Jorge Edward Grant (born 19 December 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian.
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![]() Grant with Nottingham Forest in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jorge Edward Grant[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 27)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Banbury, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Heart of Midlothian | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2012 | Reading | ||
2012–2013 | Nike Academy | ||
2013–2014 | Nottingham Forest | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2019 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | (0) |
2017 | → Notts County (loan) | 17 | (6) |
2017–2018 | → Notts County (loan) | 45 | (15) |
2018–2019 | → Luton Town (loan) | 17 | (2) |
2019 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 17 | (4) |
2019–2021 | Lincoln City | 68 | (15) |
2021–2022 | Peterborough United | 26 | (2) |
2022– | Heart of Midlothian | 9 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2022 (UTC) |
After spending time at the Nike Academy, Grant moved to Nottingham Forest's academy, where he played for two years before joining the first-team squad.[3][4] Grant made his professional debut on 12 August 2014 as an 87th-minute substitute in a 1–0 win over Tranmere Rovers.[5] On 25 September, Grant started Forest's third and final League Cup game of the 2014–15 season away at Spurs, and scored his first goal in professional football with a close-range finish in the 61st minute. Forest ultimately lost this game 3–1.[6]
On 31 January 2017 Grant joined Forest's city rivals Notts County on loan for the remainder of the season, having featured for the Reds in an Under-23 match against the Notts' counterparts earlier that day. After completing the signing, Magpies manager Kevin Nolan described Grant as a player with "brilliant technical ability (who) will add creativity and flair".[7] In Grant's second game for the club he scored a 93rd-minute equaliser in a 2–2 draw at home to Exeter City.[8] After a successful spell at County, in which he starred with six goals in seventeen games to help the club avoid relegation from League Two, Grant signed a three-year deal with Forest on 12 June to extend his stay until 2020.[9] After signing the deal, Grant told iFollow Forest that he was targeting a starting position in Forest's first-team ahead of the new season.[10]
Grant re-signed on loan with Notts County on 20 July 2017, joining the club for the 2017–18 season.[11]
On 6 July 2018, it was announced that Grant would join Luton Town on loan for their 2018–19 season.[12] The loan was terminated early on 7 January 2019 after making 22 appearances and scoring four goals for Luton.[13]
On 14 January 2019, Grant joined Mansfield Town on loan until the end of the season.[14]
On 5 July 2019, Grant signed for Lincoln City for an undisclosed fee.[15] He signed a new two and a half year contract on 29 January 2021, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2023.[16] His form was not unnoticed as he made the League One Team of the Season for the 2020-21 season.[17] In June 2021, it was revealed that the contract which he signed in January had a buyout clause to any Championship side[18] and that a deal for his sale was 'imminent' according to Lincoln CEO, Liam Scully.[19]
On 29 June 2021, Grant completed a move to Championship side Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year deal.[20]
On 18 September 2021, Grant scored his first goal for Peterborough United in a 3-0 win over Birmingham City.
On 27 June 2022, Grant joined Heart of Midlothian for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year deal.[21]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nottingham Forest | 2014–15[22] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | |
2015–16[23] | Championship | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
2016–17[24] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2017–18[25] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2018–19[26] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
Notts County (loan) | 2016–17[24] | League Two | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | |||
2017–18[25] | League Two | 45 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 56 | 19 | |
Total | 62 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 73 | 25 | ||
Luton Town (loan) | 2018–19[26] | League One | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 22 | 4 |
Mansfield Town (loan) | 2018–19[26] | League Two | 17 | 4 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||
Lincoln City | 2019–20[27] | League One | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 38 | 2 |
2020–21[28] | League One | 36 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 51 | 17 | |
Total | 68 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 89 | 19 | ||
Peterborough United | 2021–22[29] | Championship | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
Total | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
Heart of Midlothian | 2022–23[30] | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
Career total | 216 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 250 | 56 |
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