MATCH REPORT
PLAYER PROFILE
Reece Grant joins Croydon Athletic
Croydon Athletic are delighted to announce the signing of Reece Grant, who joins the club from Hastings United.
The 30-year-old has a wealth of experience across the football pyramid. Early in his illustrious playing career, he made a major impact in the Isthmian League with Heybridge Swifts, netting an impressive 20 goals in a single season. He also enjoyed a spell at Kingstonian, before making his mark higher up in the divisions.
Over the years, our new centre-forward has made appearances for a plethora of established National league and National League south sides, including Braintree Town, Maidstone United, Aldershot Town, Hemel Hempstead Town, Chelmsford City, and most recently Welling United.
Grant won the National League South with Maidstone United in the 2020/21 season and scored in the play-off final for Braintree Town against Hampton and Richmond in a 1-1 draw which Town won 4-3 on penalties.
In October 2024, Grant returned to Isthmian South Central division as he joined Rayners Lane, featuring four times before moving to Hastings United. His latest stint came at Hastings United, but now he makes the switch to the Mayfield Stadium to become Croydon Athletic’s latest experience-based signing.
When speaking about joining the club, Grant said: “I am absolutely delighted to join Croydon Athletic, it is a club with ambition and I cannot wait to get out there and help the club push towards success.”
When speaking about how the move came about, Grant said: “I believe timing is key. I had conversations with Danny Young last season but the timing was not right. This summer we have spoken and everything felt perfect. The ethos and direction of the club makes it somewhere I feel I can call home.”
After building experience up and down the country, Grant will now take on a new challenge of wearing the number 10 shirt for Croydon Athletic!
Everyone at Croydon Athletic would like to extend a warm welcome to Reece Grant— we’re delighted to have you on board!
Left Midfield
| Rank | Player | Club | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Cheklit | - | Central Midfield, Centre Back, Left Midfield, Left Winger, Midfielder | |
| 7 | Sarah Nicholson | - | Central Midfield, Defender, Left Midfield, Right Midfield |
Central Midfield
| Rank | Player | Club | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Cheklit | - | Central Midfield, Centre Back, Left Midfield, Left Winger, Midfielder | |
| K’shaela Burch-Waldron | - | Central Midfield, Centre Back, Centre Forward, Left Back, Right Back | |
| Shanae Newton | - | Central Midfield, Support Striker | |
| Michaela Gooden | - | Central Midfield, Midfielder | |
| 4 | Nya Kirby | - | Central Midfield, Midfielder |
| 6 | Kizzanna Fergus | - | Central Midfield, Centre Forward, Forward |
| 7 | Sarah Nicholson | - | Central Midfield, Defender, Left Midfield, Right Midfield |
| 8 | Ghassimu Sow | - | Central Midfield, Midfielder |
| 11 | Thomas Collins | - | Attacking Midfielder, Central Midfield, Centre Forward, Forward, Support Striker |
| 17 | Mekhi Savage | - | Central Midfield, Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger |
| 22 | Michael Agyemang Danso | - | Central Midfield, Defensive Midfield |
Right Midfield
| Rank | Player | Club | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sarah Nicholson | - | Central Midfield, Defender, Left Midfield, Right Midfield |
Attacking Midfielder
| Rank | Player | Club | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aissatu Djalo | - | Attacking Midfielder, Midfielder | |
| Shaynagh Kaiser | Croydon Athletic Women | Attacking Midfielder, Centre Forward | |
| 7 | Kadell Daniel | - | Attacking Midfielder, Midfielder, Right Winger |
| 11 | Thomas Collins | - | Attacking Midfielder, Central Midfield, Centre Forward, Forward, Support Striker |
| 11 | Shamal Edwards | - | Attacking Midfielder, Centre Forward, Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger |
| 21 | Kaisha Lawrence | - | Attacking Midfielder, Forward, Left Back, Left Winger, Support Striker |
Left Winger
| Rank | Player | Club | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Cheklit | - | Central Midfield, Centre Back, Left Midfield, Left Winger, Midfielder | |
| Tanae Whittick | - | Centre Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger | |
| Ifeoma Nwanaji | - | Centre Back, Centre Forward, Goalkeeper, Left Back, Left Winger, Right Back, Right Winger | |
| Chenille Smith | - | Forward, Left Winger | |
