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{{Short description|Scottish footballer (born 1990)}}
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{{Use British English|date=February 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Leigh Griffiths
| image =
| image = 20170701 SK Rapid Wien vs Celtic FC 1570.jpg
| fullname = Leigh Griffiths
| caption = Griffiths playing for [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] in 2017
| height = {{convert|5|ft|11|in|abbr=on}}
| full_name = Leigh Griffiths<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|26153|access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref>
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1990|8|20|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|8|20|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/>
| cityofbirth = [[Leith]], [[Edinburgh]]
| countryofbirth = [[Scotland]]
| birth_place = [[Leith]], Scotland
| height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/leigh-griffiths-237226/ |title=Leigh Griffiths |work=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref>
| currentclub = [[Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
| position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]]
| clubnumber = 28
| currentclub = [[Mandurah City FC|Mandurah City]] (player-coach)
| youthyears1 = ???-???
| clubnumber = 9
| youthclubs1 = [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]
| youthyears1 = 1997–2002
| youthyears2 = ???-???
| youthclubs1 = [[Leith Athletic F.C.|Leith Athletic]]<ref name=roots>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/celtic-striker-leigh-griffiths-break-7591765 |title=Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths on his break as a kid: Under 7s were a boy short so I got on and scored two.. the rest is history |newspaper=Daily Record |date=20 March 2016|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref>
| youthclubs2 = [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]
| youthyears2 = 2002–2003
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthclubs2 = [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]<ref name=roots/>
| years1 = 2006–2009
| youthyears3 = 2003–2004
| clubs1 = [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]]
| youthclubs3 = Inch Colts<ref name=roots/>
| caps1 = 47
| youthyears4 = 2004–2006
| goals1 = 22
| youthclubs4 = [[Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale F.C.|Hutchison Vale]]<ref name=roots/>
| years2 = 2009–2011
| youthyears5 = 2006–2007
| clubs2 = [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
| youthclubs5 = [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]]
| caps2 = 46
| years1 = 2006–2009
| goals2 = 21
| clubs1 = [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]]
| years3 = 2011–
| caps1 = 48
| clubs3 = [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
| caps3 = 0
| goals1 = 22
| clubs2 = [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
| goals3 = 0
| years2 = 2009–2011
| caps2 = 47
| goals2 = 21
| years3 = 2011–2014
| clubs3 = [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
| caps3 = 26
| goals3 = 12
| years4 = 2011–2013
| clubs4 = → [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] (loan)
| caps4 = 66
| goals4 = 31
| years5 = 2014–2022
| clubs5 = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
| caps5 = 173
| goals5 = 90
| clubs6 = → [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] (loan)
| years6 = 2021–2022
| caps6 = 15
| goals6 = 2
| clubs7 = [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]
| years7 = 2022
| caps7 = 12
| goals7 = 2
| clubs8 = [[Mandurah City FC|Mandurah City]]
| years8 = 2022–
| caps8 = 35
| goals8 = 20
| club-update = 31 August 2024
| nationalyears1 = 2008–2009
| nationalyears1 = 2008–2009
| nationalteam1 = [[Scotland national under-19 football team|Scotland U19]]
| nationalteam1 = [[Scotland national under-19 football team|Scotland U19]]<ref name=sfa19>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=105&playerID=39654&squadID=9|title=Leigh Griffiths – U19 Squad|publisher=[[Scottish Football Association]]|access-date=6 September 2011}}</ref>
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2008– <!--UNTIL NO LONGER ELIGIBLE DON'T CLOSE THIS!-->
| nationalyears2 = 2008–2012
| nationalteam2 = [[Scotland national under-21 football team|Scotland U21]]
| nationalteam2 = [[Scotland national under-21 football team|Scotland U21]]<ref name=sfa21>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=105&playerID=39654&squadID=5|title=Leigh Griffiths – U21 Squad|publisher=[[Scottish Football Association]]|access-date=6 September 2011}}</ref>
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalcaps2 = 11
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 2009–
| nationalyears3 = 2009
| nationalteam3 = [[Scotland B national football team|Scotland B]]
| nationalteam3 = [[Scotland national football B team|Scotland B]]<ref name=sfab>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=105&playerID=39654&squadID=3|title=Leigh Griffiths – B Squad|publisher=[[Scottish Football Association]]|access-date=6 September 2011}}</ref>
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2012–2020
| pcupdate = 2 January 2011
| nationalteam4 = [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
| ntupdate = 10 October 2010
| nationalcaps4 = 22
| nationalgoals4 = 4
| nationalteam-update = 22:09, 18 November 2020 (UTC)
}}
}}
'''Leigh Griffiths''' (born 20 August 1990) is a Scottish professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]] for Australian club [[Mandurah City FC|Mandurah City]], as well as being part of the coaching staff.


