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 | 6 | (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 31 March 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.
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]
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]
In February 2018, Grant received her first senior call-up by the Scotland national team. [9] On 6 March 2018, she made her senior debut in a 2–0 victory over New Zealand. [10] Grant made her first senior level competitive appearance during 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]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 March 2020 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain | Iceland | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2020 Pinatar Cup |
2. | 10 March 2020 | Northern Ireland | 2–1 | 2–1 |
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