| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Griffiths | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central Midfielder, Centre Back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hangzhou Greentown | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sutherland Sharks | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998 | Sutherland Sharks | 6 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Northern Spirit | 21 | (1) |
| 2000 | → Gippsland Falcons (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2001 | → Manly United (loan) | 21 | (9) |
| 2002–2003 | Newcastle United Jets | 31 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Oostende | 27 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | Bournemouth | 7 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Brentford | 37 | (1) |
| 2007 | Newcastle Jets | 38 | (3) |
| 2009 | Gold Coast United | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Al-Shabab | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Adelaide United | 3 | (0) |
| 2010-2011 | Hangzhou Greentown | 29 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | Australia | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Adam Griffiths (born 21 August 1979 in Sydney) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who currently plays for Hangzhou Greentown.
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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 played for the 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 20 November 2008, Griffiths signed for new expansion club Gold Coast United, on a three year contract starting in the 2009/2010 season.[5]
After playing only one game for Gold Coast, Griffiths moved to Saudi Arabian club Al Shabab, in a deal worth $1.2 million a season plus a $650,000 transfer fee.[6] It is now reported that Griffiths will be leaving Al Shabab and returning to Gold Coast under the terms of his deal.
On 3 February 2010, Griffiths signed with Adelaide United for the club's Asian Champions League campaign.[7]
Later in 2010, Griffiths moved to China to join Hangzhou Greentown who he helped clinch qualification for the 2011 AFC Champions League after a fourth-place finish in the 2010 CSL season.
Adam's twin brother, Joel and younger brother, Ryan, are also professional footballers.[8] Adam is also an artist and up and coming Film Director and Writer.[9]
With Newcastle Jets:
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