Thomas Grant (born 31 May 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for

Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa Alloa (Received Pronunciation ; educated Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; gd, Alamhagh, possibly meaning "rock plain") is a ...

. He is the son of former Aberdeen player Brian Grant.

Career

Born in Aberdeen, Grant began his career at

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

. He made his debut on 10 November 2012, replacing Jonathan Flynn for the final four minutes of a 2–1 Scottish Football League Division One loss at Raith Rovers. He made 23 appearances in his first season, scoring the opening goal of a 2–0 win at Dumbarton on 23 February 2013. On 3 August 2013, he scored the final goal of Falkirk's 3–0 win over Clyde in the first round of the Scottish League Cup. For much of the 2013–14 season he suffered from the effects of a virus and was unable to play football, making only 8 appearances compared to 27 in the previous campaign. In January 2015, Grant was loaned to

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team

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( gd, Obar Bhrothaig ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast some ENE of Dundee and SSW of Aberdeen. The ...

for the remainder of the season. He scored twice in eleven matches there: in a 3–1 loss at Berwick Rangers on 14 February, and a free kick in a 5–0 home win over the same team on 2 May which qualified the team for the promotion play-offs. After only 7 first-team appearances, Grant was released by Falkirk in January 2016. On 5 March 2016, Grant signed for

Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Fleetwood, Lancashire. Established in 1997, the current Fleetwood Town F.C. is the fourth incarnation of the club; it was originally formed in ...

until the end of the 2015–16 season. Ten days later, he made his debut in

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, playing the entirety of a 0–1 loss to Walsall at Highbury Stadium. He was released by Fleetwood during the January 2017 transfer window. Grant signed a short-term contract with Scottish League One club

Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir (; gd, Featha Thaigh nan Clach) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk (council area), Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in ...

in February 2017. He left Stenhousemuir at the end of the 2016–17 season, then signed for

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, Thomas 1995 births Living people Footballers from Aberdeen Men's association football midfielders Scottish men's footballers Falkirk F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Fleetwood Town F.C. players English Football League players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players