Grant Needham
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Date of birth | 14 July 1970 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1990–1991 | Concordia Stingers | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1992 | Montreal Supra[2] | 82 | (24) | ||||||||||||||
1993 | Toronto Blizzard | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1993–1998 | Montreal Impact | 87 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | → Buffalo Blizzard (loan) | 21 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
1997–2000 | Montreal Impact (indoor) | 78 | (78) | ||||||||||||||
2000 | Hampton Roads Mariners | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1988 | Canada U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Canada U23 | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
1991–1993 | Canada | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.[1]
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).[3]
International career
Needham represented Canada at under-20, under-23 and senior levels.[1][3]
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.[1]
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.[4]
Honours
Canada
- North American Nations Cup: 3rd place, 1991[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Grant Needham soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ a b "Grant Needham". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Grant Needham named Impact Builder". Montreal Impact. 10 August 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "North American Championship 1991 (Los Angeles, USA)-Squads". Retrieved 20 April 2025.
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