Abbi Grant
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 December 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Panathinaikos | ||
Number | 26 | ||
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) |
2019–2021 | Birmingham City | 15 | (2) |
2021–2022 | Leicester City | 1 | (0) |
2022 | → Glasgow City (loan) | 1 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Glasgow City | 17 | (4) |
2024– | Panathinaikos | 9 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2009 | Scotland U15 | 1 | (1) |
2010–2012 | Scotland U17 | 14 | (5) |
2012–2014 | Scotland U19 | 22 | (2) |
2018– | Scotland | 7 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2022 |
Abbi Grant (born 11 December 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Panathinaikos in the Greek A Division and for the Scotland national team.
Club career
On 13 March 2012, Grant left Rangers to join
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]
On 21 July 2021, Grant signed for Leicester City ahead of their first WSL season.[7] She returned to Glasgow City for a third time in January 2022, on loan until the end of the season.[8]
International career
In February 2018, Grant received her first senior call-up by the
Euro 2021 qualifying, in an 8–0 victory over Cyprus at Easter Road on 30 September 2019. She scored her first international goal during the 2020 Pinatar Cup, in a 1–0 victory against Iceland.[11]
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 March 2020 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2020 Pinatar Cup |
2. | 10 March 2020 | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 |
Honours
Club
- Glasgow City
- Scottish Women's Premier League: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
- Scottish Women's Cup: 2014, 2015
- Scottish Women's Premier League Cup: 2015
- RSC Anderlecht
Individual
- SWPL Player of the Month: November 2017,[12] August 2018[13]
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. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Glasgow City resign Abbi Grant". Glasgow City Football Club. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. 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. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Abbi Grant: Birmingham City Women sign Scotland forward from Anderlecht". BBC News. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Leicester City confirm Grant signing". Leicester City. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Abbi Grant: Scotland striker returns to Glasgow City for third time". BBC Sport. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Scotland 1–0 Iceland". BBC Sport. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "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
- Abbi Grant at Glasgow City
- Abbi Grant at Soccerway