 Griffiths playing for Celtic in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leigh Griffiths[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Leith, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mandurah City (player-coach) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2002 | Leith Athletic[3] | ||
| 2002–2003 | Falkirk[3] | ||
| 2003–2004 | Inch Colts[3] | ||
| 2004–2006 | Hutchison Vale[3] | ||
| 2006–2007 | Livingston | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Livingston | 48 | (22) |
| 2009–2011 | Dundee | 47 | (21) |
| 2011–2014 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | (12) |
| 2011–2013 | → Hibernian (loan) | 66 | (31) |
| 2014–2022 | Celtic | 173 | (90) |
| 2021–2022 | → Dundee (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2022 | Falkirk | 12 | (2) |
| 2022– | Mandurah City | 35 | (20) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Scotland U19[4] | 6 | (1) |
| 2008–2012 | Scotland U21[5] | 11 | (3) |
| 2009 | Scotland B[6] | 1 | (1) |
| 2012–2020 | Scotland | 22 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:09, 18 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Leigh Griffiths (born 20 August 1990) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Australian club Mandurah City, as well as being part of the coaching staff.
Griffiths started his career at Livingston where he made his debut as a sixteen-year-old. He then moved to Dundee in 2009 for £125,000. During his five years in the Scottish First Division he earned six young player of the month awards. With Dundee in financial trouble, Griffiths moved to Wolves for around £150,000 in January 2011.
Having not been a Wolves first team regular, he spent the 2011–12 season on loan to Scottish Premier League club Hibernian. This loan was renewed for the following season, during which he won the SFWA Footballer of the Year award and made his debut appearance for Scotland. After it appeared Griffiths had become part of Wolves' plans during the 2013–14 season he moved mid-season to join Celtic.
Griffiths scored regularly during his first few seasons with Celtic and then played regularly for Scotland, scoring twice in a 2–2 draw with England in June 2017. After failing to impress for Celtic in later years, Griffiths spent the first half of the 2021–22 season on loan with Dundee. He was recalled by Celtic and released at the end of the January 2022 transfer window, after which he signed for Scottish League One club Falkirk. On 9 August 2022, he signed for Western Australian outfit Mandurah City.
- ^ a b "Leigh Griffiths". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Leigh Griffiths". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths on his break as a kid: Under 7s were a boy short so I got on and scored two.. the rest is history". Daily Record. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Leigh Griffiths – U19 Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "Leigh Griffiths – U21 Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "Leigh Griffiths – B Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 6 September 2011.