Charli Grant
Australian soccer player (born 2001)
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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.
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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 | 4 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Australia U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Australia U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Australia | 39 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 October 2025 | |||
Club career
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
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
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
Club
- 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
| 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.
