Grant Needham Explained

Grant Needham
Birth Date:14 July 1970
Birth Place:Liverpool, England
Height:1.78m
Position:Striker
Collegeyears1:1990–1991
College1:Concordia Stingers
Years1:1992
Clubs1:Montreal Supra[1]
Caps1:82
Goals1:24
Years2:1993
Clubs2:Toronto Blizzard
Caps2:7
Goals2:0
Years3:1993–1998
Clubs3:Montreal Impact
Caps3:87
Goals3:19
Years4:1996–1997
Clubs4:Buffalo Blizzard (loan)
Caps4:21
Goals4:4
Years5:1997–2000
Clubs5:Montreal Impact (indoor)
Caps5:78
Goals5:78
Years6:2000
Clubs6:Hampton Roads Mariners
Caps6:1
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:1988
Nationalteam1:Canada U20
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1991–1992
Nationalteam2:Canada U23
Nationalcaps2:10
Nationalgoals2:3
Nationalyears3:1991–1993
Nationalteam3:Canada
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals3:0

Grant Needham (born 14 July 1970) is a Canadian former international soccer player who played as a striker.

Early and personal life

Needham was born in Liverpool, England, and raised in Montreal, where he started playing soccer at the age of 10.

Club career

Needham played college soccer for Concordia Stingers and at senior level for Montreal Supra, Toronto Blizzard, Montreal Impact, Buffalo Blizzard and Montreal Impact (indoor).

International career

Needham represented Canada at under-20, under-23 and senior levels.[2]

His first senior appearance came in a 0–2 defeat in a March 1991 North American Nations Cup match against the United States in Torrance, California. His second and final game was a 15 August 1993 World Cup qualification match against Australia in Sydney.[2]

Later career

Needham was inducted as a 'builder' by the Montreal Impact in August 2007; he worked for the club as an ambassador and radio commentator.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grant Needham soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  2. Web site: Profile. 19 July 2018. Canada Soccer.
  3. Web site: Grant Needham named Impact Builder. 10 August 2007. 19 July 2018. Montreal Impact.