Player Profile

A USA under-20 international forward, signed on an emergency loan from Leeds in February 2011 until the end of the season, after a loan deal with Motherwell fell through as he had already played for two clubs that season (FIFA rules stating that though a player can play for more than two clubs in one season under the emergency loan rule, emergency loans cannot be conducted across international borders) - Grella making his debut for the Town in a 4-1 defeat at Southampton. It proved to be the only game he would play under the man who signed him - Danny Wilson tendering his resignation after the game, with the Town in deep trouble at the bottom of the table.

The following weekend, new boss Paul Hart moved Grella into a wider position in his new 4-5-1 system - and he went on to make a total of six starts for Swindon - netting his only goal in a 1-1 draw against fellow relegation strugglers Dagenham and Redbridge in March. At the end of the month though, Hart dropped him to the bench, choosing to try striker Elliot Benyon in an unusual wide position ahead of Grella. Two weeks later, when Grella was again going to be named on the bench for the trip to Brentford - it emerged that the he had chosen to return to Leeds - the American stating that he came to Swindon for first team football, and that he wasn't getting games under the new management. The decision seemed a strange one, as the loan could not be cancelled - and technically speaking he remained a Town player for the rest of the campaign - both Hart and Leeds boss Simon Grayson blasted Grella for his decision - Grayson stating that he may 'suffer the consequences', Hart saying that it was 'good riddance to bad rubbish', and that he would 'fight tooth and nail' to not pay a penny of his wages.

Playing Record

Senior

Career details

Club	Details
Albertson Red Storm Albertson Red Storm	(youth)
Duke Blue Devils Duke Blue Devils	2005 (youth)
Long Island Rough Riders Long Island Rough Riders	2007 (development contract)
Cary RailHawks U23s Cary RailHawks U23s	2008 (development contract)
Leeds United Leeds United	February 12th, 2009 (announced February 2nd, 2009) (unattached); released (rptd August 31st, 2011)
Carlisle United Carlisle United	October 12th, 2010 (loan); expired (rptd January 1st, 2011)
Swindon Town Swindon	February 25th, 2011 (announced February 24th, 2011) (loan); contract terminated (rptd April 8th, 2011)
New York Cosmos New York Cosmos	rptd June 8th, 2011 (trial)
Brentford Brentford	August 26th, 2011 (loan)
Brentford Brentford	rptd August 31st, 2011 (unattached); released (rptd February 14th, 2012)
Bury Bury	February 27th, 2012 (unattached); released (rptd May 30th, 2012)
Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United	July 9th, 2012 (unattached); released (2012/3)
Viborg FF Viborg	October 2013 (unattached)
Carolina RailHawks Carolina RailHawks	rptd April 25th, 2014
New York Red Bulls New York Red Bulls	rptd February 17th, 2015 ; released (December 2017)
Columbus Crew Columbus Crew	rptd December 15th, 2017 ; retired (rptd February 23rd, 2019)