Adam Griffiths
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| Adam Griffiths | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Griffiths | |
| Date of birth | August 21, 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 21⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Centre Back, Central Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Newcastle Jets | |
| Number | 2 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Sutherland Sharks | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998 1999–2001 2000 2001 2002–2003 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006 2006–2007 2007–present |
Sutherland Sharks Northern Spirit → Gippsland Falcons (loan) → Manly United (loan) Newcastle United Oostende Watford Bournemouth Brentford Newcastle Jets |
6 (1) 21 (1) 7 (1) 21 (9) 31 (1) 27 (0) 0 (0) 7 (1) 37 (1) 19 (3) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2008–present | Australia | 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Adam Griffiths (born 21 August 1979 in Sydney) is an Australian professional soccer player currently playing for Newcastle Jets. Griffiths generally plays as a central defender, but his versatility means that he can also play at right or left full–back, or in central midfield.
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[edit] Club career
Griffiths played for, a number of Australian clubs before moving to Europe with Belgian club Oostende and then England with Watford. He moved to another English club, League One side Brentford on 11 July 2006.
Griffiths was released by Brentford on May 16, 2007 and rejoined former club Newcastle Jets the next day.[1] His twin brother Joel Griffiths also plays for Newcastle Jets.
He made his A-League debut in Round 1 of the 2007-08 A-League season against Perth Glory,[2] and scored his first goal in the A-League in Round 5 against Melbourne Victory.
[edit] Honours
With Newcastle Jets:
[edit] References
- ^ Ritson, Jon. "Adam's Set For Take-Off At Jets", Australian FourFourTwo, 2007-07-26. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
- ^ Chadwick, Justin. "Glory, Jets share points", Football Federation Australia, 2007-08-26. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
- Cockerill, Michael. "Twin peaks, and now for the sequel", The Sydney Morning Herald, 2005-08-05. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
- Barnard, Andy (August 2005). Player Profiles: Adam Griffiths. Blind, Stupid & Desperate: Watford FC Fanzine. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
- "Griffiths Signs", Brentford F.C., 2006-07-11. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Adam Griffiths |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 21 August 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |

