Danny Grant (footballer)
{{short description|Irish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Danny Grant
| image = Danny Grant.jpg
| upright =
| caption =
| full_name = Daniel Grant
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|12|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lucan, Dublin, Ireland
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
| position = Winger
| currentclub = Shamrock Rovers
| clubnumber = 21
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Cherry Orchard
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Crumlin United
| youthyears3 = 2017
| youthclubs3 = Bangor Celtic
| youthyears4 = 2017–2018
| youthclubs4 = Bohemians
| years1 = 2018–2020
| clubs1 = Bohemians
| caps1 = 60
| goals1 = 14
| years2 = 2021–2023
| clubs2 = Huddersfield Town
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = → Harrogate Town (loan)
| caps3 = 25
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2023–2024
| clubs4 = Bohemians
| caps4 = 41
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2025–
| clubs5 = Shamrock Rovers
| caps5 = 6
| goals5 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2019–2020
| nationalteam1 = Republic of Ireland U21
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 16:56, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
}}
Daniel Grant (born 23 December 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers.
Club career
Grant was named in the PFAI Team of the Year in 2020 and was also named PFAI Young Player of the Year
{{Cite web |url=https://balls.ie/football/pfai-young-player-of-the-year-danny-grant-moves-to-huddersfield-457288/ |title=PFAI Young Player of the Year moves to Huddersfield |date=19 December 2020 |work=Balls.ie |access-date=21 December 2020 |language=en-GB}}{{cite web|title=Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians dominate the 2020 PFAI Team of the Year|url=https://extra.ie/2020/12/07/sport/soccernews/pfai-team-year-2020|website=extra.ie|date=7 December 2020|access-date=13 December 2020|first1=Martin|last1=Healy}}
On 19 December 2020, Grant signed a long-term contract with Huddersfield Town in the Championship. The deal ran until the summer of 2023, with the club having the option on a further year's extension.{{cite web|url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/december/transfer-ireland-u21-international-danny-grant-signs/|title=Ireland U21 International Danny Grant Signs|website=Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|date=19 December 2020|accessdate=17 November 2021}} In January 2021, shortly after arriving at the club, Grant tore his right hamstring and having worked his way back to fitness, almost immediately tore the hamstring in his other leg, keeping him out of action for the entirety of 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/danny-grant-2-5545669-Sep2021/|title=Danny Grant opens up on injury nightmare since Huddersfield move|website=The42|accessdate=17 November 2021|date=10 September 2021}}
On 1 September 2022, Grant joined EFL League Two side Harrogate Town on a season-long loan deal.{{cite news |title=LOAN: DANNY GRANT JOINS HARROGATE TOWN |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2022/september/loan-danny-grant-joins-harrogate-town/ |access-date=1 September 2022 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |date=1 September 2022}}
In May 2023, it was announced that Grant would not be retained by Huddersfield Town upon the expiry of his contract that summer, with Grant failing to make a first team appearance during his time with the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/former-bohs-man-danny-grant-on-lookout-for-new-club-after-huddersfield-release/a1125565645.html|title=Former Bohs man Danny Grant on lookout for new club after Huddersfield release|date=19 May 2023|website=Independent.ie}}
On 11 December 2024, Grant joined League of Ireland Premier Division side Shamrock Rovers on a multi-year deal.{{Cite web |title=Danny Grant signs for the Hoops! |url=https://www.shamrockrovers.ie/2024/12/11/danny-grant-signs-for-the-hoops/}}
International career
Grant has previously represented the Republic of Ireland U21s between 2019 & 2020.
Career statistics
{{updated|match played on 28 March 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/daniel-grant/543573//|title = Republic of Ireland - D. Grant - Profile with news, career statistics and history|website=Soccerway}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Division !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Bohemians
|2018 |rowspan="3"|LOI Premier Division |20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 5 | ||
| 2019
|24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=LSC|Appearance(s) in the Leinster Senior Cup}} | 1 | 29 | 5 | |
| 2020
|16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 7 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!60 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 17 |
| rowspan="4"|Huddersfield Town
|rowspan="3"|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23
|0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harrogate Town (loan)
|25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy}} | 1 | 28 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Bohemians
|2023 |rowspan="2"|LOI Premier Division |12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0{{efn|name=LSC}} | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2024
|29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0{{efn|name=LSC}} | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!41 | 5 | 8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 49 | 5 | ||
| Shamrock Rovers
|2025 |6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=Conf|Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | 0{{efn|name=LSC}} | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!132 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 159 | 24 |
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Honours
Individual
- PFAI Young Player of the Year: 2020
- PFAI Team of the Year: 2020
- League of Ireland Player of the Month: August 2020{{cite news|title=Danny Grant named August's Airtricity League player of the month|url=https://www.todayfm.com/sport/danny-grant-named-augusts-airtricity-league-player-month-1074125|publisher=TODAY FM|date=10 September 2020}}
References
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{{Shamrock Rovers F.C. squad}}
{{PFAI Players' Young Player of the Year}}
{{2020 PFAI League of Ireland Premier Division Team of the Year}}
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Category:Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Category:Harrogate Town A.F.C. players
Category:Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Cherry Orchard F.C. players
Category:Crumlin United F.C. players
Category:Bohemian F.C. players
Category:Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
Category:League of Ireland players
Category:Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
Category:Association footballers from Dublin (city)
Category:English Football League players
Category:21st-century Irish sportsmen
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