Jonathan Grant
Guyanese footballer (born 1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jonathan Nicholas Grant (born October 15, 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League. Born in Canada, Grant plays for the Guyana national team.
.jpg) Grant receives 2017 L1O Defender of the Year award | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Nicholas Grant | ||
| Date of birth | October 15, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Pickering, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Ottawa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Wexford SC | ||
| 2009–2012 | Sigma FC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Yavapai Roughriders | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Sigma FC | 12 | (0) |
| 2015 | FC Montreal | 10 | (0) |
| 2016 | Swope Park Rangers | 18 | (1) |
| 2017 | Sigma FC | 20 | (7) |
| 2018 | Nyköpings BIS | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Forge FC | 41 | (1) |
| 2023 | York United | 15 | (0) |
| 2024– | Atlético Ottawa | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Canada U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | Guyana | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 16, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 21, 2023 | |||
Early life
Grant began playing youth soccer at age three with Wexford SC in Scarborough, Ontario.[1] When he was 15, he joined Sigma FC.[2]
In 2012, Grant committed to join Yavapai College.[3][4]
Club career
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Perspective
In 2014, he played with Sigma FC in League1 Ontario.[2] After the season, he was invited to train with the first team and reserves of Belgian club Genk.[2]
On May 15, 2015, after a month-long trial, he signed a professional contract with USL club FC Montreal, the second team of Major League Soccer club Montreal Impact.[5] He made his debut the same day against the Charleston Battery.[6]
In December 2015, he signed with the Swope Park Rangers for the 2016 season.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win over Orange County Blues FC on July 23, 2016.[8]
In 2017, he returned to his former club Sigma FC in League1 Ontario.[9] He was named Defender of the Year and a league First-Team All-Star.[10][11]
In February 2018, Grant signed with Swedish Division 1 Norra club Nyköpings BIS for the 2018 season.[12] However, he suffered an injury in pre-season and would miss the entire 2018 season due to surgery, so he and the club agreed to terminate the contract by mutual consent in June 2018.[13]
In February 2019, he signed with Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League.[14] He scored his first goal on August 25, 2019, against Cavalry FC.[15][16] Injuries limited his play time over his first two seasons with the club.[17] In February 2021, he extended his contract with the club.[18][19] After the 2022 season, his option for 2023 was declined by the club.[20]
In March 2023, he signed with fellow CPL side York United for the 2023 season.[21][22] In August 2023, he suffered a facial fracture after a head-on-head collision with Théo Collomb in a match against the HFX Wanderers, keeping him out for several weeks.[23] After the 2023 season, he departed the club.[24]
In February 2024, he signed with Atlético Ottawa on a two-year contract.[25][26] He became the first player to have played for all three of the league's Ontario-based clubs.[27][28] During pre-season, he suffered a knee injury requiring knee surgery, forcing him to miss the entire 2024 season.[29][30]
International career
Grant was eligible to play for Canada, where he was born, and Guyana, where his parents are from.[31][32]
Canada
Grant received his first call-up to Canada national team on January 9, 2015, for a pair of friendlies against Iceland.[33][34] However, he did not appear in either of the two matches.[19] In June 2015, he was called up to the Canada U23 for the 2015 Pan Am Games.[35] In September 2015, he was named to the squad for the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[36]
Guyana
In 2023, it was revealed that he had begun the process to obtain a Guyanese passport, with the goal of representing the country at senior level.[37] In March 2023, he was called up to the Guyana national team for the first time ahead of their CONCACAF Nations League matches.[38][39][40] He proceeded to win his first cap for the Golden Jaguars on 25 March, starting in a 2–0 win over Bermuda, in which he recorded an assist.[41][42] In June 2023, Grant was named to Guyana's 23-man squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification tournament.[43]
Honours
Club
- Forge FC
Individual
- League1 Ontario Defender of the Year: 2017
- League1 Ontario First Team All Star: 2017
References
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