Rhys Griffiths (footballer)

Rhys Griffiths
Personal information
Full name Rhys Griffiths
Date of birth (1980-03-01) 1 March 1980
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Penybont (player-manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Cwmbrân Town 22 (1)
2002–2004 Haverfordwest County 57 (19)
2004 Carmarthen Town 9 (2)
2004–2006 Port Talbot Town 51 (35)
2006–2012 Llanelli 181 (180)
2012 Port Talbot Town 0 (0)
2012–2013 Plymouth Argyle 11 (3)
2013 Newport County 10 (0)
2013–2015 Port Talbot Town 48 (25)
2015–2016 Aberystwyth Town 21 (7)
2016– Penybont 13 (3)
International career
2007–2008 Wales semi-professional 6 (1)
Managerial career
2016– Penybont
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2023 (UTC)

Rhys Griffiths (born 1 March 1980) is a Welsh footballer and manager of Cymru Premier side Penybont.

An aggressive target man and goal-getter, Rhys dominated the Welsh Premier scoring charts for the best part of a decade. Although he boasts the best goal scoring ratio, Rhys is second in the all-time list of Welsh Premier League scorers with 271 goals in 343 appearances, 47 behind Marc Lloyd Williams. He finished as top scorer in seven consecutive seasons, and was included in the Welsh Premier League's team of the season six times. The only three-time winner of the league's Player of the Year award, Griffiths was capped six times by Wales at semi-professional level.

Griffiths combined his role as a part-time footballer with being a firefighter in the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service before signing his first professional contract with Plymouth Argyle in 2012. Prior to making his debut in the Football League, Griffiths played for Cwmbrân Town, Haverfordwest County, Carmarthen Town, Port Talbot Town and Llanelli.