Griffiths started his career at [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] where he made his debut as a sixteen-year-old. He then moved to [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] in 2009 for £125,000. During his five years in the [[Scottish First Division]] he earned six young player of the month awards. With Dundee in financial trouble, Griffiths moved to [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]] for around £150,000 in January 2011.
'''Leigh Griffiths''' (born 20 August 1990) is a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[Association football|football]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]] for [[Premier League]] club [[Wolverhampton Wanderers]].


Having not been a Wolves first team regular, he spent the 2011–12 season on loan to [[Scottish Premier League]] club [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]. This loan was renewed for the following season, during which he won the [[SFWA Footballer of the Year]] award and made his debut appearance for Scotland. After it appeared Griffiths had become part of Wolves' plans during the 2013–14 season he moved mid-season to join [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]].
His strong scoring record at [[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish First Division]] clubs [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] and [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]], earned him a move to Wolves in 2011, aged 20.


Griffiths scored regularly during his first few seasons with Celtic and then played regularly for Scotland, scoring twice in a 2–2 draw with [[England national football team|England]] in June 2017. After failing to impress for Celtic in later years, Griffiths spent the first half of the 2021–22 season on loan with [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]. He was recalled by Celtic and released at the end of the January 2022 transfer window, after which he signed for [[Scottish League One]] club [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]. On 9 August 2022, he signed for Western Australian outfit [[Mandurah City FC|Mandurah City]].
== Club career ==

==Early life==
Griffiths was born in [[Leith]], Edinburgh.<ref name=Hugman/>

==Club career==
===Livingston===
===Livingston===
Griffiths made his debut for [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] as a sixteen-year-old, after coming on as an 82nd minute [[substitute (association football)|substitute]] during a 3–1 defeat to [[Airdrie United F.C.|Airdrie United]] on 30 December 2006.<ref name="Livingston 1-3 Airdrie Utd">{{cite news|title=Livingston 1–3 Airdrie Utd| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/6214943.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=30 December 2006}}</ref> He went on trial at [[Premier League]] team [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] in April 2009 and impressed enough to warrant a move. However, [[Tony Mowbray]]'s departure as manager saw Griffiths' chance of a move ended.
Griffiths made his debut for [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] as a sixteen-year-old, after coming on as an 82nd minute [[substitute (association football)|substitute]] during a 3–1 defeat to [[Airdrie United F.C.|Airdrie United]] on 30 December 2006.<ref name="Livingston 1-3 Airdrie Utd">{{cite web|title=Livingston 1–3 Airdrie Utd| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/6214943.stm|publisher=BBC |website=BBC Sport|date=30 December 2006}}</ref> His teammates in his breakthrough period at [[Almondvale Stadium]] included fellow youth graduates and future Scotland colleagues [[Robert Snodgrass]] and [[Graham Dorrans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7194844.stm |title=Stirling Albion 1-4 Livingston |publisher=BBC |website=BBC Sport|date=19 January 2008|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref> Griffiths won the [[SPFL Development League|SFL under-19 League]] in [[2007–08 in Scottish football|2007–08]] with the youth team.<ref name = "gong">{{ cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/7606586.stm | work = [[BBC]] Sport | date = 9 September 2008 | access-date = 31 May 2022 | title = Griffiths earns young player gong }}</ref> In March 2009, Griffiths alongside then Livingston teammates [[Andy Halliday]] and [[Joe McKee]] spent five days on trial with [[Serie B|Italian Serie B]] side [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]].<ref>{{ cite news | url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/griffiths-training-with-parma-1-1031384 | title=Griffiths training with Parma| work=The Scotsman | publisher=Johnston Press | location=Edinburgh | date=24 March 2009 }}</ref> He also trained with [[Premier League]] team [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] in April 2009 and impressed enough to warrant a move, but manager [[Tony Mowbray]] departed soon afterwards and the club moved onto other targets.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/leigh-griffiths-again-linked-west-13175893 |title=Leigh Griffiths again linked with West Bromwich Albion move - will it get any closer than last time? |first=Gregg |last=Evans |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=12 June 2017 |access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref>


