Grant Ward
 Grant Ward on his Ipswich Town debut in 2016. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grant Anthony Ward[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Lewisham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ipswich Town | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Chicago Fire (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Coventry City (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 40 | (2) |
| 2016– | Ipswich Town | 44 | (6) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:54, 8 August 2017 (UTC). | |||
Grant Anthony Ward (born 5 December 1994) is an English footballer who plays for Ipswich Town.
Career
Tottenham Hotspur
Ward signed with the Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Academy in 2011. During his time at Spurs, he also appeared for their Reserves.[3]
Loan Spells
On 22 March 2014 Ward signed on loan with Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.[4] Ward's debut was delayed due to his injury on metatarsal that kept him out for months[5] It took until 25 May 2014, where he came on as a substitute for Dilly Duka in the 61st minutes, as Chicago Fire beat Columbus Crew 2–0.[6] Ward's loan spell with Chicago Fire was extended until the end of the season.[7] Ward scored his first Chicago Fire goal on 24 July 2014, in a 5–1 loss against San Jose Earthquakes.[8] On the last game of the season, Ward then provided two assists, in a 2–1 win over Houston Dynamo.[9] Following the end of the 2014 season, the club allowed Ward to make his return to his parent club.[10]
On 11 March 2015 Ward began training with League One side Coventry City and it was announced two days later on 13 March 2015 that he had joined them on loan until the end of the season. He has since been given the number 8 shirt.[11] Ward made his Coventry City debut three days later against Chesterfield, where he assisted Sanmi Odelusi, as his shot was deflected to Odelusi's goal.[12] The match ended with Coventry City winning 3–2.[13] Ward went on to make eleven appearances for the club.
At the start of the 2015–16 season, Ward started training with Championship side Rotherham United.[14] Six days later after training, Ward joined Rotherham United on a six-month loan deal on 13 July 2015.[15] Upon joining the club, Ward was given number seventeen shirt ahead of the new season.[16] Ward made his Rotherham United debut, in the opening game of the season, as they lost 4–1 against Milton Keynes Dons.[17] He scored his first goal for the club against Burnley in a 2–1 loss on 2 October 2015.[18] After changing his loan type from initial youth loan to a senior loan to cover for injuries in the squad by Rotherham manager Neil Redfearn,[19] Ward then scored his second goal for the club on 26 December 2015, in a 4-0 win over Bolton Wanderers.[20] After extending his loan spell for the rest of the season,[21] Ward continued to be in the regular first team and helped the club avoid relegation for the second time this season and made forty appearance and scoring two times. For his performance this season, Ward won both the club's Young Player of the Year[22] and Goal of the Year.[23]
Ipswich Town
On 1 August 2016 Ward signed a three-year deal with Football League Championship side Ipswich Town on a undisclosed fee, believed to be £600K.[24] Ward was previously linked with a move back to Rotherham United before opting to join Ipswich Town instead.[25]
On his debut, Ward scored a hat-trick in 39 minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute in an opening day 4–2 win over Barnsley.[26] Three weeks later, on 27 August 2016, Ward scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over Preston North End.[27] It wasn't until on 26 November 2016 when he scored again, in a 3-0 win over Queens Park Rangers.[28]
Career Statistics
Club
- As of match played 7 May 2017.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coventry City (loan) | 2014–15[29] | League One | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2015–16[30] | Championship | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 43 | 2 | |
| Ipswich Town | 2016–17[31] | Championship | 43 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 46 | 6 | |
| Career total | 94 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 8 | ||
Honours
- Individual
- Rotherham United Young Player of the Year: 2015–16[22]
- Rotherham United Goal of the Year: 2015–16: vs Burnley
References
- ↑ "Premier League – Squad List 2015/16" (PDF). Premier League. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Grant Ward". 11v11. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Grant Ward". tottenhamhotspur.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014.
- ↑ "Chicago Fire sign Tottenham Hotspur youngster Grant Ward on loan". MLSsoccer.com.
- ↑ "SOCIAL: Grant Ward updates us on his recovery from metatarsal surgery". Chicago Fire SC. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Match Recap: Columbus Crew 2, Chicago Fire 0". Chicago Fire SC. 24 May 2014. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Chicago Fire Extends Loan On Midfielder Grant Ward". Chicago Fire SC. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Chicago Fire Fall 5–1 To San Jose Earthquakes". Chicago Fire SC. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "RECAP: Chicago Fire beats Houston Dynamo 2–1 on late goal". Chicago Fire SC. 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Chicago Fire Exercise Contract Options On Six Players". Chicago Fire SC. 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 20 November 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Grant loaned to Coventry". tottenhamhotspur.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
- ↑ ""I thought I did OK today, I made a few small errors but it's my first game, I'm only going to get better." Coventry City's Grant Ward". Coventry City F.C. 14 March 2015. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Chesterfield 2–3 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur midfielder and Coventry City target Grant Ward training with Rotherham United". Coventry Telegraph. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Millers land Tottenham Hotspur ace". Rotherham United F.C. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Millers announce 15/16 squad numbers". Rotherham United F.C. 29 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Rotherham United 1–4 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Rotherham United 1-2 Burnley". BBC Sport. 2 October 2015.
- ↑ "Grant staying with Millers". Rotherham United F.C. 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ↑ "Rotherham United 4 - 0 Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ↑ "Grant Ward stays on loan at Rotherham United from Tottenham Hotspur". Sky Sports. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- 1 2 "Grant wins Young Player of the Year award". themillers.co.uk. 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "Grant wins Goal of the Season award". Rotherham United F.C. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ↑ "GRANT WARD JOINS TOWN". Ipswich Town F.C. 1 August 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ↑ "Rotherham United: Alan Stubbs looking to continent for new Millers signings". South Yorkshire Times. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ↑ "Ipswich Town 4-2 Barnsley: Grant Ward scores superb hat-trick on debut to sink newly-promoted Tykes". Daily Mail. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ↑ "Ipswich 1-0 Preston: Ward's strike bags three points". Sky Sports. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ↑ "Ipswich Town 3 - 0 Queens Park Rangers". BBC Sport. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Grant Ward in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Grant Ward in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Grant Ward in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2017.