Karlan Laughton Ahearne-Grant (born 18 September 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion. He has represented England at youth level and is also eligible to represent Scotland.
![]() Grant warming-up for Charlton Athletic in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Karlan Laughton Ahearne-Grant[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Thamesmead, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | West Bromwich Albion | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2014 | Charlton Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2019 | Charlton Athletic | 80 | (16) |
2015–2016 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 15 | (9) |
2019–2020 | Huddersfield Town | 56 | (23) |
2020– | West Bromwich Albion | 72 | (22) |
National team | |||
2014 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
2014–2015 | England U18 | 4 | (0) |
2015 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:56, 1 September 2022 (UTC) |
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]
On 16 January 2016, Grant signed for League Two club Cambridge United on a one-month loan deal.[9]
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]
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]
On 15 October 2020, West Bromwich Albion announced the signing of Grant on a six-year contract for an undisclosed fee,[15] reported to be £15 million.[16] On 26 October 2020, Grant scored his first league goal for Albion in a 1–1 away draw against Brighton & Hove Albion.[17] In an EFL Cup tie, against Sheffield United, Grant was substituted on, scored the winning goal, got injured and was resubstituted 15 minutes later.[18]
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.[19] He played for England U19 in September 2015, against Croatia.[20] Grant is also eligible to play for Scotland through his Scottish mother.[21]
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.[22]
In the summer of 2018, he dropped the Ahearne part of his surname, to become known as Karlan Grant.[23]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Charlton Athletic | 2014–15[24] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2015–16[25] | Championship | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
2016–17[26] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
2017–18[11] | League One | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 32 | 4 | |
2018–19[27] | League One | 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[25] | 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[27] | Premier League | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | |||
2019–20[28] | Championship | 43 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 44 | 19 | ||
Total | 56 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 23 | ||
West Bromwich Albion | 2020–21[29] | Premier League | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
2021–22[30] | Championship | 44 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 45 | 18 | ||
2022–23[31] | Championship | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 4 | ||
Total | 72 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 23 | ||
Career total | 224 | 69 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 246 | 75 |
West Bromwich Albion F.C. – current squad | |
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