Grant Needham

Canadian soccer player

Grant NeedhamPersonal information

Date of birth|  (1970-07-14) 14 July 1970 (age 55)
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

Representing  Canada
Men's Association football
North American Nations Cup
| 1991 United States |

* 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

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Needham was born in Liverpool, England, and raised in Montreal, where he started playing soccer at the age of 10.[1]

## Club career

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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

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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

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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

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Canada

* North American Nations Cup: 3rd place, 1991[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
2. ^ "Grant Needham soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
3. ^ a b "Grant Needham". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
4. ^ "Grant Needham named Impact Builder". Montreal Impact. 10 August 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
5. ^ "North American Championship 1991 (Los Angeles, USA)-Squads". Retrieved 20 April 2025.

## External links

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* Grant Needham at the Canadian Soccer Association

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