Karlan Grant

Charlton Athletic (first spell)

Grant was top scorer for Charlton Athletic U18s during the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons while still a schoolboy. Less than a week after his 17th birthday, on 23 September 2014, Grant signed a three-year contract with Charlton. He made his professional debut shortly after on 30 September 2014, as an 89th-minute substitute in a 1–0 victory against Norwich City. He later made his first start on 18 October 2014 in a 1–0 loss against AFC Bournemouth. He scored his first competitive goal for the Addicks first team in a 4–1 Football League Cup win over Dagenham & Redbridge. On 26 September, he scored his first league goal for Charlton in a 2–1 loss to Cardiff City.

Loan to Cambridge United

On 16 January 2016, Grant signed for League Two club Cambridge United on a one-month loan deal.

Loan to Crawley Town

On 30 January 2018, Grant joined Crawley Town on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season. He made an immediate impact at the West Sussex club, scoring 8 goals in his first 9 appearances for them. He made 15 appearances in total for Crawley, scoring 9 goals.

Huddersfield Town

On 30 January 2019, Grant joined Huddersfield Town for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until the summer of 2022 with the club. He made his debut for the Yorkshire club three days later in a 5–0 away loss to Chelsea where he came on as a substitute. On 9 February 2019, Grant scored his first Huddersfield goal on his second Town…

In February 2014, Grant represented England U17 in the Algarve tournament. On 6 November 2014, Grant was called up to the England U18 squad for a double header against Poland. He played for England U19 in September 2015, against Croatia. Grant is also eligible to play for Scotland through his Scottish grandmother.

As of match played 19 September 2026

In June 2018, whilst on holiday in Ibiza, Grant was arrested for suspicion of privacy invasion and teammate Reeco Hackett-Fairchild was arrested on suspicion of a sexual assault on a 19-year-old woman. In 2022, both Grant and Hackett-Fairchild were cleared of wrongdoing. In the summer of 2018, he dropped the Ahearne part of his surname, to become known as Karlan Grant.