Jorge Grant
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Lead too short|date=July 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jorge Grant
| image = Jorge Grant.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Grant with Nottingham Forest in 2016
| fullname = Jorge Edward Grant{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/202021/efl-squad-numbering-11.09.2020.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Lincoln City |publisher=English Football League |page=38 |access-date=22 September 2020}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1994|12|19}}{{cite web |title=Jorge Grant |url=http://www.11v11.com/players/jorge-grant-242626/|publisher=11v11 |access-date=3 January 2016}}
| birth_place = Banbury, England
| height = {{convert|1.75|m|order=flip}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Heart of Midlothian
| clubnumber = 7
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2012
| youthclubs1 = Reading
| youthyears2 = 2012–2013
| youthclubs2 = Nike Academy
| youthyears3 = 2013–2014
| youthclubs3 = Nottingham Forest
| years1 = 2014–2019
| clubs1 = Nottingham Forest
| caps1 = 17
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2017
| clubs2 = → Notts County (loan)
| caps2 = 17
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2017–2018
| clubs3 = → Notts County (loan)
| caps3 = 45
| goals3 = 15
| years4 = 2018–2019
| clubs4 = → Luton Town (loan)
| caps4 = 17
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2019
| clubs5 = → Mansfield Town (loan)
| caps5 = 17
| goals5 = 4
| years6 = 2019–2021
| clubs6 = Lincoln City
| caps6 = 68
| goals6 = 15
| years7 = 2021–2022
| clubs7 = Peterborough United
| caps7 = 26
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2022–
| clubs8 = Heart of Midlothian
| caps8 = 80
| goals8 = 9
| club-update = 14 April 2025 (UTC)
}}
Jorge Edward Grant (born 19 December 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Scottish football updater|HeartofM}} side Heart of Midlothian.
Club career
=Nottingham Forest=
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.{{cite web |title=College could have a Forest double |publisher=Loughborough College |url=http://www.loucoll.ac.uk/news/college-could-have-forest-double |date=2013 |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-date=14 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814021302/http://www.loucoll.ac.uk/news/college-could-have-forest-double |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=Squad numbers announced |publisher=Nottingham Forest F.C. |url=http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/squad-numbers-announced-1801094.aspx |date=8 August 2014}} Grant made his professional debut on 12 August 2014 as an 87th-minute substitute in a 1–0 win over Tranmere Rovers.{{cite web |title=Tranmere 0–1 Forest |publisher=Nottingham Forest F.C. |url=http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/tranmere-v-forest-120814-1821798.aspx |date=12 August 2014}} 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.{{cite web |title=Tottenham 3–1 Nottm Forest |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29233056 |date=25 September 2014 |access-date=25 September 2014}}
=Notts County (loan)=
On 31 January 2017 Grant joined Forest's neighbours 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".{{Cite web |title=Grant crosses the Trent |url=http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/notts-county-jorge-grant-nottingham-forest-3547905.aspx |publisher=Notts County Official |date=31 January 2017 |access-date=2 February 2017}} In Grant's second game for the club he scored a 93rd-minute equaliser in a 2–2 draw at home to Exeter City.{{Cite web |title=Notts Co. 2–2 Exeter |url=http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/index.aspx?MatchId=3926474 |publisher=Notts County Official |date=14 February 2017}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Grant signs new contract |url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2017/june/grant-signs-new-contract/ |publisher=Nottingham Forest Official Website |date=12 June 2017}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Grant buzzing about new deal |url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2017/june/grant-buzzing-about-new-deal/ |publisher=Nottingham Forest Official Website |date=12 June 2017}}
Grant re-signed on loan with Notts County on 20 July 2017, joining the club for the 2017–18 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2017/july/grant-loaned-out/|title=Grant loaned out|access-date=27 September 2017}}
=Luton Town (loan)=
On 6 July 2018, it was announced that Grant would join Luton Town on loan for their 2018–19 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2018/july/grant-makes-hatters-loan-move/|title = Nottingham Forest FC}} The loan was terminated early on 7 January 2019 after making 22 appearances and scoring four goals for Luton.{{cite web |url=https://www.lutontown.co.uk/news/2019/january/jorge-grant/ |title=Jorge Grant returns to Nottingham Forest |publisher=Luton Town F.C. |date=10 January 2019 |access-date=10 January 2019 |archive-date=7 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807185254/https://www.lutontown.co.uk/news/2019/january/jorge-grant/ |url-status=dead }}
=Mansfield Town (loan)=
On 14 January 2019, Grant joined Mansfield Town on loan until the end of the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/2019/january/stags-sign-jorge-grant/|title = Stags sign Jorge Grant on loan}}
=Lincoln City=
On 5 July 2019, Grant signed for Lincoln City for an undisclosed fee.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2019/july/grant-joins-lincoln-city|title = Nottingham Forest FC}} He signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract on 29 January 2021, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2023.{{cite web |title=Jorge Grant signs contract extension with The Imps|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2021/january/210128-jg/|publisher=Lincoln City F.C. |access-date=29 January 2021}} His form was not unnoticed as he made the League One Team of the Season for the 2020-21 season.{{Cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2022/april/football-manager-efl-team-of-the-season-line-ups-announced/ |title=Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced |publisher=EFL.com |date=24 April 2022 |access-date=25 April 2022 }} In June 2021, it was revealed that the contract which he signed in January had a buyout clause to any Championship side{{cite web |title=Lincoln City could be powerless to stop Jorge Grant leaving for the Championship this summer|date=21 June 2021|url=https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/lincoln-city-jorge-grant-championship-5557037|publisher=LincolnshireLive |access-date=21 June 2021}} and that a deal for his sale was 'imminent' according to Lincoln CEO, Liam Scully.{{cite web |title='Imminent' - Lincoln City address Jorge Grant's future amid Championship interest|date=23 June 2021|url=https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/jorge-grant-lincoln-city-championship-5563760|publisher=LincolnshireLive |access-date=23 June 2021}}
=Peterborough United=
On 29 June 2021, Grant completed a move to Championship side Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year deal.{{cite news |title=Posh Swoop For In-Demand Grant|url=https://www.theposh.com/news/2021/june/posh-swoop-for-in-demand-grant2/|access-date=29 June 2021 |publisher=Peterborough United F.C. |date=29 June 2021}}
On 18 September 2021, Grant scored his first goal for Peterborough United in a 3-0 win over Birmingham City.
