Brent Griffiths

Brent Griffiths (born 24 March 1990) is an Australian footballer who plays as a defender for Gwelup Croatia.

Brent Griffiths
Personal information
Full name Brent Griffiths
Date of birth (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Gwelup Croatia
Youth career
2006–2008 Blackburn Rovers
2008–2009 Perth Glory
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Perth Glory 9 (0)
2011 Stirling Lions 8 (0)
2011–2012 Wellington Phoenix 7 (0)
2012 Heidelberg United 9 (1)
2012–2015 Central Coast Mariners 11 (0)
2015–2016 Penang 7 (0)
2017–2020 Bayswater City 38 (0)
2021– Gwelup Croatia 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 February 2021

Early life

Griffiths was born in Stoke-on-Trent, England and raised in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. He attended Mater Dei College in Edgewater, Western Australia

Club career

Perth Glory

In May 2009, Griffiths was signed to a professional contract by Perth Glory after playing a season in the national youth league.[1]

Stirling Lions

After Leaving the Glory, Griffiths joined local Perth team Stirling Lions. While at the club Griffiths went on trial with A-League teams Adelaide United and Central Coast Mariners.[2][3]

Wellington Phoenix

Griffiths crossed the ditch to trial with the Wellington Phoenix.[4] On 30 September 2011, Griffiths was signed by A-League club Wellington Phoenix on a 1 year contract after a successful trial.[5]

Central Coast Mariners

On 30 July 2012 it was announced he had signed a one year deal to play for Central Coast Mariners in the A-League. Griffiths has since won the A-league with Central Coast Mariners in the 2012–13 season whilst also qualifying for the round 16 of the Asian champions league.[6]

Penang

After Griffiths was released by the Mariners at the end of the 2014–15 season, he signed with Malaysian Super League side Penang FA.[7]

On 9 July 2016, Griffiths and Penang mutually terminated his contract.[8]

Bayswater City

In March 2017, Griffiths joined NPL Western Australia side Bayswater City on a two-year contract.[9] And as of the 25th of May, has garnered the most red cards for a single player in the club's history.

Gwelup Croatia

In December 2020, Brent signed with Gwelup Croatia for the 2021 season.[10]

Personal life

His elder brother, Rostyn Griffiths previously played for Eredivisie team Roda JC. The brothers were together, during their stints in the youth set up of English Premier League side, Blackburn Rovers.

A-League career statistics

(Correct as of 6 February 2012)

Club Season League Finals Asia Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Perth Glory 2010–11 900------900
Wellington Phoenix 2011–12 700------700
Total 1600------ 1600

References
  1. Glory add three from youth Archived 5 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine SBS' The World Game 2 May 2009
  2. "Reds balk at problem new pitch". adelaidenow.com.au. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  3. "Mariners Shake Out Cobwebs With Win". FourFourTwo Australia. 14 September 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  4. "Central defender set to head Phoenix's way". stuff.co.nz. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  5. "Griffiths joins Phoenix". footballaustralia.com.au. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  6. http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/news/1114718/Brent-Griffiths-joins-Mariners%5B%5D
  7. Davidson, John (2 December 2015). "Brent Griffiths makes Malaysian move". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  8. Zainal, Zulhilmi (9 July 2016). "Aussie defenders released, Turtles sign towering striker". Goal.com.
  9. "Soccer: Griffiths hopes experience will help Bayswater City climb NPL WA ladder". Eastern Reporter. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  10. "Meet the ex A-League defender who swapped football for real estate". SBS The World Game. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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