Joel Grant

Joel Grant

Grant in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Joel Valentino Grant[1]
Date of birth	27 August 1987[1]
Place of birth	Acton, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Playing position	Winger / Forward
Club information
Current team	Exeter City
Number	31
Youth career
000?–2005	Watford
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Watford	7	(0)
2006–2007	→ Aldershot Town (loan)	14	(2)
2007–2008	Aldershot Town	30	(4)
2008–2011	Crewe Alexandra	96	(16)
2011–2013	Wycombe Wanderers	71	(14)
2013–2015	Yeovil Town	55	(6)
2015–	Exeter City	26	(4)
National team^‡
2006–2007	Jamaica U20	11	(7)
2014–	Jamaica	14	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:07, 4 May 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:59, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

Joel Valentino Grant (born 26 August 1987) is a professional footballer who plays for Exeter City. He can either play as a winger, midfielder or striker.

Club career

Watford

Born in Acton, London, Grant started his career at Watford. He made his first team debut whilst still a member of Watford's Academy, coming on as a substitute in a League Cup match against Notts County on 23 August 2005. Whilst still an Academy scholar, he made 9 more appearances for the club, including 3 starts.

Grant was rewarded with a professional contract by Watford prior to the 2006–07 season. On 31 August 2006 he joined Aldershot Town on a four-month loan, to gain experience.^[2] During his time with the Shots, he made 19 league and cup appearances, scoring 4 goals.

Grant was unable to break into the Watford side during their 2006–07 Premiership campaign and he was released at the end of the season.^[3]

Aldershot Town

In September 2007 he rejoined Aldershot Town on non-contract terms.^[4] In December 2007 he signed a contract until the end of the season.^[5] He made 30 league appearances, scoring four times, as Aldershot Town were promoted from the Conference.

Crewe Alexandra

On 25 June 2008 Grant joined Crewe Alexandra for £130,000, signing a three-year contract.^[6] The fee represented a club record sale for Aldershot Town. Grant scored his first goal for Crewe with a marvellous run and step over in the 2–1 win over Walsall at Gresty Road. The goal was shown as the Big Skill on Big League Weekend 2 on Sky Sports due to the fantastic Step over. In 2009–10, Grant had a productive second season at Crewe while contributing 9 goals and several assists marshalling the left wing.

He was released from the club in May 2011, having been limited to 28 appearances in the 2010–11 campaign.^[7]

Wycombe Wanderers

Grant signed for Wycombe Wanderers on 27 May 2011 on a free transfer.

Yeovil Town

Grant signed a two-year deal with Championship side Yeovil Town on 26 June 2013.^[8] Grant made his debut for Yeovil in their Football League Cup first round victory over Southend United, on 6 August 2013.^[9]

Grant was released at the end of the 2014–15 season following Yeovil's relegation to League Two.^[10]

Exeter City

On 21 August 2015, Grant joined Exeter City as the 1931 fan-funded player.^[11]

International career

In June 2006 Grant earned a call-up to the Jamaica under-23 squad to play in the Central American and Caribbean Games taking place in Colombia between 15 and 29 July.^[12] He spent much of February 2007 with the squad for the CONCACAF under-20 World Cup qualifiers.^[13]

In May 2014 Grant was called up to the Jamaica senior squad, and made his full international début playing for 78 minutes against Serbia on 26 May.^[14] He scored his first goal at the senior level in a 2–2 draw with Egypt on 4 June 2014 at Leyton, England.

On 2 June 2016, Grant was called up to the Jamaica squad for the Copa América Centenario as a replacement for the injured Simon Dawkins.^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 May 2016.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Watford	2005–06[16]	Championship	7	0	0	0	3	0	—		10	0
	2006–07[17]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	3	0	—		10	0
Aldershot Town (loan)	2006–07[17]	Conference Premier	14	2	4	2	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	19	4
Aldershot Town	2007–08[18]	Conference Premier	30	4	2	0	—		10[lower-alpha 2]	2	42	6
	Total		44	6	6	2	—		11	2	61	10
Crewe Alexandra	2008–09[19]	League One	28	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	32	2
	2009–10[20]	League Two	43	9	1	1	1	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	46	10
	2010–11[21]	League Two	25	5	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	1	28	6
	Total		96	16	3	1	5	0	2	1	106	18
Wycombe Wanderers	2011–12[22]	League One	30	4	1	0	2	1	0	0	33	5
	2012–13[23]	League Two	41	10	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	1	44	11
	Total		71	14	2	0	3	1	1	1	77	16
Yeovil Town	2013–14[24]	Championship	34	3	2	1	2	0	—		38	4
	2014–15[25]	League One	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	3
	Total		54	6	2	1	2	0	0	0	58	7
Exeter City	2015–16[26]	League Two	26	4	3	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	31	4
Career total			298	44	16	4	14	1	15	4	343	55

1. Appearance in FA Trophy
2. 5 appearances in FA Trophy, 5 appearances and 2 goals in Conference League Cup
3. Appearances in Football League Trophy

International

As of match played 27 May 2016.^[27]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Jamaica	2014	8	1
	2015	5	0
	2016	1	1
Total		14	2

International goals

As of match played 27 May 2016. Jamaica score listed first, score column indicates score after each Grant goal.^[27]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref
1	4 June 2014	Brisbane Road, London, England	3	Egypt	2–1	2–2	Friendly
2	27 May 2016	Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile	14	Chile	2–1	2–1	Friendly

Honours

Aldershot Town

• Conference Premier: 2008
• Conference League Cup: 2008

Jamaica

• Caribbean Cup winner: 2014

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
2. Shots bring in two loan signings
3. Boothroyd releases four
4. Aldershot re-sign striker Grant
5. Joel Signs In
6. Record Deal Sealed
7. "Crewe Alexandra Announce Retain List". Crewe Alexandra F.C. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
8. "Yeovil: Kevin Dawson & Sam Foley re-sign as Sam Hoskins arrives". BBC Sport. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
9. "Southend 0–1 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
10. "Yeovil Town: Paul Sturrock releases 11 players". BBC Sport. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
11. "Grecians Confirm Grant Signing". Exeter City. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
12. Jamaican call-up for Joel
13. International call for Hornets' trio
14. Joel Grant makes senior debut for Jamaica
15. "Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica and Jamaica Announce Injury Replacements for Copa America Centenario". Copa America 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
16. "Games played by Joel Grant in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
17. "Games played by Joel Grant in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
18. "Games played by Joel Grant in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
19. "Games played by Joel Grant in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
20. "Games played by Joel Grant in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
21. "Games played by Joel Grant in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
22. "Games played by Joel Grant in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
23. "Games played by Joel Grant in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
24. "Games played by Joel Grant in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
25. "Games played by Joel Grant in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
26. "Games played by Joel Grant in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
27. "Joel Grant". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

External links

• Joel Grant player profile at crewealex.net
• Joel Grant career statistics at Soccerbase