Will Grigg
Will Grigg
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | William Donald Grigg | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Solihull, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Wigan Athletic | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2007 | Birmingham City | ||
| 2007 | Solihull Moors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Stratford Town | ||
| 2008–2013 | Walsall | 99 | (27) |
| 2013–2015 | Brentford | 34 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 44 | (20) |
| 2015– | Wigan Athletic | 71 | (30) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Northern Ireland U19 | 17 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Northern Ireland U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2012– | Northern Ireland | 10 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:29, 22 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:53, 15 November 2016 (UTC) |
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William Donald "Will" Grigg (born 3 July 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Wigan Athletic. He represents Northern Ireland at international level. Grigg began his professional career at Walsall and came to prominence during the 2012–13 season, winning the club's Player of the Season and Players' Player of the Season awards.
Grigg was born in Solihull, West Midlands. He was educated at Solihull School and was signed by Birmingham City at the age of seven. He progressed through the club's youth teams, but suffered a broken leg at age 15. After his release by Birmingham in 2007, Grigg became a student at Solihull College and turned out for Solihull Moors' youth team.
In September 2007, Grigg signed non-contract terms with Midland Alliance side Stratford Town and made his first team debut in a 0–0 FA Cup qualifying draw versus Hednesford Town on 15 September. He started the replay and was substituted after 58 minutes for Steven Ruck. Grigg scored in a league game versus Biddulph Victoria on 29 September and again versus Racing Club Warwick on 7 October.
Having courted interest from West Bromwich Albion, Grigg signed a scholarship at League One side Walsall in the summer of 2008. Assigned the number 24 shirt, he made his league debut as an 89th-minute substitute for Dwayne Mattis in a 0–0 draw with Cheltenham Town on 20 December 2008. Grigg was an unused substitute for a 2–1 defeat away to Tranmere Rovers on 28 December 2008 and made no further appearances in the first team squad during the 2008–09 season. Grigg made no appearances during the 2009–10 season, but was an unused substitute on 20 occasions. Grigg featured regularly as a second-half substitute during the 2010–11 season and made his first start for Walsall in a 1–0 FA Cup second round defeat at Torquay United on 27 November 2010. He made his first league start in a 1–0 away win against Charlton Athletic on 12 December 2010. He scored his first senior goal in a 2–2 league draw against Bristol Rovers on 11 January 2011. Grigg finished the 2010–11 season having made 30 appearances and scored 4 goals. Grigg made 32 appearances and 4 four goals during the 2011–12 season.
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