Ryan Griffiths (footballer)
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| Ryan Griffiths | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Alan Griffiths | |
| Date of birth | August 21, 1981 (age 25) | |
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Liaoning FC | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Sutherland | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999–02 2002–04 2004–06 2006–2007 2007 –present |
Northern Spirit Newcastle United National Bucharest Rapid Bucharest Liaoning FC |
41 (6) 52 (8) 35 (7) 14 (2) 2 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2006- | Australia | 3 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ryan Griffiths (born on 21 August 1981 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian football player who plays at Liaoning FC in China Super League. He joined Liaoning in March 2007 after a successful trial.He previously played for Rapid Bucharest,Northern Spirit and Newcastle United in the Australian NSL.
He made his international debut for Australia on 6 September 2006, coming on as a substitute for Ahmad Elrich (who was injured) in the 30th minute in an Asian Cup qualifier against Kuwait. Soon after coming on he missed a golden chance to take the lead for Australia, hitting the post from close range, Australia eventually lost the game 2-0.
Second cap for Australia came in a friendly against Ghana in November 2006, substituted on the last 15 minutes of the match.
His latest cap for Australia came in a 3-1 loss friendly against Denmark when he again was substituted on to have significant effect on the game.
He has been called up to the Australian Squad to take on China on Saturday, 24th of March 2007.
On the 18th of March, 2007, Ryan scored his first goal for his new club Liaoning FC in the 32nd minute, giving his team a 1-0 win over Shenyang Ginde