===Dundee===
===Dundee===
On 25 June 2009, Griffiths completed a £125,000 move to [[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish First Division]] rivals [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/8108160.stm|title=Dundee sign Griffiths from Livi|publisher=BBC Sport|date=24 June 2009}}</ref> despite having an offer rejected for the player back in April.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/8027867.stm|title=Livi reject Dens' Griffiths move|publisher=BBC Sport|date=30 April 2009}}</ref> Griffiths later revealed that he had rejected contract talks with [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]], citing his belief he would benefit from more first team football at Dundee and Hearts' then defensive playing style as the reasons.<ref name="Love Leigh">{{cite news|title=Love Leigh| url=http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/leaguedivision1/2577392/Love-Leigh.html|date=8 August 2009|publisher=The Scottish Sun}}</ref> In January 2011 [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] claimed that they have yet to receive payment from Dundee. Dundee have denied the claim but it has raised doubt over the future transfer of the player.<ref name="Livingston still not paid">{{cite news|title=Love Leigh| url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Sport/Football/article/9655/dundee-fc-end-points-appeal-and-deny-leigh-griffiths-claims.html|date=17 January 2011|publisher=The Courier}}</ref>
On 25 June 2009, Griffiths completed a £125,000 move to [[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish First Division]] rivals [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/8108160.stm|title=Dundee sign Griffiths from Livi|publisher=BBC |website=BBC Sport|date=24 June 2009}}</ref> despite having an offer rejected for the player back in April.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/8027867.stm|title=Livi reject Dens' Griffiths move|publisher=BBC |website=BBC Sport|date=30 April 2009}}</ref> He scored three goals on Dundee's run in the [[2009–10 Scottish Challenge Cup]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Cowdenbeath 0–3 Dundee|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/8207079.stm|access-date=16 January 2016|publisher=BBC |website=BBC Sport|date=18 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Stirling Albion 1–2 Dundee|url=http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/8237919.stm|access-date=16 January 2016|publisher=BBC |website=BBC Sport|date=6 September 2009}}</ref> and played in their 3–2 win over Inverness in the final.<ref name=cup10>{{cite web|last=Campbell|first=Andy|title=Dundee 3–2 Inverness CT|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/8369525.stm|access-date=16 January 2016|publisher=BBC |website=BBC Sport|date=22 November 2009}}</ref> Livingston claimed in January 2011 that they had yet to receive payment, which was denied by Dundee.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dundee FC end points appeal and deny Leigh Griffiths claims|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Sport/Football/article/9655/dundee-fc-end-points-appeal-and-deny-leigh-griffiths-claims.html|date=17 January 2011|publisher=DC Thomson |newspaper=The Courier |archive-date=18 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110118074757/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Sport/Football/article/9655/dundee-fc-end-points-appeal-and-deny-leigh-griffiths-claims.html|first=Ian|last=Roache}}</ref> Griffiths became a fans favourite during his spell at Dundee and scored 34 goals in 62 appearances, which included a memorable 30-yard free kick in the [[Scottish League Cup]] against [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/oct/27/cooperative-insurance-cup-dundee-rangers|title=CIS Cup: Dundee 1-3 Rangers|last=Murray|first=Ewen|date=27 October 2009|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=18 August 2018}}</ref>


===Wolves===
===Wolverhampton Wanderers===
On 27 January 2011, Griffiths signed for [[Premier League|English Premier League]] side [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] on a two-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee (believed to be £150,000), after he successfully completed a two week trial.<ref name = "Official">{{cite web|url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~2277085,00.html |title=Wolves to complete Griffiths deal |publisher=wolves.co.uk |date=26 January 2011}}</ref>
On 27 January 2011, Griffiths signed for [[Premier League|English Premier League]] side [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] on a two-and-a-half-year contract after he successfully completed a two-week trial.<ref name=Official>{{cite web |url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~2277085,00.html |title=Wolves to complete Griffiths deal |website=wolves.co.uk |date=26 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129082634/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~2277085%2C00.html |archive-date=29 January 2011}}</ref> The transfer fee paid to Dundee was estimated at £150,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dundee's Leigh Griffiths set to join Wolves |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/enwiki/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/9376944.stm |access-date=17 October 2020 |publisher=BBC |website=BBC Sport |date=26 January 2011}}</ref> He was an unused substitute against [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham]] in March 2011, but did not feature again in part of any matchday squads during the club's remaining fixtures that season. His Wolves debut came on 23 August 2011, when he came on as a substitute in a [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] tie at [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]], in what was to be his only game for the club during the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons.


