Karlan Grant
Karlan Laughton Ahearne-Grant (born 18 September 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Huddersfield Town.
Grant warming-up for Charlton Athletic in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Karlan Laughton Ahearne-Grant[1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 September 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Greenwich, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Huddersfield Town | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2014 | Charlton Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2019 | Charlton Athletic | 80 | (16) |
2016 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2018 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 15 | (9) |
2019– | Huddersfield Town | 49 | (21) |
National team | |||
2014 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
2014–2015 | England U18 | 4 | (0) |
2015 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 June 2020 (UTC) |
Club career
Charlton Athletic
Grant was top scorer for Charlton Athletic U18s during the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons while still a schoolboy.[3] Less than a week after his 17th birthday, on 23 September 2014, Grant signed a three-year contract with Charlton.[4] He made his professional debut shortly after on 30 September 2014, as an 89th-minute substitute in a 1–0 victory against Norwich City.[5] He later made his first start on 18 October 2014 in a 1–0 loss against AFC Bournemouth.[6] He scored his first competitive goal for the Addicks first team in a 4–1 Football League Cup win over Dagenham & Redbridge.[7] On 26 September, he scored his first league goal for Charlton in a 2–1 loss to Cardiff City.[8]
Loan to Cambridge United
On 16 January 2016, Grant signed for League Two club Cambridge United on a one-month loan deal.[9]
Loan to Crawley Town
On 30 January 2018, Grant joined Crawley Town on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[10] He made an immediate impact at the West Sussex club, scoring 8 goals in his first 9 appearances for them.[11] He made 15 appearances in total for Crawley, scoring 9 goals.[11]
Huddersfield Town
On 30 January 2019, Grant joined Huddersfield Town for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until the summer of 2022 with the club.[12] He made his debut for the Yorkshire club three days later in a 5–0 away loss to Chelsea where he came on as a substitute.[13] On 9 February 2019, Grant scored his first Huddersfield goal on his second Town appearance in a 2–1 home loss against Arsenal.[14]
International career
In February 2014, Grant represented England U17 in the Algarve tournament.[3] On 6 November 2014, Grant was called up to the England U18 squad for a double header against Poland.[15] He played for England U19 in September 2015, against Croatia.[16] Grant is also eligible to play for Scotland through his Scottish mother.[17]
Personal life
In June 2018, whilst on holiday in Ibiza, Grant was arrested for suspicion of privacy invasion and teammate Reeco Hackett-Fairchild was arrested on suspicion of a sexual assault on a 19-year-old woman.[18]
In the summer of 2018, he dropped the Ahearne part of his surname, to become known as Karlan Grant.[19]
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 February 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Charlton Athletic | 2014–15[20] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2015–16[21] | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
2016–17[22] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
2017–18[11] | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 32 | 4 | ||
2018–19[23] | 28 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 14 | ||
Total | 80 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 98 | 21 | ||
Cambridge United (loan) | 2015–16[21] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Crawley Town (loan) | 2017–18[11] | League Two | 15 | 9 | — | — | — | 15 | 9 | |||
Huddersfield Town | 2018–19[23] | Premier League | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | |||
2019–20[24] | Championship | 33 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 16 | ||
Total | 46 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 20 | ||
Career total | 144 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 163 | 50 |
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
References
- "Updated squad lists for 2018/19 Premier League". Premier League. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- https://www.htafc.com/matches/first-team/forward/karlan-grant/
- Jimmy Stone. "Highly-rated striker Karlan Ahearne-Grant agrees long-term deal to stay with the club". cafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- The Football Association. "England U17 international Karlan Ahearne-Grant celebrates first pro deal with inclusion in Charlton Athletic's matchday squad – England – The FA". thefa.com.
- "Norwich City 0–1 Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- Mark Mitchener. "BBC Sport – Bournemouth 1–0 Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport.
- "Charlton Athletic 4–1 Dagenham & Redbridge" BBC Sport. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- "Cardiff 2–1 Charlton". BBC Sport. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- "U'S SECURE ONE MONTH LOAN FOR AHEARNE-GRANT". www.cambridge-united.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- "Karlan Ahearne-Grant makes League Two loan switch". Charlton Athletic official website. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Games played by Karlan Grant in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- "TRANSFER: KARLAN GRANT JOINS HUDDERSFIELD TOWN!". Huddersfield Town. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- "Chelsea 5–0 Huddersfield Town". BBC Sport. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- "FA Cup: Huddersfield Town 1–2 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- Iain Liddle. "Charlton Athletic: Karlan Ahearne-Grant earns England U18 call-up". cafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- "Josh Onomah bags equaliser as England hold hosts Croatia". The FA. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- "Charlton's academy keeps producing young players who make the grade". The Guardian. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- Muro, Giuseppe (26 June 2018). "Charlton striker Reeco Hackett-Fairchild to miss training as probe into alleged sexual assault goes on". Evening Standard. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- Thompson, Chris (7 July 2018). "QPR 3–3 Charlton Athletic". Kent Sports News. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- "Games played by Karlan Grant in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- "Games played by Karlan Grant in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- "Games played by Karlan Grant in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- "Games played by Karlan Grant in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- "Games played by Karlan Grant in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
External links
- Karlan Grant at Soccerbase