| Renee Dunlop | - | Left Winger, Right Winger | |
| Abiodun Babalola | - | Left Winger, Midfielder, Right Winger, Support Striker | |
| 10 | Brandon Pierrick | Croydon Athletic | Forward, Left Winger |
| 11 | Shamal Edwards | - | Attacking Midfielder, Centre Forward, Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger |
| 17 | Lekan Osideko | - | Left Winger, Midfielder, Right Winger, Support Striker |
| 17 | Mekhi Savage | - | Central Midfield, Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger |
| 21 | Kaisha Lawrence | - | Attacking Midfielder, Forward, Left Back, Left Winger, Support Striker |
Centre Back
| Rank | Player | Club | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Cheklit | - | Central Midfield, Centre Back, Left Midfield, Left Winger, Midfielder | |
| K’shaela Burch-Waldron | - | Central Midfield, Centre Back, Centre Forward, Left Back, Right Back | |
| Ifeoma Nwanaji | - | Centre Back, Centre Forward, Goalkeeper, Left Back, Left Winger, Right Back, Right Winger | |
| 6 | Darryl Siaw | - | Centre Back, Defender |
| 8 | Renee McLeod-Graham | - | Centre Back, Midfielder |
| 17 | Siane Francis-Duncan | - | Centre Back, Defender, Right Back, Right Wing Back |
| 20 | Cian McCarthy | - | Centre Back, Defender |
Right Winger
| Rank | Player | Club | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanae Whittick | - | Centre Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger | |
| Destynelle Mai | - | Defender, Right Winger | |
| Ifeoma Nwanaji | - | Centre Back, Centre Forward, Goalkeeper, Left Back, Left Winger, Right Back, Right Winger | |
| Renee Dunlop | - | Left Winger, Right Winger | |
| Abiodun Babalola | - | Left Winger, Midfielder, Right Winger, Support Striker | |
| 7 | Kadell Daniel | - | Attacking Midfielder, Midfielder, Right Winger |
| 11 | Saffiah Robinson | - | Defender, Right Winger |
| 11 | Shamal Edwards | - | Attacking Midfielder, Centre Forward, Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger |
| 17 | Lekan Osideko | - | Left Winger, Midfielder, Right Winger, Support Striker |
| 17 | Mekhi Savage | - | Central Midfield, Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger |
Left Back
| Rank | Player | Club | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| K’shaela Burch-Waldron | - | Central Midfield, Centre Back, Centre Forward, Left Back, Right Back | |
| Ifeoma Nwanaji | - | Centre Back, Centre Forward, Goalkeeper, Left Back, Left Winger, Right Back, Right Winger | |
| 3 | Adam Ahmed | - | Defender, Left Back |
| 21 | Kaisha Lawrence | - | Attacking Midfielder, Forward, Left Back, Left Winger, Support Striker |
Support Striker
| Rank | Player | Club | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Pingling | - | Forward, Support Striker | |
| Shanae Newton | - | Central Midfield, Support Striker | |
| Abiodun Babalola | - | Left Winger, Midfielder, Right Winger, Support Striker | |
| 11 | Thomas Collins | - | Attacking Midfielder, Central Midfield, Centre Forward, Forward, Support Striker |
| 17 | Lekan Osideko | - | Left Winger, Midfielder, Right Winger, Support Striker |
| 21 | Kaisha Lawrence | - | Attacking Midfielder, Forward, Left Back, Left Winger, Support Striker |
Right Back
| Rank | Player | Club | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| K’shaela Burch-Waldron | - | Central Midfield, Centre Back, Centre Forward, Left Back, Right Back | |
| Ifeoma Nwanaji | - | Centre Back, Centre Forward, Goalkeeper, Left Back, Left Winger, Right Back, Right Winger | |
| 12 | Junior Savane | - | Defender, Right Back |
| 17 | Siane Francis-Duncan | - | Centre Back, Defender, Right Back, Right Wing Back |
Centre Forward
| Rank | Player | Club | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanae Whittick | - | Centre Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger | |
| K’shaela Burch-Waldron | - | Central Midfield, Centre Back, Centre Forward, Left Back, Right Back | |
| Ifeoma Nwanaji | - | Centre Back, Centre Forward, Goalkeeper, Left Back, Left Winger, Right Back, Right Winger | |
| Shaynagh Kaiser | Croydon Athletic Women | Attacking Midfielder, Centre Forward | |
| 6 | Kizzanna Fergus | - | Central Midfield, Centre Forward, Forward |
| 11 | Thomas Collins | - | Attacking Midfielder, Central Midfield, Centre Forward, Forward, Support Striker |
| 11 | Shamal Edwards | - | Attacking Midfielder, Centre Forward, Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger |
| 19 | Christopher Zebroski | - | Centre Forward, Forward |
Right Wing Back
