Karlan Ahearne-Grant

Karlan Ahearne-Grant

Ahearne-Grant warming-up for Charlton Athletic in 2014
Personal information
Full name Karlan Laughton Ahearne-Grant[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-18) 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 22 (1)
2016Cambridge United (loan) 3 (0)
National team
2014 England U17 3 (0)
2014–2015 England U18 4 (0)
2015– England U19 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:00, 14 February 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:46, 7 September 2015 (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]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlton Athletic 2014–15[9] Championship 50100000 60
2015–16[10] Championship 40002200 62
Total 90102200 122
Career totals 90102200122

References

  1. "English National Football Archive". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 Jimmy Stone. "Highly-rated striker Karlan Ahearne-Grant agrees long-term deal to stay with the club". cafc.co.uk.
  3. 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.
  4. "Norwich City 0–1 Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  5. Mark Mitchener. "BBC Sport – Bournemouth 1–0 Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport.
  6. "Charlton Athletic 4–1 Dagenham & Redbridge" BBC Sport. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  7. "Cardiff 2-1 Charlton". BBC Sport. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  8. Iain Liddle. "Charlton Athletic: Karlan Ahearne-Grant earns England U18 call-up". cafc.co.uk.
  9. "Games played by Karlan Ahearne-Grant in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  10. "Games played by Karlan Ahearne-Grant in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 June 2015.


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