In both these seasons, Wolves instead loaned him out to [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]], where he enjoyed considerable success (see [[#Hibernian_.28loan.29|below]]). Following his performances with Hibs, Wolves opted to take up their option of a contract extension that would ensure Griffiths remained under contract for the 2013–14 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Options taken up|url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/retained-list-826143.aspx|publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers FC|date=17 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721195910/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/retained-list-826143.aspx|archive-date=21 July 2010}}</ref> Hibernian subsequently made an offer to acquire him in a permanent deal, but it was rejected by Wolves, who also stated that they had "no intention of selling the player on to any other club".<ref>{{cite web|title=Wolves reject Hibs offer for Griffiths|url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/wolves-reject-hibs-offer-for-griffiths-870561.aspx|website=wolves.co.uk|date=18 June 2013|access-date=26 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621173845/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/wolves-reject-hibs-offer-for-griffiths-870561.aspx|archive-date=21 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> New Wolves manager [[Kenny Jackett]] affirmed that Griffiths was part of his plans for their campaign in [[EFL League One|League One]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Jackett positive on Griffiths|url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/jackett-positive-on-griffiths-240613-876705.aspx|website=wolves.co.uk|date=24 June 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827235647/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/jackett-positive-on-griffiths-240613-876705.aspx|archive-date=27 August 2013}}</ref> and he made his league debut for the club on 3 August 2013 against [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston]], some two and a half years since first signing.<ref>{{cite web |title=Preston 0–0 Wolves |publisher=BBC |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23474880| date=3 August 2013}}</ref> He scored his first goals for the club a week later when he scored twice against [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Wolves 4–0 Gillingham |publisher=BBC |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23558680| date=10 August 2013}}</ref> having agreed a new long-term contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=Griffiths signs deal| url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/griffiths-signs-deal-060813-971881.aspx| website=wolves.co.uk| date=6 August 2013| access-date=6 August 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809164738/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/griffiths-signs-deal-060813-971881.aspx| archive-date=9 August 2013| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}}</ref>
== International career ==
Griffiths was selected for the [[Scotland B national football team|Scotland B]] side that played [[Northern Ireland B national football team|Northern Ireland B]] at the end of the 2008–09 season, and he scored the third goal in a 3–0 win. He was a regular for [[Scotland national under-19 football team|Scotland at Under 19 level]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/29990/der-junge-den-sie-sparky-nannten.html |title=Der Junge, den sie "Sparky" nannten |publisher=Transfermarkt.de |date=24 July 2009 |accessdate=15 October 2009}}</ref> and has since been selected to play for the [[Scotland national under-21 football team|Under 21 team]]. His first goal for Scotland U21 was on his second call up on 2 March 2010 where he equalised against Azerbaijan after being brought on as a substitution just a minute earlier.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.uefa.com/under21/matches/season=2011/live/day=29/session=1/match=2000239/MatchCenterLight/index.html|title=Scotland 2-2 Azerbaijan|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=2 March 2010|accessdate=12 February 2011}}</ref>


By January 2014 Griffiths was Wolves' leading goalscorer for the season with thirteen goals, attracting bids from [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]. After Wolves rejected initial offers from the Scottish champions,<ref>{{cite news| title=Second Celtic bid rejected for Wolves striker Leigh Griffiths| url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2014/01/29/second-celtic-bid-rejected-for-wolves-striker-leigh-griffiths |newspaper=Express & Star|date=29 January 2014}}</ref> they accepted a bid on 31 January, reported to be £1&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wolves agree fee with Celtic for striker Leigh Griffiths|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2014/01/31/wolves-agree-fee-with-celtic-for-striker-leigh-griffiths/ |newspaper=Express & Star|date=31 January 2014}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
Griffiths is currently engaged to Linzi McCartney, who helped raise funds along with other WAGs to get Dundee out of administration. They are expecting a baby sometime next year as well as getting married. In 2010 he was charged with driving without a licence and without insurance.<ref name = "Griffiths charged">{{cite web|url=http://news.stv.tv/scotland/173786-dundee-star-leigh-griffiths-facing-driving-charges/
|title=Dundee striker Leigh Griffiths Driving Charges|publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 April 2010}}</ref>


