Grant Holt
Holt playing for Norwich City in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Grant Holt | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlisle, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Hibernian | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Carlisle United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999 | Workington | ||
| 1999–2001 | Halifax Town | 6 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Sorrento (loan) | ||
| 2001 | → Barrow (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2001 | Sengkang Marine | 17 | (12) |
| 2001–2003 | Barrow | 59 | (31) |
| 2003–2004 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | (3) |
| 2004–2006 | Rochdale | 75 | (34) |
| 2006–2008 | Nottingham Forest | 96 | (21) |
| 2008 | → Blackpool (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Shrewsbury Town | 43 | (20) |
| 2009–2013 | Norwich City | 154 | (68) |
| 2013–2016 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | (3) |
| 2014 | → Aston Villa (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Rochdale | 14 | (2) |
| 2016– | Hibernian | 21 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:04, 5 March 2017 (UTC). |
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Grant Holt (born 12 April 1981) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Championship club Hibernian.
Holt has played for a number of non-league and professional clubs, notably making nearly 100 league appearances for Nottingham Forest before signing for Shrewsbury Town in 2008 where he became top goalscorer. From Shrewsbury he signed for Norwich in 2009. The move was an immediate success: in the 2009–10 season, Holt finished the season winning the Norwich City Player of the Year award, after scoring 30 goals in 44 appearances for the club (24 in the league) and was one of the leading scorers in Football League One. In the 2010–11 season, Holt continued to be a prolific scorer, and was runner-up in the League Player of the Year awards.
Born in Carlisle, Cumbria, Holt began his career as a youth player at his hometown club of Carlisle United, but joined Workington after being released aged 18. While playing for Workington, Holt worked for a year as a tyre-fitter. Following success at Workington he signed for Halifax Town in the Third Division. He scored one goal for Halifax in the Football League Cup against Tranmere Rovers, and also went on loan to Australian club Sorrento for one month in 2001 and then to Barrow. He left in 2001 to play for the summer in Singapore with Sengkang Marine, under the understanding that he would be signed by Carlisle United on his return. However, Carlisle entered administration and were unable to complete the transfer. Holt moved back to Barrow, taking a part-time job in a factory in the town.
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