Brent Griffiths (born 24 March 1990) is an English

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who plays as a defender for

Gwelup Croatia Gwelup Croatia is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Gwelup in Perth, Western Australia, founded in 1988. Gwelup Croatia currently competes in the Football West State League 1, with matches played at the Croatian Sporting Co ...

Early life

Griffiths was born in

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, and raised in the northern suburbs of

Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

. He attended Mater Dei College in Edgewater, Western Australia

Club career

Perth Glory

In May 2009, Griffiths was signed to a professional contract by

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues. Founded in 19 ...

after playing a season in the national youth league.

Stirling Lions

After Leaving the Glory, Griffiths joined local Perth team

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. While at the club Griffiths went on trial with

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teams Adelaide United and

Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League Men, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The Ma ...

Wellington Phoenix

Griffiths crossed the ditch to trial with the

Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the ...

. On 30 September 2011, Griffiths was signed by

club

on a 1 year contract after a successful trial.

Central Coast Mariners

On 30 July 2012 it was announced he had signed a one year deal to play for

in the

. Griffiths has since won the A-league with Central Coast Mariners in the 2012–13 season whilst also qualifying for the round 16 of the Asian champions league.

Penang

After Griffiths was released by the Mariners at the end of the 2014–15 season, he signed with Malaysian Super League side Penang FA. On 9 July 2016, Griffiths and Penang mutually terminated his contract.

Bayswater City

In March 2017, Griffiths joined NPL Western Australia side Bayswater City on a two-year contract. And as of 25 May, has garnered the most red cards for a single player in the club's history.

Gwelup Croatia

In December 2020, Brent signed with

for the 2021 season.

Balcatta Etna FC

In June 2022, Brent signed with

Balcatta Etna FC Balcatta Etna Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Balcatta, Perth, Western Australia. They compete in the National Premier Leagues Western Australia. History In the first year, 1978, playing at the new home ...

for the remainder of the 2022 NPL Season, assisting them in fighting relegation and remaining in top flight football in Western Australia.

Personal life

His elder brother,

Rostyn Griffiths Rostyn John Griffiths (born 10 March 1988) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Mumbai City. Griffiths is a former captain of A-League club Perth Glory. In Augu ...

is also a footballer, playing for Mumbai City and previously appeared in

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with

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. The brothers were together, during their stints in the youth set up of English

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side, Blackburn Rovers.

References

External links

Perth Glory profileWellington Phoenix profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Griffiths, Brent 1990 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Perth Glory FC players A-League Men players Wellington Phoenix FC players Central Coast Mariners FC players Penang F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Australian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Men's association football defenders Stirling Macedonia FC players Soccer players from Perth, Western Australia