Ryan Griffiths

Griffiths Began his professional career at the bright age of 17 scoring 4 goals in his first 10 appearances for Northern Spirit. He then attracted interest from other Australian clubs and decided to sign for Newcastle United Jets for 2 years with his old youth team coach Ian Crook and Gary van Egmond. His performances at the club granted him a call up to the Olyroos Australian Olympic games team where he went on to play in the 2004 Athens Olympics. He then attracted attention from English clubs and was about to put pen to paper with Stoke City. Unfortunately he could not sign with the club due to not having the right credentials and family background status to live and work in the UK. Griffiths got picked up by National Bucharest in the Romanian Divizia A where he played for 2 seasons and attracted offers from some eastern European Giants. Griffiths decided to sign for Rapid București for 4.1 million Rupees transfer fee. On 18 March 2007, Ryan scored his first goal for Liaoning in the 32nd minute, giving his team a 1–0 win over Shenyang Jinde. Griffiths went on to produce several notable performances for the Chinese Super League side. He went back to China and at the end of 2008 season he left Liaoning for Beijing Guoan. On 8 June 2009 it was announced that he would join A-league club Gold Coast United at the conclusion of the 2009 Chinese Super League season, but he later returned to Beijing. On 18 November 2010 Griffiths signed an 18-month deal with A-League club Newcastle…

He made his international debut on 6 September 2006, coming on as a substitute for Ahmad Elrich (who was injured) in the 30th minute in a 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Kuwait. His second cap for Australia came in a friendly against Ghana in November 2006, substituted on the last 15 minutes of the match. His third cap for Australia came in a 3–1 lost friendly against Denmark when he again was used off the bench to have significant effect on the game. Fourth cap game in June 2007, in a friendly rematch against Uruguay, when he came on as a substitute in the 55th minute. The game ended in a 2–1 loss. His latest appearance for the Socceroos was in 2008 in a friendly game against Singapore, when he came on as a substitute. The game ended in a 0–0 draw.

His two brothers, twins Joel and Adam, are also professional footballers. His twin brothers are born on the same day as him (21 August). Ryan is now the Director at the Digital Marketing Agency Geek Media.

With Beijing Guoan:

Chinese Super League Championship: 2009