Abbi Grant

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Abbi Grant

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|12|11}}

| birth_place = Dundee, Scotland

| height =

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Durham WFC

| clubnumber = 26

| years1 = –2011

| clubs1 = Rangers

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2012–2013

| clubs2 = Forfar Farmington

| caps2 = 34

| goals2 = 11

| years3 = 2014–2015

| clubs3 = Glasgow City

| caps3 =

| goals3 =

| years4 = 2016

| clubs4 = Hibernian

| caps4 =

| goals4 =

| years5 = 2016

| clubs5 = Celtic

| caps5 =

| goals5 =

| years6 = 2017–2019

| clubs6 = Glasgow City

| caps6 =

| goals6 = 15

| years7 = 2019

| clubs7 = Anderlecht

| caps7 = 12

| goals7 = 8

| years8 = 2019–2021

| clubs8 = Birmingham City

| caps8 = 15

| goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2021–2022

| clubs9 = Leicester City

| caps9 = 1

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2022

| clubs10 = → Glasgow City (loan)

| caps10 = 1

| goals10 = 2

| years11 = 2022–2023

| clubs11 = Glasgow City

| caps11 = 17

| goals11 = 4

| years12 = 2024

| clubs12 = Panathinaikos

| caps12 = 9

| goals12 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2009

| nationalteam1 = Scotland U15

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2010–2012

| nationalteam2 = Scotland U17

| nationalcaps2 = 14

| nationalgoals2 = 5

| nationalyears3 = 2012–2014

| nationalteam3 = Scotland U19

| nationalcaps3 = 22

| nationalgoals3 = 2

| nationalyears4 = 2018–

| nationalteam4 = Scotland

| nationalcaps4 = 7

| nationalgoals4 = 2

| pcupdate = 28 May 2024

| ntupdate = 4 June 2022

}}

Abbi Grant (born 11 December 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Durham WFC in the FA womens championship and for the Scotland national team.

Club career

On 13 March 2012, Grant left Rangers to join Forfar Farmington.{{cite web|url=http://www.scotzine.com/2012/03/a-double-grants-for-forfar-farmington/|publisher=Scotzine|date=13 March 2012|language=|access-date=20 August 2018|title=A Double Grants for Forfar Farmington|archive-date=21 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821031640/http://www.scotzine.com/2012/03/a-double-grants-for-forfar-farmington/|url-status=dead}} On 13 February 2014, after two years with Forfar, Grant signed with Glasgow City.{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowcityladiesfc.co.uk/ScotlandUnder19internationalAbbiGrantsignsforGlasgowCity.htm|publisher=Glasgow City F.C.|date=13 February 2014|language=|access-date=20 August 2018|title=Scotland Under 19 international Abbi Grant signs for Glasgow City|archive-date=20 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820234915/http://www.glasgowcityladiesfc.co.uk/ScotlandUnder19internationalAbbiGrantsignsforGlasgowCity.htm|url-status=dead}} She moved to Hibernian in 2015. She also played for Celtic before being re-signed by Glasgow City in 2016.{{cite web |title=Glasgow City resign Abbi Grant |url=http://www.glasgowcityfc.co.uk/latest/2016/12/14/glasgow-city-resign-abbi-grant |website=Glasgow City Football Club |access-date=15 July 2018 |archive-date=11 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711140821/https://www.glasgowcityfc.co.uk/latest/2016/12/14/glasgow-city-resign-abbi-grant |url-status=dead }}

Grant signed for Belgian club Anderlecht in January 2019 and went on to win the Belgian Super League.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46761588 |title=Abbi Grant hopes Anderlecht move can boost Scotland chances |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 January 2019 |access-date=4 January 2019}}

Grant then signed for Birmingham City in the FA Women's Super League on a two-year deal in July 2019.{{cite web |title=Abbi Grant signs for Blues Women |url=https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2019/abbi-grant-signs-for-blues-women/ |website=Birmingham City Football Club |access-date=5 August 2019 |language=en |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108001228/https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2019/abbi-grant-signs-for-blues-women/ |url-status=dead }} 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."{{cite web |title=Abbi Grant: Birmingham City Women sign Scotland forward from Anderlecht |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48843421 |website=BBC News |access-date=5 August 2019 |date=2 July 2019}}

On 21 July 2021, Grant signed for Leicester City ahead of their first WSL season.{{cite web| title=Leicester City confirm Grant signing| url=https://www.lcfc.com/news/2194538/lcfc-women-confirm-abbi-grant-addition| publisher=Leicester City| accessdate=21 July 2021}} She returned to Glasgow City for a third time in January 2022, on loan until the end of the season.{{cite news |title=Abbi Grant: Scotland striker returns to Glasgow City for third time |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60143449 |access-date=4 June 2022 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 January 2022}}

International career

In February 2018, Grant received her first senior call-up by the Scotland national team.{{cite web |title=Glasgow City striker Abbi Grant handed senior call-up as skipper Rachel Corsie returns |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/12017/11247952/glasgow-city-striker-abbi-grant-handed-senior-call-up-as-skipper-rachel-corsie-returns |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=15 July 2018 |language=en}} On 6 March 2018, she made her senior debut in a 2–0 victory over New Zealand.{{cite web |title=Scotland Women 2-0 New Zealand: Repeat win breeds confidence - Shelley Kerr |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43303979 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=15 July 2018 |date=6 March 2018}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51782983 |title=Scotland 1–0 Iceland |website=BBC Sport |date=7 March 2020 |access-date=7 March 2020}}

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable"
1.	7 March 2020	rowspan="2"\| Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain	{{fbw\|ISL}}	align=center\|1–0	align=center\| 1–0	rowspan="2"\| 2020 Pinatar Cup
2.	10 March 2020	{{fbw\|NIR}}	align=center\|2–1	align=center\| 2–1

Honours

=Club=

;Glasgow City

;RSC Anderlecht

Belgian Women's Super League: 2018–19

=Individual=

SWPL Player of the Month: November 2017,{{cite web|url=https://shekicks.net/2017/12/22/abbi-grant-sbsswpl-player-month/|publisher=She Kicks|date=22 December 2017|language=|access-date=20 August 2018|title=Abbi Grant #SBSSWPL Player of the Month}} August 2018{{cite web|url=https://shekicks.net/2018/09/18/abbi-grant-becomes-first-player-to-win-sbsswpl-potm-award-for-second-time/|publisher=She Kicks|date=18 September 2018|language=|access-date=29 September 2018|title=Abbi Grant becomes first player to win #SBSSWPL POTM award for second time}}