Abbi Grant (born 11 December 1995) is a Scottish
footballer
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who plays as a
forward for
Glasgow City and for the
Scotland national team.
Club career
On 13 March 2012, Grant left Rangers to join
Forfar Farmington. On 13 February 2014, after two years with Forfar, Grant signed with
Glasgow City. She moved to
Hibernian in 2015. She also played for
Celtic before being re-signed by Glasgow City in 2016.
Grant signed for Belgian club
Anderlecht in January 2019 and went on to win the Belgian Super League.
Grant then signed for Birmingham City in the
FA Women's Super League
The Women's Super League (WSL), currently known as the Barclays Women's Super League (BWSL) for sponsorship reasons, is the highest league of women's football in England. Established in 2010, it is run by the Football Association and features ...
on a two year deal in July 2019. 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."
On 21st July 2021, Grant signed for
Leicester City
Leicester ( ) is a city, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...
ahead of their first WSL season. She returned to Glasgow City for a third time in January 2022, on
loan
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until the end of the season.
International career
In February 2018, Grant received her first senior call-up by the
Scotland national team. On 6 March 2018, she made her senior debut in a 2–0 victory over
New Zealand
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. Grant made her first senior level competitive appearance during
Euro 2021 qualifying, in an 8–0 victory over
Cyprus
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at
Easter Road
Easter Road is a association football, football stadium located in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premiership club Hibernian F.C., Hibernian (Hibs). The stadium currently has an all-seated capacity ...
on 30 September 2019. She scored her first international goal during the
2020 Pinatar Cup, in a 1–0 victory against
Iceland
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.
International goals
Honours
Club
;Glasgow City
*
Scottish Women's Premier League
The Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) is the highest level of league competition in women's football in Scotland. Its two divisions are SWPL 1 and SWPL 2. The league was formed when the Premier Division of the Scottish Women's Football Leag ...
:
2014
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2015,
2017
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2018
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Scottish Women's Premier League Cup: 2015
*
Scottish Women's Cup
The Scottish Women's Cup is the national knockout cup competition for women's football in Scotland. First held in 1970–71, the competition is owned and managed by Scottish Women's Football (SWF), an affiliated body of the Scottish Football As ...
:
2014
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2015
;RSC Anderlecht
*Belgian Super League: 2018/19
Individual
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SWPL Player of the Month: November 2017, August 2018
References
External links
Abbi Grantat the Scottish Football Association (SFA)
at Glasgow City
Abbi Grantat Soccerway
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, Abbi
1995 births
Living people
Scottish women's footballers
Hibernian W.F.C. players
Women's association football forwards
Scotland women's international footballers
Glasgow City F.C. players
Celtic F.C. Women players
RSC Anderlecht (women) players
Expatriate women's footballers in Belgium
Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Scottish expatriate women's footballers
Rangers W.F.C. players
Super League Vrouwenvoetbal players
Footballers from Dundee
Forfar Farmington F.C. players
Women's Super League players
Birmingham City W.F.C. players
Leicester City W.F.C. players
Scottish Women's Premier League players