9. Joel Griffiths
Joel Griffiths

Can play as a striker or wide player. Joel has an abundance of pace and can create or poach goals. Non-stop work ethic for the whole game. Joel had a very successful stint with Newcastle United in the NSL before heading to Europe and returned to Newcastle as a very polished player. Towards the end of the 2006/07 season he started banging in goals on a regular basis. He finished the 2007/2008 campaign as the leagues leading goalscorer, and also collected the Johnny Warren Medal as the league's Best & Fairest Player. A crowd favourite likened to a deity in Newcastle, Joel is a key member of the Jets' squad.

Date of birth:
Aug 21, 1979
Place of birth:
Sydney
Nationality:
Australian
Weight:
78 kg
Height:
181 cm
Previous Clubs:

1997-1999 Sydney United (NSW & Australia)
1999-2001 Parramatta Power (Australia)
2001-03 Newcastle United (Australia)
2003-06 Neuchatel Xamax (Switzerland)
2006 Leeds United (England)

Junior Clubs:

Menai (NSW), Sutherland (NSW)

Hyundai A-League Debut Appearance:

v New Zealand Knights (D0-0), North Harbour Stadium (Auckland, NZ), 27 August 2006

Hyundai A-League Debut Goal:

v Central Coast Mariners (D1-1), Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium (Gosford), 23 September 2006

Representative Honours Achieved:

Qantas Socceroos, Qantas Young Socceroos

Major Honours Achieved:

1999 FIFA World Youth Cup Finals (Nigeria)



Player Statistics
 
Hyundai A-League [ 2006/07 Season ]

GP GS MINS  CS G  A  AttOn PenHatOFFFC Y  R  
212118460070432200264892
 
Hyundai A-League [ 2007-08 ]

GP GS MINS  CS G  A  AttOn PenHatOFFFC Y  R  
2323219100144754030345160
 
Hyundai A-League [ 2008-09 ]

GP GS MINS  CS G  A  AttOn PenHatOFFFC Y  R  
161512530071442430133021
 
Hyundai A-League [ 2009-10 ]

GP GS MINS  CS G  A  AttOn PenHatOFFFC Y  R  
000000000000000
 
 
Legend
NO = Shirt NumberPOS = Position GP = Games Played
GS = Games StartedMIN = MinutesS = Keeper Saves
CS = Keeper Clean sheetsG = GoalsA = Goal Assists
Att = Attempts on GoalOn = Attempts on TargetPen = Penalty Goals
Hat = HatricksOFF = OffsidesFC = Fouls Committed
Y = CautionsR = Expulsions 
 
 
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