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
Youth
Griffin played with and captained Oakwood Soccer Club during their 2015–16 season.[1]
College
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
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
- 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
- ^ "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
Media related to Danny Griffin (soccer) at Wikimedia Commons- Danny Griffin at USL Championship
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