Alice Griffiths (born 22 January 2001) is a Welsh

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who plays for Southampton Women F.C..Griffiths represented

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at all youth levels and made her debut for the senior team in 2017.

Early life

Griffiths was born and raised in

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, Rhondda Cynon Taf. She attended St John the Baptist School. She has an older sister, Anna, who is also a footballer and has represented Wales at youth level. Her father, Nigel, has described Alice as "a very shy and quiet girl, but give her a pair of football boots and she thrives."

Club career

Griffiths began playing football with local amateur side Llwydcoed in the Aberdare and Rhondda Junior Football League. At under-16 level, she was the only female player in an otherwise all-boys league. She joined

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side Cyncoed Ladies in 2017 and was named the League's Young Player of the Year during her first season. In 2018, she joined fellow Welsh Premier side Cardiff Met Ladies. During the 2018–19 season, Griffiths helped the side win a domestic treble, winning the league title, the

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and the Welsh Premier Women's Cup. In July 2019, Griffiths moved to England and signed with

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team

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International career

In 2014, Griffiths was named in a Wales under-16 training camp squad as the youngest member of the team, being two years under the age group level. Two years later she was called up to the under-17 team at the age of 15 after impressing in an otherwise all-boys league. Griffiths was called up to the Wales senior squad in 2017. She made her debut in Wales' 1–0 victory over

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in a

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round.

Honours

Cardiff Met. Ladies *

winner: 2018–19 Individual *

Young Player of the Year: 2017–18

References

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