Jordan Grant (born 15 August 1994) is a Serbian international professional

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footballer who plays as a for the Melbourne Storm in the

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Early life

Grant was born in

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, and is of

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descent. He was educated at

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. Grant played junior rugby league for the

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, before signing with Penrith Panthers.

Playing career

Early career

Grant was a part of the Penrith Panthers junior development system. He then played in the NRL Under-20s for the Parramatta Eels in 2013, and the Wests Tigers in 2014. In 2016, Grant was named player of the year for the Tigers' New South Wales Cup team. He represented in their 2017 World Cup qualifying fixtures in October 2016. In 2018, Grant moved to

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, playing for the

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in the Queensland Cup, living with teammates

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and

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. After a year in Mackay, Grant transferred to the

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in 2019.

Melbourne Storm

Grant signed with the

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in the Queensland Cup ahead of the 2021 season. In round 18 of the

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, Grant made his debut for the

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club against the Newcastle Knights where they won 48–4. Limited to just three NRL appearances for Melbourne in

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, Grant played 12 of a possible 19 matches for the Brisbane Tigers, winning the club's best and fairest award.

References

External links

Melbourne Storm profileBrisbane Tigers profile
1994 births Living people Australian rugby league players Australian people of Serbian descent Serbia national rugby league team players Rugby league players from Penrith, New South Wales Rugby league props Melbourne Storm players Mackay Cutters players Redcliffe Dolphins players Eastern Suburbs Tigers players {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-stub