Daniel James Grimshaw (born 16 January 1998) is an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

goalkeeper In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...

for club

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...

. He has previously played for

Manchester City Manchester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the English football league system, top flight of Football in England, English footbal ...

, Hemel Hempstead Town,

Lommel Lommel () is a municipality and city in the Belgian province of Limburg. Lying in the Kempen, it has about 34,000 inhabitants and is part of the arrondissement of Maaseik. Besides the residential town, Lommel also has a number of nature reserv ...

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. It is located on the Irish Sea coast of the Fylde peninsula, approximately north of Liverpool and west of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. It is the main settlement in the Borough of Blackpool ...

and

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club has played ...

Career

Born in

Salford Salford ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in Greater Manchester, England, on the western bank of the River Irwell which forms its boundary with Manchester city centre. Landmarks include the former Salford Town Hall, town hall, ...

, Grimshaw joined his local club

as a teenager. In June 2018, he signed a new three-year deal with the club. He was involved in a matchday squad for Manchester City for the first time in January 2019 as an unused substitute in an

EFL Cup The English Football League Cup, often referred to as the League Cup and currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout competition in men's domestic football in England. Orga ...

tie with

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club moved its home g ...

. In January 2020, he joined

National League South The National League South, officially Vanarama National League South, is a professional Association football league in England. National League South is the second division of the National League (English football), National Leagues and step ...

side Hemel Hempstead Town on loan until the end of the season. On 5 October 2020, he joined

Belgian First Division B The Challenger Pro League, previously known as 1B Pro League is the second-highest division in the Football in Belgium, Belgian football Belgian football league system, league system, one level below the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the ...

side

on a season-long loan deal.Chris Maxwell on 2 October 2021, Grimshaw deputised for nine games. Maxwell returned on 4 December, but was again injured at

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club in Derby, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. One of the 12 founder members of the English Football ...

the following week. Grimshaw returned to the starting line-up in Blackpool's 3–1 victory over

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Peterborough United formed in ...

on 18 December. On 4 July 2022, Grimshaw signed a three-year extension to his contract plus an option for a fourth year.

Plymouth Argyle

On 23 August 2024, Grimshaw signed for Championship club

for an undisclosed fee.

Norwich City

On 6 June 2025, Grimshaw returned to the Championship following Argyle's relegation, joining

on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grimshaw, Daniel 1998 births Living people Footballers from Manchester English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Manchester City F.C. players Lommel S.K. players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Challenger Pro League players National League (English football) players English Football League players English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium 21st-century English sportsmen