Conor Grant (footballer, born 1995)

Conor James Grant (born 18 April 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Plymouth Argyle.

Conor Grant
Personal information
Full name Conor James Grant[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995[2]
Place of birth Fazakerley, England[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Plymouth Argyle
Number 15
Youth career
2008–2013 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Everton 0 (0)
2014-2015 → Motherwell (loan) 12 (1)
2015–2016 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 19 (2)
2016 → Ipswich Town (loan) 6 (0)
2017 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 21 (1)
2017–2018 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 17 (0)
2018– Plymouth Argyle 42 (5)
National team
2012 England U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:25, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

Career

Everton

Grant is a product of the Everton Academy, having been with the club since age 13.[3] In July 2013, he signed his first professional contract at Everton having featured during the club's pre-season fixtures.[3] His first involvement with the first team in a competitive fixture came on 11 December 2014, when he was named as a substitute against FC Krasnodar in the Europa League.[2]

Motherwell (loan)

On 2 February 2015, Grant signed for Motherwell of the Scottish Premiership on a six-month loan,[4] and 12 days later he made a scoring debut, curling in a free-kick in a 3–2 away defeat against Ross County.[5] He made eleven appearances across the season, and a further in the play-off, as they kept their top-flight status.

Doncaster Rovers (loan)

On 29 October 2015, Grant joined League One club Doncaster Rovers on a one-month loan deal.[6] Two days later he made his debut against Colchester United at the Keepmoat Stadium, opening a 2–0 win with a 20-yard strike.[7] The loan was later extended till the end of the 2015–2016 season. On his return to Everton FC he played first team football during pre season.

Ipswich Town (loan)

Grant signed for Ipswich Town on a season-long loan on 4 August 2016, however he later returned to Everton on 18 November 2016.[8]

Doncaster Rovers (loan)

After being released from Ipswich, on 2 January 2017 Grant once again signed for Doncaster for the remainder of the 2016–17 season. He was in the starting lineup against Stevenage on the same day,[9] and opened up his goal account on 21 January by lashing a shot to the bottom corner from 18 yards out, the first in a 3–1 victory over Crewe.[10]

Crewe Alexandra (loan)

On 30 August 2017, Grant signed for Crewe Alexandra on loan until 10 January 2018,[11] and made his Crewe debut on 2 September 2017 against Grimsby Town but was stretchered off after 18 minutes following a head injury,[12] and missed the next game as a result of the concussion suffered.[13] At the end of his loan spell in January 2018, Grant returned to Everton.[14]

Plymouth Argyle

On 7 June 2018, Grant signed for League One side Plymouth Argyle after his contract with Everton had expired.[15] On 28 September 2019, he scored his first goal for the club with a 30-yard screamer in a 1–0 away win at Mansfield Town in League Two.

Career statistics
As of match played 19 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Everton 2014–15[16] Premier League 0000000000
2015–16[17] Premier League 000000—00
2016–17[18] Premier League 0000000000
2017–18[19] Premier League 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Motherwell (loan) 2014–15[16] Scottish Premiership 12100001[lower-alpha 1]0131
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2015–16[17] League One 192320000224
Ipswich Town (loan) 2016–17[18] Championship 600000—60
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2016–17[18] League Two 211000000211
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2017–18[19] League Two 17010001[lower-alpha 2]0190
Plymouth Argyle 2018–19[20] League One 10010202[lower-alpha 2]0150
2019–20[21] League Two 17220201[lower-alpha 2]0222
2020–21[22] League One 15320202[lower-alpha 2]0213
Total 425506050585
Career total 117992607013911
  1. Appearance in Scottish Premiership play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Plymouth Argyle" (PDF). English Football League. p. 54. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. "Conor Grant player profile". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  3. O'Keeffe, Greg (25 July 2013). "Everton FC Academy teenager Conor Grant signs two-year deal". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  4. "Toffee's Grant joins on loan". Motherwell F.C. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  5. "Ross County 3–2 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  6. "Rovers Get Grant". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  7. "Doncaster 2–0 Colchester". BBC Sport. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  8. "Conor Grant: Everton winger joins Ipswich Town on loan". BBC Sport. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  9. "Conor Grant: Everton midfielder returns to League Two side on loan". BBC Sport. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  10. "Rovers 3 Crewe 1". Doncaster Rovers. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  11. "Conor Grant Joins On Loan From Everton". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  12. "Grimsby Town 1-0 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  13. Morse, Peter (5 September 2017). "Crewe Alex: Injury updates on George Ray, James Jones, Tom Lowery and Conor Grant". Crewe Chronicle. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  14. Morse, Peter (3 January 2018). "Crewe Alex: Loan duo's exit sparks January scouting mission". Crewe Chonicle. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  15. "Conor Grant: Plymouth Argyle sign Everton youngster". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  16. "Games played by Conor Grant in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  17. "Games played by Conor Grant in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  18. "Games played by Conor Grant in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  19. "Games played by Conor Grant in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  20. "Games played by Conor Grant in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  21. "Games played by Conor Grant in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  22. "Games played by Conor Grant in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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