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Grant Needham

Grant Needham

Canadian soccer player

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

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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]

References

  1. [1]
    "Profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Grant Needham soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  3. [3]
    "Grant Needham". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Grant Needham named Impact Builder". Montreal Impact. 10 August 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2018.


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