Danny Griffin (soccer)
_(cropped).jpg) Griffin with Pittsburgh Riverhounds in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 14, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Springfield, Massachusetts, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Oakwood SC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Providence Friars | 80 | (13) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 82 | (5) |
| 2023 | Huntsville City | 5 | (1) |
| 2023– | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 26 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | United States U19 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 12, 2020 | |||
Danny Griffin (born July 14, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for USL Championship club Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC.
Career
[edit]Youth
[edit]Griffin played with and captained Oakwood Soccer Club during their 2015–16 season.[1]
College
[edit]Griffin played four years of college soccer at Providence College between 2016 and 2019, where he scored 13 goals and tallied 6 assists in 80 appearances for the Friars.[2] Griffin was named to the USC Division I All-Great Lakes Region Third Team and the Big East All-Freshman Team in 2016 and All-BIG EAST Third Team in 2019.[3]
Professional
[edit]On January 9, 2020, Griffin was selected 49th overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew SC.[4] However, he was not signed by the team.
Griffin signed his first professional deal with USL Championship club Pittsburgh Riverhounds on March 3, 2020.[5][6] He made his professional debut on July 12, 2020, appearing as a 67th-minute substitute during a 3–1 win over Louisville City FC.[7] Griffin scored his first professional goal on July 19, 2020, during a 6–0 win over Philadelphia Union II.[8]
On February 6, 2023, it was announced that Griffin had joined MLS Next Pro side Huntsville City FC ahead of their inaugural season.[9] After playing the start of the season with Huntsville, Griffin returned to Pittsburgh for an undisclosed fee.[10][11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of October 20, 2022[12]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2020 | USL Championship | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | USL Championship | 32 | 2 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | USL Championship | 34 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 82 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 5 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Oakwood Soccer Club". oakw.ussoccerda.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Danny Griffin – Men's Soccer". Providence College Athletics.
- ^ "Danny Griffin | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ^ "SUPERDRAFT | Columbus Crew SC selects three players in opening rounds of 2020 MLS SuperDraft | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com.
- ^ "Hounds Sign Midfielders Dakota Barnathan, Danny Griffin". OurSports Central. March 3, 2020.
- ^ "Danny Griffin signs with Pittsburgh Riverhounds: "I can focus on soccer now"". New England Soccer Journal. March 4, 2020.
- ^ "Louisville City FC vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC - July 12, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
- ^ "Lukas Fernandes, Danny Griffin notch first professional goals". riverhounds.com. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "News | HuntsvilleCityFC.com". HNT.
- ^ "Danny Griffin returns to Riverhounds".
- ^ Krysinsky, John (May 3, 2023). "Danny Griffin 'absolutely buzzing' upon return to Riverhounds SC via transfer from Huntsville City FC". Pittsburgh Soccer Now.
- ^ Danny Griffin at Soccerway
External links
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Media related to Danny Griffin (soccer) at Wikimedia Commons- Danny Griffin at USL Championship
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