Charli Grant
.jpg) Grant in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charlotte Layne Grant[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Malmö | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cumberland United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Adelaide United | 34 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Rosengård | 18 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Vittsjö (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2023 | Vittsjö | 23 | (2) |
| 2024–2026 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | (0) |
| 2026– | Malmö | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Australia U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Australia U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Australia | 38 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 July 2025 | |||
Charlotte Layne Grant (born 20 September 2001) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Damallsvenskan club Malmö FF the Australia national team.
Club career
[edit]In October 2018, Grant signed for Adelaide United[3] along with United States international, Amber Brooks.[4][5] She made her Adelaide debut on 18 November 2018, being replaced by Fanndís Friðriksdóttir in a 1–0 win over Brisbane Roar.[6]
In April 2021, Grant went overseas, joining Swedish Damallsvenskan club Rosengård.[7]
In August 2022, Grant went on loan to fellow Swedish club Vittsjö before permanently moving to the club in January 2023. On 15 November 2023, Grant announced she would be departing the club.[8]
In January 2024 after the expiration of her contract she joined Tottenham Hotspur on a contract until 2026.[9] On 14 January she made her debut for the club in the 3–2 FA Cup victory over Sheffield United, playing the entire match.[10] She departed from Tottenham upon the expiration of her contract in the summer of 2026.[11]
On 13 July 2026, Grant returned to the Damallsvenskan, signing for Malmö on a contract until 2029.[12]
International career
[edit]In September 2021, Grant made her debut for the Australian senior team in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland.[13]
Grant was a member of the Matildas Tokyo 2020 Olympics squad. The Matildas qualified for the quarter-finals and beat Great Britain before being eliminated in the semi-final with Sweden. In the playoff for the bronze medal they were beaten by the USA.[14]
At the 2022 AFF Women's Championship, the defender captained the Australia women's national under-23 soccer team (U23 Matildas) for their first-ever matches in July in the Philippines, where they competed against senior national women's squads.[15] In April 2023, Grant scored her first international goal for the Matidas in a 2–0 win over England in a friendly.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Grant announced via Instagram in December 2024 she was engaged to Lachlan Cameron.[17][18]
Two of Grant's best friends are fellow Matildas Kyra Cooney-Cross[19] and Katrina Gorry (of whom she describes as a "second mum", with her daughter Harper as like a sister). She describes fellow Matildas defenders Ellie Carpenter and Steph Catley as her biggest role models.[20]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 16 May 2026[21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Adelaide United | 2018–19 | A-League | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | A-League | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | A-League | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| FC Rosengård | 2021 | Damallsvenskan | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Damallsvenskan | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Vittsjö GIK (loan) | 2022 | Damallsvenskan | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Vittsjö GIK | 2023 | Damallsvenskan | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Women's Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 108 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 4 | ||
- ↑ includes Swedish Cup, Women's FA Cup
- ↑ includes Women's League Cup
- ↑ includes UEFA Women's Champions League
International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Grant goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 April 2023 | Brentford Community Stadium, Brentford, England |  England |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 8 July 2025 | HBF Park, Perth, Australia |  Panama |
3–2 | 3–2 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Squad list – Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ Kemp, Emma (10 February 2024). "When 23 becomes 18: The Matildas making the cut for Olympics". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ↑ "Adelaidenow.com.au | Subscribe to The Advertiser for exclusive stories". www.adelaidenow.com.au. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ↑ Seroukas, John (13 October 2018). "Reds announce two more signings days out from their Westfield W-League campaign". My Football.
- ↑ "Grant and Hodgson called up to Young Matildas Squad". FFSA. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ↑ Clement, Tim (18 November 2018). "Latsko strike earns Adelaide first Westfield W-League win". W-League. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ↑ "Grant secures Sweden move during off-season". Adelaide United. 6 April 2021.
- ↑ Cootes, Isobel (15 November 2023). "Charlotte Grant will depart Vittsjö GIK, linked to a WSL move". Optus Sport. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ↑ "Grant puts pen to paper". Tottenham Hotspur. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ↑ "Matildas shine - and suffer - in the Women's FA Cup". The Women's Game. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ↑ "Squad update | departures". Tottenham Hotspur. 29 April 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "Malmö FF värvar Charli Grant" [Malmö FF signs Charli Grant] (in Swedish). Malmo FF. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ Lordanic, Marissa (22 September 2021). "CommBank Matildas debuts for talented trio". Matildas. Football Australia.
- ↑ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ↑ "M3.pdf" (PDF). aseanfootball. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- 1 2 "Matildas beat England 2–0 in final Europe friendly before Women's World Cup". ABC News. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ↑ "Having a ball: Matildas star's photo sparks romance rumours". tags.news.com.au.
- ↑ "Getting to know | Charlotte Grant".
- ↑ "Optus Sport".
- ↑ "N".
- ↑ "Australia – C. Grant – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ↑ "Charlotte Grant". CommBank Matildas. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ↑ "Charlotte Grant". FBref.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ↑ "Charlotte Grant". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- Charli Grant at Soccerway
- Charli Grant at FBref.com
- Matildas player profile
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Adelaide United FC (women) players
- FC Rosengård players
- Women's association football defenders
- Australian women's soccer players
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic soccer players for Australia
- Australia women's international soccer players
- Vittsjö GIK players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women players
- Soccer players from Adelaide
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Australian expatriate women's soccer players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- Sportswomen from South Australia
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen
- Damallsvenskan players
- 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup players