Will Grigg
Northern Irish footballer (born 1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the American author, see William Norman Grigg. For the fictional character, see Will Griggs.
William Donald Grigg (born 3 July 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League club Chesterfield.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Donald Grigg[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1991-07-03) 3 July 1991 (age 32)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Solihull, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chesterfield | ||
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) |
2015–2019 | Wigan Athletic | 133 | (53) |
2019–2022 | Sunderland | 47 | (5) |
2021 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 20 | (8) |
2021–2022 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 19 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Milton Keynes Dons | 42 | (5) |
2023– | Chesterfield | 38 | (24) |
International career‡ | |||
2009–2010 | Northern Ireland U19 | 17 | (2) |
2010–2012 | Northern Ireland U21 | 10 | (1) |
2012–2018 | Northern Ireland | 13 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 4 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:06, 14 October 2018 (UTC) |
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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. Since then, he has played for a number of clubs, including Brentford, MK Dons, Wigan, Sunderland, and Rotherham.
In 2016, a Wigan Athletic supporter created the song "Will Grigg's on fire" as a tribute to Grigg, sung to the tune of "Freed from Desire" by Italian singer Gala. It has become a popular football chant.