== Honours ==
====Hibernian (loan)====
Griffiths moved on a 6-month loan in August 2011 to [[Scottish Premier League]] club [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14681167.stm |title=Hibs complete Leigh Griffiths loan capture from Wolves |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=27 August 2011}}</ref> Three days before his loan was due to end, it was extended to the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~2568732,00.html|title=Griffiths stays with Hibs|work=www.wolves.co.uk|date=6 February 2012|access-date=6 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110004002/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~2568732,00.html|archive-date=10 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was criticised by the Hibs manager, [[Pat Fenlon]], after he was suspended for a second time for gesturing at supporters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16496190.stm |title=Hibs manager sounds warning to Leigh Griffiths |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=12 January 2012|access-date=12 January 2012}}</ref> Later that month, he was suspended again for the same offence.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16704239.stm|title=Hibs striker Leigh Griffiths accepts third gesture ban |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=25 January 2012|access-date=25 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/20120125/griffiths-issues-apology_2262950_2588945 |title=Griffiths Issues Apology |publisher=Hibernian FC|access-date=25 January 2012}}</ref> In March 2012, newspaper reports claimed that he had assaulted Fenlon and his assistant, but these reports were denied by the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/hibernian/301226-hibernian-deny-reports-leigh-griffiths-assaulted-manager|title=Hibernian deny reports striker Leigh Griffiths assaulted manager |website=STV Sport |publisher=STV |date=21 March 2012|access-date=21 March 2012}}</ref> He scored a late winning goal in the 2–1 win in the [[Scottish Cup]] semi-final against [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Leigh Griffiths strikes late as Hibs beat Aberdeen to reach final|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/apr/14/aberdeen-hibernian-scottish-cup?newsfeed=true|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Ewan|last=Murray|date=15 April 2012|access-date=15 April 2012}}</ref> Overall, Griffiths scored 11 goals in 36 appearances for Hibs during the 2011–12 season.
;[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
*
*[[Scottish Challenge Cup]]: [[2009–10 Scottish Challenge Cup|2009-10]]
* September 2009: ''First Division Player of the month''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/8295971.stm |title=Griffiths gets young player award |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 October 2009|accessdate=15 October 2009}}</ref>


