Anthony Grant (footballer)

Anthony Paul Shaun dAure Grant ( born June 4, 1987 in Lambeth ) is an English footballer. He was part of the youth department of FC Chelsea and stands at Crewe Alexandra now under contract.

Sports career

The London-born Anthony Grant went through the youth ranks of FC Chelsea and came on 10 May 2005 against Manchester United as a substitute for Joe Cole to his first short stint in the Premier League. Previously, he had made during the past season as a defender in the Reserveelf a name and has now been promoted to the 2005/06 season in the first team of the reigning English champions. However, further experience was gained only again in January 2006 when he was awarded for a month to the third division Oldham Athletic and there played two league games.

The complete season 2006/ 07 Grant hired himself also as Players out on loan and joined for this purpose in the fourth division Football League Two Wycombe Wanderers at the - the local coach Paul Lambert had previously tried to commit Grant for the Scots Livingston FC. In just a little over a month Grant saw twice the red card, but the club also reached the semi-finals in the League Cup. There they stood across from the Chelsea FC, the permission denied his Players out on loan to play against his tribe Club. In March 2007, the young player received a new contract at Chelsea and denied four months later against Brøndby IF again a game for the A- team of the "Blues ".

Next stop was between November 2007 and January 2008 Luton Town. There, however, Grant was just in a game from the start in the team and was in his last mission one of three players in the " Hatters ", which were dismissed. Also from the insolvency proceedings in Luton was an extension then no longer an issue and so Grant moved in January 2008 to Southend United on. There he played until the end of the 2007 /08 ten league games - without exception as a substitute - and then joined the club on 7 August 2008 final and free transfer to. On 20 September he scored the winning goal for the 4-3 away win against Crewe Alexandra, who was Grant's first scoring at senior level at the same time. In most cases, he acted in the " Shrimpers " the right of midfield and was also found on the side of Alan McCormack in the center.

In June 2012, he turned down an offer to extend the contract at Southend and moved to Stevenage FC, for whom he played 45 games. At the beginning of the 2013/14 season the players moved to Crewe Alexandra.