Joshua James Griffiths (born 5 September 2001) is an English professional

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who plays as a goalkeeper for

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club West Bromwich Albion.

Club career

Griffiths began his career at West Bromwich Albion, signing at the age of 10. On 13 August 2020, he signed a season-long loan with

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club

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. Griffiths kept a clean sheet on his professional debut in an

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1–0 away win over Peterborough United in September 2020. Griffiths impressed on loan at Cheltenham, winning the club's Young Player of the Season award after keeping 23 clean sheets in 50 appearances as he played his part in a season which saw Cheltenham crowned

Champions. Following his first loan spell, signed a new four-year contract with West Bromwich Albion, keeping him with the club until the summer of 2025. In July 2021 he moved on loan for the 2021–22 season to League One side Lincoln City. He made his Lincoln City debut away to Gillingham on the opening day of the 2021–22 season. On 5 March 2022, he suffered a season-ending ankle injury against Sheffield Wednesday. On 14 July 2022, Griffiths signed for Portsmouth for the 2022–23 season on a season-long loan. He made his debut for Portsmouth away to Sheffield Wednesday on the opening day of the 2022–23 season, starting in a 3–3 draw. The loan was terminated by West Bromwich Albion on 11 January 2023, following 28 appearances for Portsmouth. On 15 February 2023，Griffiths made his West Bromwich Albion debut in a 1–1 home draw against Blackburn Rovers.

International career

In March 2019 Griffiths represented the England U18 team against Mexico and later that year was an unused substitute for England U20 in their opening game of the

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against the Netherlands. On 15 March 2021, Griffiths received his first

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call up as part of the Young Lions squad for the

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. He had to wait two years to make his debut for them however, with his first cap coming on 28 March 2023 in a 2–1 defeat against Croatia. On 14 June 2023, Griffiths was included in the England squad for the

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; a tournament the Young Lions ultimately went on to win.

Career statistics

Honours

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England U21 * UEFA European Under-21 Championship:

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Individual *

Young Player of the Season:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Griffiths, Josh 2001 births Living people Footballers from Hereford English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers England men's youth international footballers West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players English Football League players 21st-century English people England men's under-21 international footballers