3Charlotte “Charli” Grant is an Australian professional football defender from Adelaide, South Australia. The provider record for C. Grant, provider_id 76208, Malmö FF W and defender position matches Grant’s publicly documented move to Malmö FF in July 2026. The provider status is listed as Inactive; Malmö FF’s announcement confirms her signing but does not establish an active match-day or registration status as of 18 August 2026.
Charlotte Layne “Charli” Grant was born on 20 September 2001 in Ashford, South Australia, and developed through South Australian football pathways. She began playing as a child after being influenced by her brother and friends, then joined Cumberland United and Football South Australia’s National Training Centre program. Grant’s development accelerated in 2018, when she won the South Australian WNPL Female Rising Star and Player of the Year awards. She subsequently moved into senior football with Adelaide United at 17, establishing herself as an attacking full-back and earning the club’s W-League Rising Star recognition after her debut season. Grant represented Australia at youth level before progressing to the senior CommBank Matildas. She was part of Australia’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic squad, which finished fourth, and made her senior international debut against the Republic of Ireland on 21 September 2021. Her first major international breakthrough came in 2022, when she filled in at right-back during Ellie Carpenter’s absence through a knee injury and became a regular contributor. Grant later represented Australia at the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. At club level, she moved from Adelaide United to Swedish champions FC Rosengård in 2021, later spending time with Vittsjö GIK before joining Tottenham Hotspur in January 2024. Tottenham confirmed her departure at the end of the 2025–26 season, after which Malmö FF announced her signing on 13 July 2026. Her most recent publicly documented professional context is Malmö FF in Sweden’s Damallsvenskan. Grant is primarily a full-back/defender known for progressive runs, defensive coverage and the ability to contribute in wide attacking areas.
Grant’s first major breakthrough came in 2018. She won Football South Australia’s WNPL Female Rising Star and Player of the Year awards while with the NTC program, then signed for Adelaide United at 17 and was named Adelaide’s W-League Rising Star after her debut season. Her next major career step was the 2022 Matildas breakthrough, when she became a regular option at right-back during Ellie Carpenter’s injury absence.
Verified published figures include 34 Adelaide United league appearances, 26 Matildas appearances and one goal as recorded in the official Paris 2024 Matildas media guide, with the guide’s international figure stated as at 2024. She was credited with 26 appearances and one goal in that guide, while an Olympic Committee profile confirms her Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic involvement. Awards include Football South Australia WNPL Female Rising Star and Player of the Year in 2018, plus Adelaide United’s W-League Rising Star recognition after her first senior season.
Grant was part of Australia’s historic fourth-place finish at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the Matildas’ best Olympic result at the time. Her defining international rise followed Ellie Carpenter’s knee injury in 2022, when Grant took on a larger role at right-back. She was also part of the Matildas squad that reached the semi-finals and finished fourth at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup on home soil.