Danny Griffin (soccer)

Danny Griffin (born July 14, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for USL Championship club Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC.

For the Northern Irish retired footballer, see Danny Griffin (footballer).
Danny Griffin
Griffin with Pittsburgh Riverhounds in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-07-14) 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 12, 2020

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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2020 USL Championship16210——172
2021 USL Championship322———322
2022 USL Championship341—10—351
Career total 825101000845

References
  1. "Oakwood Soccer Club". oakw.ussoccerda.com.
  2. "Danny Griffin – Men's Soccer". Providence College Athletics.
  3. "Danny Griffin | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  4. "SUPERDRAFT | Columbus Crew SC selects three players in opening rounds of 2020 MLS SuperDraft | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com.
  5. "Hounds Sign Midfielders Dakota Barnathan, Danny Griffin". OurSports Central. March 3, 2020.
  6. "Danny Griffin signs with Pittsburgh Riverhounds: "I can focus on soccer now"". New England Soccer Journal. March 4, 2020.
  7. "Louisville City FC vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC - July 12, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  8. "Lukas Fernandes, Danny Griffin notch first professional goals". riverhounds.com. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  9. "News | HuntsvilleCityFC.com". HNT.
  10. "Danny Griffin returns to Riverhounds".
  11. Krysinsky, John (May 3, 2023). "Danny Griffin 'absolutely buzzing' upon return to Riverhounds SC via transfer from Huntsville City FC". Pittsburgh Soccer Now.
  12. Danny Griffin at Soccerway


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