Grant Hall (footballer)

Grant Hall
Personal information
Full name Grant Terry Hall[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-29) 29 October 1991
Place of birth Brighton, England
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2007 Brighton & Hove Albion
2007–2008 Lewes
2009–2012 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2009 Lewes 10 (0)
2009–2012 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (0)
2010 → Bognor Regis Town (loan)
2011 → Lewes (loan) 5 (0)
2012–2015 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Swindon Town (loan) 27 (0)
2014–2015 → Birmingham City (loan) 7 (0)
2015 → Blackpool (loan) 12 (1)
2015– Queens Park Rangers 38 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:23, 5 May 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Grant Terry Hall (born 29 October 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a central defender. He has previously played for Brighton & Hove Albion, Lewes, Swindon Town, Birmingham City and Tottenham Hotspur.

Club career

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 6 October 2009, Hall transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion after a successful trial period from non-League side Lewes.[2] Hall had previously been involved with Brighton's centre of excellence but missed out on a youth scholarship at 16 and was released.[3]

On 26 December 2011, Hall was named as a substitute for Brighton's 3–0 defeat away to Reading, and was subsequently named once again as a substitute during the 2–0 defeat to Coventry City five days later. Hall made his first senior appearance for Brighton during the 3–0 victory over Southampton at the Falmer Stadium on 2 January 2012, coming on as a 53rd-minute substitute replacing Mauricio Taricco.[4] Hall made his first start for the first team against Wrexham on 7 January 2012 in the FA Cup third round.[5]

Tottenham Hotspur

During May 2012, Hall was offered a new three-year contract amid interest from Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.[6] He rejected the offer, and signed for Tottenham Hotspur.[7] The defender made his debut during a pre-season friendly against Kingstonian.[8]

Loan spells

During July 2013, Hall and fellow Tottenham team-mate Massimo Luongo joined League One side Swindon Town on a season-long loan deal.[9]

Hall signed for Football League Championship club Birmingham City on loan for the 2014–15 season.[10] He made his debut in the starting eleven for the opening-day defeat at Middlesbrough,[11] and formed a partnership with David Edgar at the start of the season.[12] However, the return of captain Paul Robinson to the starting eleven and the arrival of Michael Morrison pushed Hall down the pecking order, he played his last game for the club on 25 October, and his loan was terminated at the beginning of the January 2015 transfer window.[11][13]

He spent the second half of the season at Blackpool, also of the Championship.[11]

Queens Park Rangers

On 7 August 2015, Hall signed for Championship club Queens Park Rangers on a two-year deal after a successful trial at the club.[14] He made his competitive QPR debut five days later in a 3-0 win against Yeovil Town in the first round of the 2015–16 Football League Cup.[15] Hall was a regular in QPR's defence throughout the season, and his performances were rewarded with the Supporters' Player of the Year award for 2015–16.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2011–12[17] Championship1020——30
Tottenham Hotspur 2012–13[18] Premier League0000000000
2014–15[11] Premier League0000——00
Total 0000000000
Swindon Town (loan) 2013–14[19] League One27010303[lower-alpha 1]0340
Birmingham City (loan) 2014–15[11] Championship70—20—90
Blackpool (loan) 2014–15[11] Championship121———121
Queens Park Rangers 2015–16[20] Championship3811020—411
Career total 852407030992
  1. ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/07/2013 and 31/07/2013" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 56. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Dudding, Tim (6 October 2009). "Youth prospect set to sign". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 9 October 2009.
  3. ↑ "Brighton snap up Lewes youngster". BBC Sport. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Brighton 3–0 Southampton". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Brighton 1–1 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  6. ↑ Naylor, Andy (24 May 2012). "Albion in race against time to keep Hall". The Argus (Brighton). Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Hall appears to be on his way". The Argus. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Kingstonian v Spurs XI". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Tottenham's Massimo Luongo and Grant Hall join Swindon". BBC Sport. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur's Grant Hall joins Birmingham City on loan". BBC Sport. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Games played by Grant Hall in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  12. ↑ Dick, Brian (30 August 2014). "David Edgar enjoying fresh start at Blues". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Grant Hall returns to Spurs". Birmingham City F.C. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "QPR sign defender Grant Hall". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Yeovil 0-3 QPR". BBC Sport. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Hal and Chery scoop PotY awards". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Grant Hall in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Grant Hall in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Grant Hall in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Grant Hall in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

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