Abiola Grant (born 17 November 2002) is a
Barbadian footballer who plays as a
midfielder for
NK Solin of
Croatia's
First League.
Club career
Grant began playing football at age 5. He came up through the ranks of Pro Shottas Football Club and won the Barbados Cup with the team.
Domestically, Grant began his senior career with
Empire Club
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of the
Barbados Premier League
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Desp ...
in 2017 while he was still a student at the
Christ Church Foundation School.
In 2018 he attended a week-long camp with
Boca Juniors
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in
Argentina.
In April 2019 he went on trial with
FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda of the
Slovak Super Liga.
He was set to return to
Europe for more trials in November 2020 but could not because of the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic.
In February 2021, Grant went on a two-week trial with
Kazincbarcikai SC
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Current squad
''As of 5 August, 2022''
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of the
Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság II. The following month it was announced that he had signed for the club for the remainder of the
2020–21 season.
He made his debut for the club in a
friendly
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with
DVTK on 26 March 2021.
Following the season, Kazincbarcikai was relegated to the
Nemzeti Bajnokság III and Grant left the club. Following a series of trials and offers from other clubs in Hungary, he joined
FK Radnički Sremska Mitrovica of the
Serbian First League, the second tier of football in Serbia, on transfer deadline day in late August 2021.
In January 2022 Grant joined
Brežice 1919 of the
Slovenian Second League and appeared in a training match against
NK Rudar Velenje.
He made his league debut for the club as a late substitute against
NK Dob on 10 April 2022.
His contract was later extended to 30 May 2023.
In January 2023 Grant moved to
NK Solin of
Croatia's
First League on a professional contract for the remainder of the
2022–23 season.
International career
Grant has represented Barbados at the U15,
U17, and U20 levels.
He made two appearances for the
under-17 team in the
2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
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.
By March 2021 he had scored seven total youth international goals for his country.
References
External links
*
NZS profile*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, Abiola
Living people
2002 births
Barbadian men's footballers
Barbados men's under-20 international footballers
Barbados men's youth international footballers
Men's association football forwards
Sportspeople from Bridgetown