Karlan Ahearne-Grant
 Ahearne-Grant warming-up for Charlton Athletic in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karlan Laughton Ahearne-Grant[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenwich, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft (183 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2014 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2014– | Charlton Athletic | 17 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | England U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015– | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:00, 14 February 2016 (UTC). | |||
Karlan Laughton Ahearne-Grant (born 18 September 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Charlton Athletic.
Club career
While at school, Ahearne-Grant went to FC Barcelona for a trial. He later returned to England where he went on to play for the youth side of Charlton Athletic.
Ahearne-Grant was top scorer for Charlton Athletic U18s during the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons while still a schoolboy.[2] Less than a week after his 17th birthday, on 23 September 2014, Grant signed a 3-year contract with Charlton.[3] He made his professional debut shortly after on 30 September 2014, as an 89th-minute substitute in a 1–0 victory against Norwich City.[4] He later made his first start on 18 October 2014 in a 1–0 loss against AFC Bournemouth.[5] He scored his first competitive goal for the Addicks first team in a 4–1 Football League Cup win over Dagenham & Redbridge.[6] On 26 September, he scored his first league goal for Charlton in a 2-1 loss to Cardiff City.[7]
International career
In February 2014 Grant represented England U17 in the Algarve tournament.[2] On 6 November 2014 Grant was called up to the England U18 squad for a double header against Poland.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 August 2015.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2014–15[9] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015–16[10] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Career totals | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
References
- ↑ "English National Football Archive". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- 1 2 Jimmy Stone. "Highly-rated striker Karlan Ahearne-Grant agrees long-term deal to stay with the club". cafc.co.uk.
- ↑ The Football Association. "England U17 international Karlan Ahearne-Grant celebrates first pro deal with inclusion in Charlton Athletic's matchday squad – England – The FA". thefa.com.
- ↑ "Norwich City 0–1 Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑ Mark Mitchener. "BBC Sport – Bournemouth 1–0 Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Charlton Athletic 4–1 Dagenham & Redbridge" BBC Sport. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ "Cardiff 2-1 Charlton". BBC Sport. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ↑ Iain Liddle. "Charlton Athletic: Karlan Ahearne-Grant earns England U18 call-up". cafc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Games played by Karlan Ahearne-Grant in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Karlan Ahearne-Grant in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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