Rostyn Griffiths
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Rostyn John Griffiths (born 10 March 1988) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rostyn John Griffiths[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1988-03-10) 10 March 1988 (age 36) | ||
Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back / Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
ECU Joondalup | |||
2003–2006 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
2008 | → Gretna (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2008 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2009 | Adelaide United | 2 | (0) |
2009–2010 | North Queensland Fury | 23 | (3) |
2010–2012 | Central Coast Mariners | 48 | (4) |
2012–2014 | Guangzhou R&F | 34 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Perth Glory | 35 | (5) |
2015–2016 | Roda JC | 18 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Perth Glory | 24 | (3) |
2017–2018 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 16 | (0) |
2018–2022 | Melbourne City | 82 | (4) |
2022–2024 | Mumbai City | 26 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2005 | Australia U-17 | 2 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:50, 25 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 April 2016 |
Griffiths joined Mumbai City from fellow City Football Group side and A-League outfit Melbourne City FC. The experienced Griffiths won the A-League Premiers Plate and Championship double in the 2020/21 season and also featured in the club's debut continental campaign at the 2022 AFC Champions League, before getting his hands on a second consecutive Premiers Plate in the 2021/22 season.[2]
Griffiths is a former captain of A-League club Perth Glory.[3] In August 2017 it was announced that Griffiths had signed a lucrative deal as a defensive midfielder for Uzbekistan giants Pakhtakor Tashkent in the Uzbek League.[4]
Griffiths is one of the most expensive signings in A-League history, the big defending-midfielder has always been a standout player in the A-League. Griffiths is renowned for his ability to break up the opposition's gameplay and being the central figure to his team's build-up play.
Griffiths starred for Central Coast Mariners from 2010 until he moved to Chinese club Guangzhou R&F in 2012. That departure attracted a $1.3 million transfer fee which remains an A-League record.[5]