Anthony Grant

Chelsea

Born in Lambeth, Greater London, Grant began his career at Chelsea as a trainee, progressing through the youth team ranks and later becoming a regular for the reserve side. In May 2005, Grant made his professional debut for the club, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute for Joe Cole in Chelsea's 3–1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford. Due to Grant's impressive performances for the reserve team, he was named in the first-team squad for the 2005–06 season, for which he had been allocated the squad number 42. However, he made no first-team appearances for Chelsea during the campaign. In January 2006, Grant was loaned to League One club Oldham Athletic, signing for the club on a one-month loan deal. He made his debut for Oldham a day after signing, playing the whole match in a 3–0 away defeat against Nottingham Forest. He went on to make just one further appearance during his brief loan spell, playing the first 67 minutes in a 2–0 victory against Gillingham at Boundary Park. He returned to his parent club in early February 2006 and featured regularly for Chelsea's reserves for the remainder of the season. Ahead of the 2006–07 season, Grant joined League Two side Wycombe Wanderers on a season-long loan. Wycombe manager Paul Lambert had previously tried to sign Grant during his time at Livingston a year earlier. However, no transfer materialised due to the distance Grant would have to travel to play for the club. He made his Wycombe debut on the first day…

Grant has represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-19 youth international level. In August 2021, Grant received his first call-up to the Jamaica national team for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier for games against Mexico, Panama and Costa Rica. He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Mexico at the Estadio Azteca on 2 September.

Grant is a central midfielder specialising in breaking up opposition play and is adept at receiving the ball from defenders and supplying the ball to more attack-minded players. He has been described as 'combative', and regularly picks up bookings.

Club statistics

As of match played 24 January 2026

International statistics

As of match played on 8 September 2021