Abbi Grant
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 December 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Birmingham City | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–2011 | Rangers | 1 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Forfar Farmington | 34 | (11) |
2014–2015 | Glasgow City | ||
2016 | Hibernian | ||
2016 | Celtic | ||
2017–2019 | Glasgow City | (15) | |
2019 | Anderlecht | 12 | (8) |
2019- | Birmingham City | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2009 | Scotland U15 | 1 | (1) |
2010–2012 | Scotland U17 | 14 | (5) |
2012–2014 | Scotland U19 | 22 | (2) |
2018 | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:10, 02 July 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:01, 15 July 2018 (UTC) |
Abbi Grant (born 11 December 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Birmingham City in the FA WSL and the Scotland national team.
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Club career
On 13 March 2012, Grant left Rangers to join Forfar Farmington.[1] On 13 February 2014, after two years with Forfar, Grant signed with Glasgow City.[2] She moved to Hibernian in 2015. She also played for Celtic before being re-signed by Glasgow City in 2016.[3]
Grant signed for Belgian club Anderlecht in January 2019 and went on to win the Belgian Super League. [4]
Grant then signed for Birmingham City in the FA Women's Super League on a two year deal in July 2019.[5] Birmingham City head coach Marta Tejedor welcomed Grant as a "valuable acquisition". Tejedor added: "Abbi is a young and talented player who will give speed and versatility to our attack in different positions of the field."[6]
International career
In February 2018, Grant received her first senior call-up.[7] On 6 March 2018, she made her senior debut in a 2–0 victory over New Zealand.[8]
Grant made her first senior level competitive appearance in a UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying match in an 8-0 victory over Cyprus at Easter Road in Edinburgh on 30th September 2019.
Honours
Club
- Glasgow City
- Scottish Women's Premier League: 2014, 2015, 2017
- Scottish Women's Premier League Cup: 2015
- Scottish Women's Cup: 2014, 2015
RSC Anderlecht
- Belgian Super League: 2018/19
Individual
- SWPL Player of the Month: November 2017,[9] August 2018[10]
References
- ^ "A Double Grants for Forfar Farmington". Scotzine. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Scotland Under 19 international Abbi Grant signs for Glasgow City". Glasgow City F.C. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Glasgow City resign Abbi Grant". Glasgow City Football Club. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Abbi Grant hopes Anderlecht move can boost Scotland chances". BBC Sport. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Abbi Grant signs for Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Abbi Grant: Birmingham City Women sign Scotland forward from Anderlecht". BBC News. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Glasgow City striker Abbi Grant handed senior call-up as skipper Rachel Corsie returns". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Scotland Women 2-0 New Zealand: Repeat win breeds confidence - Shelley Kerr". BBC Sport. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Abbi Grant #SBSSWPL Player of the Month". She Kicks. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Abbi Grant becomes first player to win #SBSSWPL POTM award for second time". She Kicks. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
External links
- Abbi Grant at the Scottish Football Association (SFA)
- Abbi Grant at Glasgow City
- Abbi Grant at Soccerway
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- Hibernian L.F.C. players
- Women's association football forwards
- Scotland women's international footballers
- Glasgow City F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. Women players
- RSC Anderlecht (women) players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Belgium
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
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- Rangers L.F.C. players
- Super League Vrouwenvoetbal players
- Sportspeople from Dundee
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