Charlotte Layne Grant (born 20 September 2001) is an Australian professional women's
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for
Vittsjö GIK
Vittsjö Gymnastik- och Idrottsklubb is a football club from Vittsjö, Sweden. They play in the highest level of women's soccer leagues in Sweden, the Damallsvenskan
The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ''ladies all-Swedish'' and also known as OB ...
in the
Damallsvenskan
The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ''ladies all-Swedish'' and also known as OBOS Damallsvenskan for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred to as the women's Allsvenskan. The term Allsvenskan ...
and for
Australia women's national soccer team
The Australia women's national soccer team is overseen by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia, which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) s ...
internationally.
Club career
In October 2018, Grant signed for
Adelaide United
Adelaide United Football Club is a professional Association Football, soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club participates in the A-League Men under North American professional sports league organization#Systems ar ...
along with United States international,
Amber Brooks
Amber Jean Brooks (born January 23, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She has previously played for Adelaide United, Houston Dash, OL Re ...
.
She made her Adelaide debut on 18 November 2018, being replaced by
Fanndís Friðriksdóttir
Fanndís Friðriksdóttir (born 9 May 1990) is an Icelandic women's footballer who plays as a left winger for Valur in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna, and currently for Australian club Adelaide United for the 2018–19 W-League season. She ...
in a 1–0 win over
Brisbane Roar
Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland and has won the domestic title on three occasions, as well as holding the longest unbeaten record of 36 league matches without defeat.
Brisba ...
.
In April 2021, Grant went overseas, joining Swedish
Damallsvenskan
The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ''ladies all-Swedish'' and also known as OBOS Damallsvenskan for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred to as the women's Allsvenskan. The term Allsvenskan ...
club
Rosengård
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.
International career
In September 2021, Grant made her debut for
the Australian senior team in a friendly against the
Republic of Ireland
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.
Grant was a member of the
Matildas
The Australia women's national soccer team is overseen by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia, which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) si ...
Tokyo 2020 Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...
squad. The Matildas qualified for the quarter-finals and beat Great Britain before being eliminated in the semi-final with Sweden. In the playoff for the bronze medal they were beaten by the USA.
Career statistics
Club
1 Swedish Cup.
2UEFA Women's Champions League
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The ...
International
References
External links
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2001 births
Living people
Adelaide United FC (A-League Women) players
FC Rosengård players
A-League Women players
Women's association football defenders
Australian women's soccer players
Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic soccer players of Australia
Australia women's international soccer players
Vittsjö GIK players
Soccer players from Adelaide
Australian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Australian expatriate women's soccer players
Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
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