Hibs agreed another loan deal with Wolves for Griffiths in July 2012, due to run until at least January 2013.<ref>{{cite web|website=www.hibernianfc.co.uk|date=21 July 2012|access-date=21 July 2012|url=http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/20120721/player-update_2262950_2855875|title=Player Update|archive-date=24 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724025545/http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/20120721/player-update_2262950_2855875|url-status=dead}}</ref> He scored three goals early in the 2012–13 season, including two in one match against [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]].<ref name = "u21 recall"/> He won the [[list of Scottish Premier League monthly award winners|SPL Player of the Month award]] for August 2012, then scored both goals in a 2–1 win against [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] in his next appearance.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/sport/football/hibernian-2-kilmarnock-1-griffiths-pleases-easter-road-faithful.1347725358|title=Hibernian 2 Kilmarnock 1: Griffiths pleases Easter Road faithful |newspaper=The Herald |date=15 September 2012|access-date=17 September 2012}}</ref> Two goals in another match against St Mirren on 3 November increased his tally to eleven for the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20195432|title=Hibernian and Leigh Griffiths keen on extended deal, says Pat Fenlon|first=Colin|last=Moffat|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=3 November 2012|access-date=4 November 2012}}</ref> This run of form earned him a first [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] cap, in a friendly against [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]].<ref name="tweet charged">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-21328997|title=Leigh Griffiths charged over alleged racist tweet |work=BBC News |date=4 February 2013 |access-date=4 February 2013}}</ref> His form dipped after this, however, as he scored two goals in the next thirteen matches.<ref name="tweet charged"/>
== References ==
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In January 2013, Griffiths trained with his parent club Wolves to allow new manager [[Dean Saunders]] to assess him.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20966108|title=Hibernian: Wolves boss Dean Saunders unsure of Leigh Griffiths' future |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=9 January 2013|access-date=11 January 2013}}</ref> Wolves then issued a statement criticising him for making an offensive comment on Twitter.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-20986579|title=Leigh Griffiths faces disciplinary action over racist Twitter comment |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=11 January 2013|access-date=11 January 2013}}</ref> [[PFA Scotland]] said that although they could not comment about individual cases that were ongoing, they condemned all "discriminatory behaviour" and urged their members to be aware of the dangers of misusing social media.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.stv.tv/east-central/209362-hibs-player-leigh-griffiths-makes-racist-comments-on-twitter/ |title=Hibs player Leigh Griffiths in race row after comments on Twitter|first=Cara|last=Sulieman|website=STV News |publisher=BBC |date=11 January 2013|access-date=20 April 2014}}</ref> Campaign group [[Show Racism the Red Card]] said that they were "saddened" by the comments and acknowledged the apology made by him to the individual affected and the general public.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.srtrc.org/news/news-and-events?news=3925|title=Show Racism the Red Card is saddened by Hibernian FC player Leigh Griffiths' tweet to one of his followers|work=Show Racism the Red Card|access-date=20 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421064608/http://www.srtrc.org/news/news-and-events?news=3925|archive-date=21 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== External links ==
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Wolves said in their statement about the offensive comment that Griffiths was likely to remain at Hibs for the rest of the 2012–13 season,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20987474|title=Hibernian: Leigh Griffiths 'likely to stay on' say Wolves|website=BBC Sport |date=11 January 2013|access-date=11 January 2013}}</ref> and this was confirmed on 16 January.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/20130116/transfer-window-update_2262950_3043045|title=Transfer Window Update|publisher=Hibernian FC|date=15 January 2013|access-date=15 January 2013|archive-date=19 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119075336/http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/20130116/transfer-window-update_2262950_3043045|url-status=dead}}</ref> He scored in every SPL match during February to win a second SPL player of the month award.<ref name = "feb 2013">{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/hibs-ace-leigh-griffiths-named-1751448 |title=Hibs ace Leigh Griffiths named SPL Player of the Month for February as Easter Road club close in on Kevin Thomson |newspaper=Daily Record |date=8 March 2013 |access-date=3 May 2013}}</ref> On 3 March 2013, he scored his first ever professional [[hat-trick]] in a Scottish Cup tie against Kilmarnock. A week later during an Edinburgh derby, he appeared to have scored a free-kick goal after the ball rebounded off the crossbar and dropped behind the goal-line, before bouncing back into play.<ref name="hearts no goal"/> Television replays showed that the ball had crossed the line by a few feet, but referee Euan Norris did not give a goal and the match finished goalless.<ref name="hearts no goal">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21646444|title=Hibernian 0–0 Hearts|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |first=Stevie|last=Miller|date=11 March 2013|access-date=12 May 2014}}</ref> In the [[Scottish Cup]] semi-final on 13 April 2013, he scored in extra time to seal a come-from-behind 4–3 victory over [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/apr/13/hibernian-falkirk-scottish-cup|title=Leigh Griffiths inspires amazing comeback as Hibs beat Falkirk|first=Gavin|last=McCafferty |newspaper=The Guardian|date=13 April 2013|access-date=30 August 2014}}</ref>
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Having scored 25 goals in all competitions by mid-April, Griffiths was nominated for [[SPFA Players' Player of the Year|Player of the Year]] and [[SPFA Young Player of the Year|Young Player of the Year]] by [[PFA Scotland]], winning the latter award.<ref name = "ypoty">{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/motherwell-striker-michael-higdon-lands-1872020 |title=Motherwell striker Michael Higdon lands PFA Scotland Player of the Year award |first=Craig |last=Swan |newspaper=Daily Record |date=6 May 2013 |access-date=8 May 2013}}</ref> He was also included in the [[PFA Scotland Team of the Year|SPL Team of the Year]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12040/8685215/SPL-Team-of-Year-Celtic-achievements-recognised-as-four-players-make-line-up |title=SPL Team of Year: Celtic achievements recognised as four players make line-up |website=Sky Sports |date=2 May 2013 |access-date=8 May 2013}}</ref> and named player of the year in the [[Scottish Premier League Yearly Awards]].<ref name = "SPL POTY">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22518187|title=Leigh Griffiths and Victor Wanyama win SPL awards |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=13 May 2013|access-date=13 May 2013}}</ref>
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| NAME = Griffiths, Leigh
On 17 May, he was named the [[SFWA Footballer of the Year]], becoming the first Hibs player to win that award since [[Pat Stanton]] in 1970.<ref name = "sfwa">{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/top-football-stories/leigh-griffiths-wins-footballer-of-the-year-award-1-2934453|title=Leigh Griffiths wins Footballer of the Year award |newspaper=The Scotsman |date=17 May 2013|access-date=17 May 2013|first=Alan|last=Pattullo}}</ref>
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =

| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer
===Celtic===
| DATE OF BIRTH = 20 August 1990
Griffiths signed a four-year deal with Scottish champions [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] for an undisclosed fee on 31 January 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25977707|title=Wolves striker Griffiths joins Celtic|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=31 January 2014}}</ref>
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Leith]], [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]

