Alex Grant (soccer)

Alexander Ian Grant (born 23 January 1994) is an Australian footballer who plays as a defender for K League 1 club Pohang Steelers.

Alex Grant
Grant playing for Havant & Waterlooville in 2013
Personal information
Full name Alexander Ian Grant[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-23) 23 January 1994
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back, Left back
Team information
Current team
 Pohang Steelers
Number 2
Youth career
ECU Joondalup
2010–2012 Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Portsmouth 0 (0)
2012 → Eastleigh (loan) 1 (0)
2013 → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 18 (1)
2013–2015 Stoke City 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 25 (2)
2015–2020 Perth Glory 86 (3)
2021– Pohang Steelers 43 (4)
International career
2012 Australia U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2022

Career

Portsmouth

Grant signed a two-year scholarship with Portsmouth in July 2010.[2] He progressed through reserve and academy sides, and appeared on the bench against Nottingham Forest, on 28 April 2012.[3] 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.[4]

On 20 December, he was loaned to Eastleigh in a one-month deal.[5] He made his debut on New Year's Day, against Salisbury.[6]

On 24 January 2013, he joined Havant & Waterlooville on a one-month loan deal.[7] He joined Hawks as a replacement for fellow Portsmouth player Dan Butler, who gained first team action at Pompey.[8] He made his Hawks debut two days later, in a 0–0 away draw against Dorchester Town.[9] He scored his first goal for Hawks on 16 April, against Dover Athletic.[10]

Stoke City

On 9 May, despite his loan being successful, he was released by Pompey.[11] Following his release by Portsmouth, Grant signed for Stoke City who fought off competition from Everton.[12] On 30 August 2014 Grant joined Macclesfield Town on loan.[13] He scored his first goal for the Silkmen in an FA Cup tie against Wrexham.[14] Grant was released by Stoke at the end of the 2014–15 season.[15]

Perth Glory

Grant returned to Australia in June 2015 and joined A-League side Perth Glory.[16]

Pohang Steelers

In December 2020, with 3 seasons left on his Perth Glory contract, Grant joined Pohang Steelers on an undisclosed fee transfer.[17]

International career

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.[18]

Career statistics
As of 14 September 2022[19]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portsmouth 2012–13 League One 000010——10
Eastleigh (loan) 2012–13 Conference South 100000——10
Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 2012–13 Conference South 1810000——181
Stoke City 2014–15 Premier League 000000——00
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2014–15 Conference Premier 2522100—10283
Perth Glory 2015–16 A-League 22110———231
2016–17 10110———111
2017–18 20010———210
2018–19 11010———120
2019–20 23100—10—241
Total 86340001010913
Pohang Steelers 2021 K League 1 16200—91—253
2022 27220———292
Total 43420009100545
Career total 1731081101011019312

Honours

Perth Glory

References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/02/2013 and 28/02/2013" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  2. "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.
  3. "Nottingham Forest 2–0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  4. Plymouth 3–0 Portsmouth; BBC Sport, 14 August 2012
  5. Grant Loaned To Eastleigh Archived 23 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Portsmouth FC, 20 December 2012
  6. Salisbury City vs. Eastleigh 5–3; Global Sports Media, 1 January 2013
  7. G'Day Alex Grant – New Signing Archived 21 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Havant & Waterlooville, 24 January 2013
  8. Grant secures Hawks loan switch; Portsmouth News, 24 January 2013
  9. Gutsy Magpies claim a valuable point; Dorchester Town F.C., 28 January 2013
  10. Havant & Waterlooville 1 Dover Athletic 1; Kent Online, 17 April 2013
  11. Blues youngsters offered pro deals; Portsmouth News, 9 May 2013
  12. "No Pompey compensation for Stoke new-boy Grant". Portsmouth News. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  13. "Silkmen sign two from Stoke". MTFC. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  14. "Wrexham 5-2 Maclesfield". MTFC. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  15. "Club Submit Retained List". Stoke City. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  16. "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.
  17. 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.
  18. "Fratton quartet poised for World Cup". Portsmouth News. Portsmouth News. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  19. "A. Grant". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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