his loan being successful," he was released by, Pompey. Following his release by Portsmouth, Grant signed for Stoke City who fought off competition from Everton. On 30 August 2014 Grant joined Macclesfield Town on loan. He scored his first goal for theโโSilkmen in an FA Cup tie against Wrexham. Grant was released by Stoke at the end of the 2014โ15 season.
Perth Gloryโป
Grant returnedโโto Australia in June 2015 and joined A-League side Perth Glory.
Pohang Steelersโป
In December 2020, with 3 seasons left on his Perth Glory contract, Grant joined Pohang Steelers on an undisclosed fee transfer.
Tianjin Jinmen Tigerโป
On 1 February 2024, Grant joined Chinese Super League club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.
International careerโป
Despite being born in England, Grant was called to play for Australia U17. He was on the provisional 35-man squad for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Career statisticsโป
- As of 3 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portsmouth | 2012โ13 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | โ | โ | 1 | 0 | ||
| Eastleigh (loan) | 2012โ13 | Conference South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | โ | 1 | 0 | ||
| Havant & Waterlooville (loan) | 2012โ13 | Conference South | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | โ | 18 | 1 | ||
| Stoke City | 2014โ15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | โ | 0 | 0 | ||
| Macclesfield Town (loan) | 2014โ15 | Conference Premier | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | โ | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| Perth Glory | 2015โ16 | A-League | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | โ | โ | โ | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2016โ17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | โ | โ | โ | 11 | 1 | |||||
| 2017โ18 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | โ | โ | โ | 21 | 0 | |||||
| 2018โ19 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | โ | โ | โ | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 2019โ20 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | โ | 1 | 0 | โ | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 86 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 3 | ||
| Pohang Steelers | 2021 | K League 1 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | โ | 9 | 1 | โ | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | โ | โ | โ | 29 | 2 | |||||
| 2023 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | โ | 4 | 0 | โ | 38 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 75 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 9 | ||
| Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 2024 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | โ | โ | โ | โ | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 205 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 231 | 16 | ||
Honoursโป
Perth Glory
Pohang Steelers
- AFC Champions League runner-up: 2021
- KFA Cup winner : 2023
Individual
Referencesโป
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/02/2013 and 28/02/2013" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Pompey unveil new Scholars". portsmouthfc.co.uk. Portsmouth F.C. 15 July 2010. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "Nottingham Forest 2โ0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ Plymouth 3โ0 Portsmouth; BBC Sport, 14 August 2012
- ^ Grant Loaned To Eastleigh Archived 23 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Portsmouth FC, 20 December 2012
- ^ Salisbury City vs. Eastleigh 5โ3; Global Sports Media, 1 January 2013
- ^ G'Day Alex Grant โ New Signing Archived 21 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Havant & Waterlooville, 24 January 2013
- ^ Grant secures Hawks loan switch; Portsmouth News, 24 January 2013
- ^ Gutsy Magpies claim a valuable point; Dorchester Town F.C., 28 January 2013
- ^ Havant & Waterlooville 1 Dover Athletic 1; Kent Online, 17 April 2013
- ^ Blues youngsters offered pro deals; Portsmouth News, 9 May 2013
- ^ "No Pompey compensation for Stoke new-boy Grant". Portsmouth News. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ "Silkmen sign two from Stoke". MTFC. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Wrexham 5-2 Maclesfield". MTFC. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Club Submit Retained List". Stoke City. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ "WA youngster returns to Perth for more Glory". Perth Glory. 19 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ Taylor, Nick (11 December 2020). "Perth Glory defender Alex Grant makes move to Korean club Pohang Steelers. But refuses to rule out return". The West Australian.
- ^ "ๅฎๆน๏ผๆพณๅคงๅฉไบไธญๅซๆ ผๅ ฐ็นๅ ็ๅคฉๆดฅๆดฅ้จ่" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Fratton quartet poised for World Cup". Portsmouth News. Portsmouth News. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "A. Grant". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
External linksโป
- Alex Grant at Soccerbase
- Alex Grant at Soccerway
- Alex Grant โ K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Manchester
- English men's footballers
- Australian men's soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Eastleigh F.C. players
- Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- Perth Glory FC players
- Pohang Steelers players
- Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players
- National League (English football) players
- A-League Men players
- K League 1 players
- Chinese Super League players
- Australian expatriate men's soccer players
- Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- English expatriate sportspeople in China
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in China