| Rank | Player | Club | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Siane Francis-Duncan | - | Centre Back, Defender, Right Back, Right Wing Back |
Defensive Midfield
| Rank | Player | Club | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Michael Agyemang Danso | - | Central Midfield, Defensive Midfield |
Goalkeeper
| Rank | Player | Club | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Fisher | - | Goalkeeper | |
| Khari Oriogun | - | Goalkeeper | |
| Larissa Miller | - | Goalkeeper | |
| Ifeoma Nwanaji | - | Centre Back, Centre Forward, Goalkeeper, Left Back, Left Winger, Right Back, Right Winger | |
| Sidone Bryan | - | Goalkeeper | |
| Milo Dean | Croydon Athletic | Goalkeeper | |
| Tom Marshall | Croydon Athletic | Goalkeeper | |
| 1 | Amadou Tangara | Croydon Athletic | Goalkeeper |
| 1 | Angelina Hewitt-Williams | - | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Oshane Brown | - | Goalkeeper |
| 21 | Amanda O’Neil | - | Goalkeeper |
Defender
| Rank | Player | Club | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Boateng | - | Defender | |
| James Teodorescu | - | Defender | |
| Dan Vaughan | - | Defender | |
| Alfie Young | - | Defender | |
| Reece Hannam | - | Defender | |
| Michael Phillips | - | Defender | |
| Medo Konte | - | Defender | |
| Shawn Clement-Peters | - | Defender | |
| Destynelle Mai | - | Defender, Right Winger | |
| Marcel Elva- Fountaine | - | Defender | |
| Liam Webber | - | Defender | |
| 2 | Daveeka Gayle | - | Defender |
| 2 | Finley Marjorham | Croydon Athletic | Defender |
| 3 | Adam Ahmed | - | Defender, Left Back |
| 3 | Isis Osei-Tutu | - | Defender |
| 5 | Michael Kamara | - | Defender |
| 6 | Darryl Siaw | - | Centre Back, Defender |
| 7 | Sarah Nicholson | - | Central Midfield, Defender, Left Midfield, Right Midfield |
| 10 | Thalia McDougall | - | Defender |
| 11 | Saffiah Robinson | - | Defender, Right Winger |
| 12 | Junior Savane | - | Defender, Right Back |
| 15 | Jude Russell | - | Defender |
| 17 | Siane Francis-Duncan | - | Centre Back, Defender, Right Back, Right Wing Back |
| 20 | Cian McCarthy | - | Centre Back, Defender |
Midfielder
| Rank | Player | Club | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaneta Solomon | - | Midfielder | |
| Benjamin Cheklit | - | Central Midfield, Centre Back, Left Midfield, Left Winger, Midfielder | |
| Andre Coker | - | Midfielder | |
| Michaela Gooden | - | Central Midfield, Midfielder | |
| Aissatu Djalo | - | Attacking Midfielder, Midfielder | |
| Abiodun Babalola | - | Left Winger, Midfielder, Right Winger, Support Striker | |
| Cameo Stewart-Smith | - | Midfielder | |
| Jade Asagba | - | Midfielder | |
| Leah Pinnock-Garricks | - | Midfielder | |
| Alssatu Mayara Monteiro Djalo | - | Midfielder | |
| Sam Woods | - | Midfielder | |
| 4 | Nya Kirby | - | Central Midfield, Midfielder |
| 7 | Kadell Daniel | - | Attacking Midfielder, Midfielder, Right Winger |
| 8 | Renee McLeod-Graham | - | Centre Back, Midfielder |
| 8 | Ghassimu Sow | - | Central Midfield, Midfielder |
| 12 | Shyanne Frost | - | Midfielder |
| 14 | Alpha Diallo | - | Midfielder |
| 14 | Aiyana Glaze | - | Midfielder |
| 15 | Nicolle D’Aranjo | - | Midfielder |
| 17 | Lekan Osideko | - | Left Winger, Midfielder, Right Winger, Support Striker |
| 18 | Ademola Shokunbi | - | Midfielder |
| 19 | Kervant Serbonij | - | Midfielder |
| 20 | Gemma Lambert | - | Midfielder |
Forward
| Rank | Player | Club | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louie Theophanous | - | Forward | |
| Tamara Ashaye | - | Forward | |
| Nebay Haile | - | Forward | |
| Richard Pingling | - | Forward, Support Striker | |
| Chenille Smith | - | Forward, Left Winger | |
| Ty Ledwith | - | Forward | |
| Malachi Mullings | - | Forward | |
| 6 | Kizzanna Fergus | - | Central Midfield, Centre Forward, Forward |
| 9 | Kaydence Kabadaki | - | Forward |
| 9 | Malachi Dotse | - | Forward |
| 10 | Brandon Pierrick | Croydon Athletic | Forward, Left Winger |
| 11 | Thomas Collins | - | Attacking Midfielder, Central Midfield, Centre Forward, Forward, Support Striker |
| 11 | Shamal Edwards | - | Attacking Midfielder, Centre Forward, Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger |
| 16 | David Omilabu | - | Forward |
| 17 | Mekhi Savage | - | Central Midfield, Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger |
| 19 | Christopher Zebroski | - | Centre Forward, Forward |
| 21 | Kaisha Lawrence | - | Attacking Midfielder, Forward, Left Back, Left Winger, Support Striker |
