Lewis Grabban

Lewis James Grabban (born 12 January 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker.

After joining Crystal Palace at the age of 13, he was handed his debut in a 3–0 home win against Walsall in the League Cup on 23 August 2005.

He made his second appearance in the following round, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 win against Coventry City on 20 September.

In May 2006, he was named 'Academy Player of the Year'.

On 16 August 2006, he joined Oldham Athletic on an initial one-month loan deal.

He made his debut on 19 August in a 1–0 loss against future club Millwall.

The loan deal was extended a day before it was due to expire on 15 September, keeping Grabban at Oldham for another month.

After making 10 appearances for the club, he was recalled by Crystal Palace on 10 October 2006.

He returned to Crystal Palace and made his league debut on 20 February 2007, in a 1–0 away win against Southend United.

On 14 March 2007, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 win against West Brom.

On 31 August 2007, he joined Scottish side Motherwell on loan until January 2008.

He made his debut on 3 September in a 2–0 defeat to Hearts.

His loan ended on 2 January and he returned to Crystal Palace, playing in a 3–0 win against Wolves 10 days later.

A week later he played in his final game before joining Millwall, a 2–0 win against Bristol City at Selhurst Park.

On 21 January 2008, Grabban signed for Palace's London rivals Millwall for £150,000 on a three-and-a-half year contract, and he was assigned the shirt number 10.

He made his debut on 23 January in a 2–2 draw against Nottingham Forest at The Den.

He scored his first goal for Millwall on 23 February in a 3–0 home win against Port Vale.

He then scored in the following two games, scoring an equaliser to earn Millwall a 1–1 draw away to Luton Town, and opening the scoring in the first minute of a 2–1 win against Swansea City.

On the opening day of the 2008–09 season, Grabban scored in a 4–3 defeat to Oldham Athletic.

His goal at the time had given Millwall a 3–1 lead, however Oldham sensationally managed to come back and win the game 4–3.

On 30 August, he scored in a 2–1 win against Huddersfield Town, and scored again the following game which was a 2–0 win against Hartlepool United.

He began to find form as he scored four goals in nine matches, all of which were wins, against Swindon Town, Colchester United, Hereford United and Chester.

Millwall finished fifth in the table, and after defeating Leeds United in the play-off semi-finals, they lost 3–2 to Scunthorpe United in the final at Wembley.

Millwall and Grabban did gain promotion via the playoffs during the 2009–10 season after winning the 2010 Football League One play-off final against Swindon Town.

On 25 March 2010, Grabban signed for Brentford on loan until the end of the season.

On 27 March he made his debut and scored as Brentford beat Leyton Orient 1–0 at Griffin Park.

His next and final goal of the loan spell came in a 3–0 home victory against Huddersfield Town on 10 April.

He scored twice in 7 appearances before being recalled by parent club Millwall on 21 April.

Brentford manager Andy Scott said: "He's done really well for us and we are very disappointed to lose him".

The following season, he re-joined Brentford on loan for one month on 8 October 2010.

He made his second debut the following day, in a 3–1 home defeat to Oldham Athletic.

He scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against AFC Bournemouth on 2 November, scoring a penalty just eight minutes after coming on as a substitute.

The following day his loan spell was extended for another two months, keeping him at the club until 4 January.

On 24 January 2011, Grabban signed permanently for Brentford on a free transfer, with his contract lasting until the end of the season.

After scoring in games against MK Dons and Walsall, he scored twice in a 4–4 draw with Huddersfield Town on 7 May 2011, which was also his last appearances for the club.

Grabban made 32 appearances and scored 7 goals across his three spells with the Bees.

On 4 July 2011, Grabban signed for League Two side Rotherham United, on a two-year deal.

He was called up to the Jamaica squad in 2015 but remains uncapped.

Grabban's maternal grandparents were Windrush migrants from Jamaica.

He converted to Islam at the age of 18.