Jonathan Nicholas Grant (born October 15, 1993) is a professional

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player who plays as a defender for York United of the

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. Born in Canada, Grant plays for the Guyana national team.

Early life

Grant began playing youth soccer at age three with Wexford SC. When he was 15, he joined

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. In 2012, Grant committed to join

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Club career

In 2014, he played with

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. After the season, he was invited to train with the first team and reserves of Belgian club

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. On May 15, 2015, after a month-long trial, he signed a professional contract with

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club

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, the second team of

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club Montreal Impact. He made his debut the same day against the

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. In December 2015, he signed with the

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for the 2016 season. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win over

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on July 23, 2016. In 2017, he returned to his former club

. He was named Defender of the Year and a league First-Team All-Star. In February 2018, Grant signed with Swedish

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club

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for the 2018 season. However, he suffered an injury in pre-season and would miss the entire 2018 season due to surgery, so he and the club agreed to terminate the contract by mutual consent in June 2018. In February 2019, he signed with

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of the

. He scored his first goal on August 25, 2019, against

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. Injuries limited his play time over his first two seasons with the club. In February 2021, he extended his contract with the club. After the 2022 season, his option for 2023 was declined by the club. In March 2023, he signed with fellow CPL side York United for the 2023 season. In August 2023, he suffered a facial fracture after a head-on-head collision with Théo Collomb in a match against the

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, keeping him out for several weeks.

International career

Grant was eligible to play for Canada, where he was born, and Guyana, where his parents are from.

Canada

Grant received his first call-up to Canada national team on January 9, 2015, for a pair of friendlies against

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. However, he did not appear in either of the two matches. In June 2015, he was called up to the Canada U23 for the

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. In September 2015, he was named to the squad for the

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Guyana

In 2023, it was revealed that he had begun the process to obtain a Guyanese passport, with the goal of representing the country at senior level. In March 2023, he was called up to the Guyana national team for the first time ahead of their

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matches. He proceeded to win his first cap for the ''Golden Jaguars'' on 25 March, starting in a 2–0 win over

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, in which he recorded an assist. In June 2023, Grant was named to Guyana's 23-man squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification tournament.

Honours

Club

;Forge FC *

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Individual

Defender of the Year:

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First Team All Star:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, Jonathan 1993 births Living people Men's association football defenders Soccer people from Ontario Sportspeople from Pickering, Ontario Guyanese men's footballers Guyana men's international footballers Canadian men's soccer players Canada men's under-23 international soccer players Canadian sportspeople of Guyanese descent Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Yavapai Roughriders men's soccer players FC Montreal players Sporting Kansas City II players Nyköpings BIS players Forge FC players League1 Ontario players USL Championship players Canadian Premier League players Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Canada Sigma FC players York United FC players