| DATE OF DEATH =
====2013–14 season====
| PLACE OF DEATH =
Griffiths made his debut for Celtic as a substitute in the 2–1 loss in the [[2013–14 Scottish Cup]] fifth round against [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Aberdeen knock Celtic out of Scottish Cup |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25995228 |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=8 February 2014 |access-date=8 February 2014 }}</ref> On 22 February 2014, he scored his first goal for Celtic against [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]]. On 1 March 2014, he scored a hat-trick against [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness]] in a 5–0 home win. He formed a good understanding with fellow striker [[Anthony Stokes]], who had up until Griffiths' arrival at Celtic in January struggled for form that season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Griffiths giving spark to Stokes|url=http://www.teamtalk.com/scottish-premier/9170433/Griffiths-giving-spark-to-Stokes|website=TEAMTalk|access-date=27 March 2014|date=17 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420073952/http://www.teamtalk.com/scottish-premier/9170433/Griffiths-giving-spark-to-Stokes |archive-date=20 April 2014}}</ref><ref name=stj1314>{{cite news |last=Baillie|first=Michael|title=Celtic 3 – St Johnstone 0: Leigh's my dream strike mate, says Stokes|url=http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/460149/Celtic-3-St-Johnstone-0-Leigh-s-my-dream-strike-mate-says-Stokes|newspaper=Daily Express|access-date=27 March 2014|date=17 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Swan|first=Craig|title=Leigh Griffiths shines again but it's Anthony Stokes who shows quality and character in Celtic's win over St Mirren|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-match-reports/leigh-griffiths-shines-again-its-3277836|newspaper=Daily Record|access-date=27 March 2014|date=24 March 2014}}</ref> Near the end of the season, the pair turned in an outstanding performance in a 6–0 rout of Inverness at Celtic Park on 27 April. Griffiths provided assists for Stokes' first two goals in the first half (the Irish striker went on to complete a hat trick), before Griffiths scored himself in the second half, latching on to pass from Stokes and shooting in to the far corner of the net.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=Richard|title=Celtic 6 – 0 Inverness CT|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27092928|access-date=16 January 2016|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=27 April 2014}}</ref> Griffiths finished the season with 7 goals from 14 appearances for Celtic.<ref>{{cite web|title=Griffiths, Leigh|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/celtic/player.php?playerid=6685|website=FitbaStats|access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref>

The SFA issued Griffiths with a notice of a complaint in April after he was filmed singing about the financial state of Hearts at an [[Edinburgh derby]] match.<ref name=chant>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26909889|title=Celtic's Leigh Griffiths faces racism claim after Rudi Skacel song|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC|date=6 April 2014|access-date=19 April 2014}}</ref> He apologised to Hearts and was disciplined by Celtic.<ref name = "chant"/> Video footage of him chanting in an Edinburgh [[public house|pub]] that former Hearts player [[Rudi Skácel]] was a "refugee" was then made public, which led to investigations by Celtic, the SFA and [[Police Scotland]].<ref name=chant/> Celtic manager [[Neil Lennon]] said that the club would do what they could to help him.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27079693|title=Celtic: Leigh Griffiths has future at club, says Neil Lennon|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=18 April 2014|access-date=19 April 2014}}</ref>

He was [[Criminal charge|charged]] and [[police caution|cautioned]] with an offence, related to an incident in the Edinburgh pub, under the [[Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012|Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications Act]] in January 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-30965522|title=Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths arrested over pub incident|website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=24 January 2015|access-date=24 January 2015}}</ref> He admitted the offence during a court appearance in September 2015, for which he was admonished.<ref name=admonished>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-34220648|title=Leigh Griffiths admits offensive singing before Hibs-Hearts derby|website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=11 September 2015|access-date=11 September 2015}}</ref> Celtic had previously fined him four weeks' wages.<ref name = "admonished"/>

====2014–15 season====
Griffiths was used mainly as a substitute by new Celtic manager [[Ronny Deila]] in the first couple of months of the following season.<ref name=lhibs>{{cite news|last=McLauchlin|first=Brian|title=Leigh Griffiths: Hibs fail in bid to take Celtic striker on loan|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29003779|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |access-date=15 April 2015|date=31 August 2014}}</ref> He didn't play at all for the first team during September,<ref name=s1415>{{cite web|title=Games involving Griffiths, Leigh in season 2014/2015|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/celtic/player_games.php?playerid=6685&page=1|publisher=FitbaStats|access-date=15 April 2015}}</ref> and was linked with a loan move to former club Hibernian.<ref name=lhibs /><ref>{{cite news |last=Forsyth|first=Roddy|title=Leigh Griffiths must become a '24-hour athlete,' warns Celtic manager Ronny Deila|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/celtic/11110253/Leigh-Griffiths-must-become-a-24-hour-athlete-warns-Celtic-manager-Ronny-Deila.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/celtic/11110253/Leigh-Griffiths-must-become-a-24-hour-athlete-warns-Celtic-manager-Ronny-Deila.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|access-date=15 April 2015|date=19 September 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Manager Ronny Deila stated that Griffiths needed to improve his fitness, stressing the importance of being a "24-hour athlete".<ref name=lhibs />

Griffiths returned to first-team action in October, again coming on in games as a substitute. He scored twice in a 6–0 win over Partick Thistle in the quarter-final of the [[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]].<ref name=s1415/> He began starting games more often after the New Year, and on 1 February 2015 he opened the scoring in a 2–0 win over [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in the [[Scottish League Cup]] semi-final which was the first [[Old Firm]] meeting since April 2012; he was booked for his goal celebration.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilson|first=Richard|title=Celtic 2–0 Rangers|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30971812|access-date=1 February 2015|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=1 February 2015}}</ref> He went on to score six goals in his next ten games for Celtic.<ref name=s1415 />

