Rhys Griffiths (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rhys Griffiths | ||
| Date of birth | 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.