University of South Carolina Upstate

2010: Saw limited action as a reserve in three matches... A member of the A-Sun All-Academic team.

2009: Saw action in 13 games for Upstate... Made starts at UNC Asheville (9/16), at ETSU (10/4), at Campbell (10/8) and at Mercer (10/10)... Scored the first goal of his Spartan career in the match against Georgia State (9/1).

2008: Saw limited action in six games for the Spartans... Gained valuable experience in his first year in the program... Took one shot on the year... Saw action against Furman (9/21), Georgia Southern (9/24), Campbell (10/23), Mercer (10/25), Florida Gulf Coast (11/2) and Clemson (11/7).

Before USC Upstate: Was a prolific athlete at Markham College... Competed in a variety of sports, including soccer, basketball, tennis, surfing, squash and table tennis... Received full colors in soccer.

Personal: Born on Aug. 17, 1988 in Lima, Peru... Son of Santiago Grana and Mercedes Taboada... Has a sister and a brother... Majoring in business management... Favorite food is pasta... Favorite TV Show is “Entourage”... Favorite movie is “Pulp Fiction”... Favorite actor is Jack Nicholson... Likes The Beatles... Favorite season is spring... Favorite sports figure is Lionel Messi... Most admires his father... Favorite Quote is "Stay hungry, stay foolish"... Dream job is to be a soccer player... Enjoys watching movies, playing tennis and listening to music.