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| Full name | Adam Griffiths | |
| Date of birth | 21 August 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 2009–onwards |
Sutherland Sharks Northern Spirit → Gippsland Falcons (loan) → Manly United (loan) Newcastle United Oostende Watford Bournemouth Brentford Newcastle Jets Gold Coast United |
6 (1) 21 (1) 7 (1) 21 (9) 31 (1) 27 (0) 0 (0) 7 (1) 37 (1) 30 (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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Club career
Adam 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 2006.1
Adam Griffiths was released by Brentford on 16 May 2007 and rejoined former club Newcastle Jets the next day.2 His twin brother Joel Griffiths also plays for Newcastle Jets.3
He made his A-League debut in Round 1 of the 2007-08 A-League season against Perth Glory,4 and scored his first goal in the A-League in Round 5 against Melbourne Victory.
As of Thursday November 20 2008, it was revealed that Griffiths has signed for new expansion club Gold Coast United, on a three year contract starting in the 2009/2010 season.5
Honours
With Newcastle Jets:
References
- ^ "Griffiths Signs", Brentford F.C. (2006-07-11). Retrieved on 13 September 2007.
- ^ Ritson, Jon (2007-07-26). "Adam's Set For Take-Off At Jets", Australian FourFourTwo. Retrieved on 13 September 2007.
- ^ Cockerill, Michael (2005-08-05). "Twin peaks, and now for the sequel", The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on 13 September 2007.
- ^ Chadwick, Justin (2007-08-26). "Glory, Jets share points", Football Federation Australia. Retrieved on 13 September 2007.
- ^ "Griffiths signs for Gold Coast United", ninemsn.com.au (2008-11-20). Retrieved on 21 November 2008.
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| NAME | Adam Griffiths |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 21 August 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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