Mared Griffiths
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mared Alaw Griffiths[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Trawsfynydd, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United U21 | ||
| Number | 48 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FAW North Academy | |||
| 2024– | Manchester United | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Wales U17 | 15 | (3) |
| 2023– | Wales U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Wales | 0 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:47, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[2] | |||
Mared Alaw Griffiths (born 3 March 2007) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United's under-21 academy team and the Wales national team.
Youth career
[edit]On 1 July 2024, Griffiths transferred to Manchester United's under-21 academy team,[3][4] who play in the Professional Game Academy League.[5] She previously played for the FAW North Academy.[6][7]
International career
[edit]Youth
[edit]On 30 October 2022, Griffiths made her debut for the Wales under-17s in 2023 U17 Championship qualification against Montenegro in a 4–0 victory,[2] playing as a left winger.[8] She scored her debut goal for the youth team in the second round of qualification against Finland during a 2–1 defeat.[2][9]
In October 2023, she played the full 90 minutes for the under-19s in all three 2024 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification first round matches against Czech Republic, England, and Greece.[10]
Senior
[edit]In March 2024, Griffiths was called up to the Wales national team for UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying against Croatia and Kosovo, as one of five uncapped young players added to the squad.[11][12] A regular with the under-17s,[13] she continued to receive call ups to the senior team in 2024,[14] for qualifying matches in June,[6] and in October and November for qualifying play-offs against Slovakia and the Republic of Ireland.[15][16][17] As one of only two players remaining uncapped in the squad,[18] she featured as a substitute in the first leg 1–1 draw against the Republic of Ireland.[19][20]
Personal life
[edit]Griffiths is from the village of Trawsfynydd and studies business at Meirion-Dwyfor college in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Mared Griffiths at Soccerway
- ^ a b c Mared Griffiths at Flashscore.com
- ^ "Mared Griffiths - Player changes, player transfers | Soccerdonna". Soccerdonna. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Partington, Mikey (16 October 2024). "Women's internationals: October fixtures guide". Manchester United F.C. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Mared Griffiths Stats, Height, Age & Profile". Elite Football. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Wales women: Rhian Wilkinson calls-up five uncapped players". BBC Sport. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Vale, Julie McNicholls (9 August 2024). "Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor students train with Wales women's squad". Cambrian News. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Montenegro-Wales | Women's Under-17 2023". UEFA. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Finland-Wales | Women's Under-17 2023". UEFA. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^
- "Czechia-Wales | Women's Under-19 2024". UEFA. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- "England-Wales | Women's Under-19 2024". UEFA. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- "Wales-Greece | Women's Under-19 2024". UEFA. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Misra, Siôn (15 February 2024). "Manchester United starlets earn first Wales call-ups". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (28 March 2024). "Wales squad for opening pair of UEFA Women's EURO qualifiers". SheKicks. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ a b Halliday, Dylan (28 March 2024). "Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor student Mared called up for Cymru qualifiers". Cambrian News. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor students Cadi and Mared on training with full Cymru squad". Cambrian News. 19 July 2024.
- ^ Halliday, Dylan (14 October 2024). "Students Cadi, Mared and Casi impress for Wales in Portugal". Cambrian News. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Harries, Owain (16 October 2024). "Cymru squad announced for EURO play-off semi-finals". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Ellis, Callum (20 November 2024). "Cymru squad announced for UEFA Women's EURO play-off final". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Leen, Darragh (20 November 2024). "Wales women name squad to take on Ireland in Euro play-off final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Coleman, Tom (29 November 2024). "Wales v Ireland play-off final finely poised after first leg stalemate". Wales Online. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Pritchard, Dafydd (29 November 2024). "Euro 2025 play-off: Wales and Republic of Ireland have all to play for after first leg draw". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Mared Griffiths at Soccerway
- Mared Griffiths at Flashscore.com