Adam Griffiths

Football player infobox
playername= Adam Griffiths
fullname = Adam Griffiths


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|8|21|df=y
cityofbirth = Sydney
countryofbirth = Australia
height = height|m=1.89
currentclub = Newcastle Jets
clubnumber = 2
position = Centre Back, Central Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = Sutherland Sharks
years = 1998
1999–2001
2000
2001
2002–2003
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006
2006–2007
2007–"present"
clubs = Sutherland Sharks
Northern Spirit
→ Gippsland Falcons "(loan)"
→ Manly United "(loan)"
Newcastle United
Oostende
Watford
Bournemouth
Brentford
Newcastle Jets
caps(goals) = 06 (1)
21 (1)
07 (1)
21 (9)
31 (1)
27 (0)
00 (0)
07 (1)
37 (1)
23 (3)
nationalyears = 2008–"present"
nationalteam = Australia
nationalcaps(goals) = 02 (0)
pcupdate = 19 September 2008
ntupdate = 23 June 2008

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.

Club career

Griffiths played for a number of Australian clubs before moving to Europe with Belgian club Oostende, and later England with Watford. He moved to another English club, League One side Brentford on 11 July 2006. [cite news |title=Griffiths Signs |url=http://www.brentfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~866400,00.html |publisher=Brentford F.C. |date=2006-07-11 |accessdate=2007-09-13 ]

Griffiths was released by Brentford on 16 May 2007 and rejoined former club Newcastle Jets the next day. [cite news |first=Jon |last=Ritson |title=Adam's Set For Take-Off At Jets |url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/57192,adams-set-for-takeoff-at-jets.aspx |publisher=Australian FourFourTwo |date=2007-07-26 |accessdate=2007-09-13 ] His twin brother Joel Griffiths also plays for Newcastle Jets. [cite news |first=Michael |last=Cockerill |title=Twin peaks, and now for the sequel |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/football/adam-griffiths-looks-to-complete-twinset/2005/08/04/1123125852550.html |publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=2005-08-05 |accessdate=2007-09-13 ]

He made his A-League debut in Round 1 of the 2007-08 A-League season against Perth Glory, [cite news |first=Justin |last=Chadwick |title=Glory, Jets share points |url=http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=hal_newsdisplay&id=18974 |publisher=Football Federation Australia |date=2007-08-26 |accessdate=2007-09-13 ] and scored his first goal in the A-League in Round 5 against Melbourne Victory.

Honours

With Newcastle Jets:
* flagicon|Australia A-League Championship: 2007-2008

References

External links

* [http://www.newcastlejets.com.au/default.aspx?s=njfc_playerprofile_item&pid=1482 Newcastle Jets profile]
* [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/Socceroos/default.aspx?s=soc_player_profile&pid=1482&tid=23 FFA - Socceroo profile]
* [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/G/GR.html Oz Football profile]

Persondata
NAME = Adam Griffiths
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 21 August 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH = Sydney
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =