Ciara Grant (footballer, born 1993)

For the footballer born in 1978, see Ciara Grant.
Ciara Grant

Grant representing her country at the 2013 World University Games
Personal information
Full name Ciara Grant
Date of birth (1993-06-11) 11 June 1993
Place of birth Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 UCD Waves
Youth career
Kilmacrennan Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011–2014 Raheny United
2014- UCD Waves
National team‡
2012– Republic of Ireland 12 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:46, 12 May 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:46, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

Ciara Grant (born 11 June 1993) is an Irish international footballer, who plays for UCD Waves.

Club career

Grant spent much of her early career with local side Kilmacrennan Celtic, before transferring to Raheny United in 2011 with the formation National Women's League. This coincided with her attending University College Dublin, where she studies medicine in the same class as international teammate and close friend Dora Gorman. In the league's inaugural season, Raheny finished as runners-up to Peamount United, with Grant providing six goals.[1] Raheny did however manage to beat Peamount in the FAI Women's Cup final in that same year.

In the 2012-13 season, Raheny went on the finish ahead of Peamount, with Grant picking up her first league winners medal in doing so. In November 2013, Grant made headlines by scoring the opening goal in the Women's Cup final against Castlebar Celtic at the Aviva Stadium, in spectacular fashion. With the game scoreless approaching half-time, she controlled the ball before chipping the opposing goalkeeper, with a volley on her weaker left foot, from outside the box.[2] Raheny went on to win 3-2 after extra-time.

In the 2013-14 season, Grant helped Raheny to a second successive league title, scoring two goals in the process.

Prior to the 2014-15 season, Grant signed for the newly formed UCD Waves. In November 2014, she appeared in her third consecutive Women's Cup final, losing out 2-1 after extra-time to her former club, Raheny United.[3]

International career

Grant played 63 times for her country across all underage levels,[4] most notably as a part of the Republic of Ireland team that made it to the quarter final stage of the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad & Tobago.

Grant made her senior international debut in November 2012, in Ireland's 5–0 friendly loss to the United States in Portland, replacing Niamh Fahey in the 57th minute.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics 2011/12". Football Association of Ireland. 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
  2. ↑ "GIF: Ciara Grant’s two-touch lob helps Raheny win FAI Cup". www.thescore.ie. 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
  3. ↑ "Raheny edge out UCD Waves to lift third successive FAI Cup". thescore.ie. 2014-11-25. Retrieved 2014-11-25.
  4. ↑ "ciara grant called upon for cyprus cup". Donegal News. 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
  5. ↑ "USA 5-0 Republic of Ireland". RTÉ Sport. 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-12.

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