=Heart of Midlothian=
On 27 June 2022, Grant joined Heart of Midlothian for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year deal.{{cite news |title=Jorge of the Jambos|url=https://www.heartsfc.co.uk/news/article/jorge-of-the-jambos|access-date=27 June 2022 |publisher=Heart of Midlothian F.C. |date=27 June 2022}} On 14 August 2022, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4-1 victory over Dundee United.{{Cite web |title=Hearts 4-1 Dundee Utd (Aug 14, 2022) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/639063/dundee-united-heart-of-midlothian |access-date=2025-02-01 |website=ESPN |language=en}}
Career statistics
{{updated|14 April 2025}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National cup{{efn|Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup}} !colspan=2|League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=6|Nottingham Forest
|2014–15{{soccerbase season|77156|2014|access-date=11 March 2017}} |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16{{soccerbase season|77156|2015|access-date=1 March 2017}}
|Championship |10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |— | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17
|Championship |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18
|Championship |0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19
|Championship |0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | |||||
| colspan=2|Total
!17||0||1||0||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||1 | ||||||||||||
| rowspan=3|Notts County (loan)
|2016–17{{soccerbase season|77156|2016|access-date=6 May 2017}} |17 | 6 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 6 | |||||
| 2017–18{{soccerbase season|77156|2017|access-date=15 July 2018}}
|League Two |45 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 5{{efn|Three appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances and one goal in League Two play-offs}} | 1 | 56 | 19 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!62||21||5||2||1||1||colspan="2"|—||5||1||73||25 | ||||||||||||
| Luton Town (loan)
|17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 2 | 22 | 4 | ||
| Mansfield Town (loan)
|2018–19{{soccerbase season|77156|2018|access-date=15 May 2019}} |League Two |17 | 4 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearance in League Two play-offs}} | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||||
| rowspan=3|Lincoln City
|2019–20{{soccerbase season|77156|2019|access-date=4 October 2020}} |League One |32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|77156|2020|access-date=17 November 2020}}
|League One |36 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 10{{efn|Seven appearances and two goals in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League One play-offs}} | 2 | 51 | 17 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!68||15||4||2||4||0||colspan="2"|—||13||2||89||19 | ||||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Peterborough United
|2021–22{{soccerbase season|77156|2021|access-date=4 October 2020}} |Championship |26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!26||2||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||29||2 | ||||||||||||
| rowspan=4|Heart of Midlothian
|2022–23{{soccerbase season|77156|2022|access-date=4 October 2020}} |28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Europa League play-offs, five appearances in UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24{{soccerbase season|77156|2023|access-date=4 October 2020}}
|26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25{{soccerbase season|77156|2024|access-date=1 February 2025}}
|26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Europa League play-offs, four appearances in UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 3 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!80||9||9||0||2||0 | 14 | 0||0||0||105||9 | ||||||||||
| colspan=3|Career total
!287||52||22||4||10||2||14||0||23||5||339||63 |
{{notelist}}
Honours
Luton Town
- EFL League One: 2018–19{{cite book |editor-first=John |editor-last=Anderson |title=Football Yearbook 2019–2020 |year=2019 |publisher=Headline Publishing Group |location=London |isbn=978-1-4722-6111-3 |pages=210–211}}
Individual
- PFA Team of the Year: 2017–18 League Two{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43796456 |title=PFA League Two Team of the Year: Five Luton Town players named in 2017–18 side |website=BBC Sport |date=17 April 2018 |access-date=5 May 2018}}
- PFA Team of the Year: 2020–21 League One{{cite news |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2021/april/2021-efl-awards-winners-announced/ |title=2021 EFL Awards winners announced|website=EFL |date=29 April 2021 |access-date=29 April 2021}}
- EFL League Two Team of the Season: 2020–21
References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
{{Heart of Midlothian F.C. squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Banbury
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players
Category:Notts County F.C. players
Category:Luton Town F.C. players
Category:Mansfield Town F.C. players
Category:Lincoln City F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Peterborough United F.C. players
Category:Heart of Midlothian F.C. players