On 15 March, he started in the [[2015 Scottish League Cup Final|League Cup Final]], making way for [[John Guidetti]] after 69 minutes of an eventual 2–0 win over [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wilson|first1=Richard|title=Dudee Utd 0–2 Celtic|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31785677|access-date=26 April 2015|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=15 March 2015}}</ref> Griffiths netted a hat-trick on 15 April after coming on in the second half of a 4–1 win in the league over [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Celtic 4 – 1 Kilmarnock|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30963415|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |access-date=16 April 2015|date=15 April 2015}}</ref> Deila described his performance as "fabulous", praising both his goalscoring and his overall contribution to the team. Deila also mentioned the improvement he had made to his fitness.<ref>{{cite web|title=Leigh Griffiths earns plaudits from Celtic boss Ronny Deila|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9807448/leigh-griffiths-earns-plaudits-from-celtic-boss-ronny-deila|website=Sky Sports|access-date=26 April 2015|date=15 April 2015}}</ref> Eleven days later he scored another treble, all of the goals in a 3–0 victory over Dundee United at [[Tannadice]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Lindsay|first=Clive|title=Dundee Utd 0–3 Celtic|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32370927|access-date=26 April 2015|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=26 April 2015}}</ref> Having clinched the league championship, Celtic defeated Inverness 5–0 in their final game of the season on 24 May, with Griffiths coming on as a substitute in the second half to score Celtic's fourth goal of the game and his 20th of the season.<ref>{{cite news |last=McLaughlin|first=Chris|title=Celtic 5 – 0 Inverness CT|work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32664511|access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref>

====2015–16 season====
At the beginning of the [[2015–16 Celtic F.C. season|2015–16 season]], Griffiths took the number 9 shirt at Celtic.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.talkingbaws.com/2015/07/10/scott-brown-congratulates-leigh-griffiths-after-hes-handed-number-9-jersey-at-celtic|title=Scott Brown Congratulates Leigh Griffiths After He's Handed Number 9 Jersey at Celtic |date=10 July 2015 |website=Talking Baws}}</ref>

On 19 August 2015, he scored a brace against Swedish side [[Malmö FF]] in a 3–2 win at [[Celtic Park]] in the first leg of the [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round#Third qualifying round|Champions League playoffs]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Celtic on top but Berget gives Malmö hope|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000633/match=2015647/postmatch/index.html|access-date=20 August 2015|publisher=UEFA|date=19 August 2015}}</ref>

Celtic failed to qualify for the Champions League, dropping down into the Europa League, but he continued to score regularly. By early October he had scored 10 goals in 18 domestic and European matches.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McLean|first1=Euan|title=Leigh Griffiths: I've scored in Champions League and the Europa League.. now give me a chance for Scotland|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leigh-griffiths-ive-scored-champions-6594365|access-date=16 January 2016|newspaper=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]|publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]]|date=8 October 2015}}</ref> He signed a new contract with Celtic on 18 December, extending his commitment with the club to 2021. He commented on Celtic: "I don't see why I really need to leave this club. This is a bigger club than three quarters of the English Premier League." He also acknowledged his own growing maturity in recent years, "If you look at me beforehand, still doing daft stuff off the field and I've kind of quietened down a bit now and I had to because I was almost staring the exit door in the face."<ref>{{cite web|title=Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths signs new deal until 2021|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35134767|access-date=16 January 2016|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=18 December 2015}}</ref>

On 15 January 2016, Griffiths scored his 50th goal for Celtic, opening the scoring in their 4–1 win over Dundee United at Tannadice; he became the fastest Celtic player to achieve this landmark since [[Charlie Nicholas]] in the 1980s, reaching the tally in fewer games than the likes of [[Henrik Larsson]] and [[John Hartson]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Celtic's Leigh Griffiths reaches landmark in defeat of Dundee United |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jan/15/dundee-united-celtic-scottish-premiership-match-report |access-date=29 July 2018 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=15 January 2016}}</ref> He finished the season with 40 goals in all competitions for Celtic, making him the first player to do so since Larsson in the 2003–04 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/celtic-star-leigh-griffiths-scoring-7951124|title=Celtic star Leigh Griffiths: Scoring 40 is beyond my dreams ... I'm so proud|last=Swan|first=Craig|date=12 May 2016|newspaper=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]|publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]]|access-date=7 August 2016}}</ref>

Griffiths was a key player in Celtic's fifth successive league title success, scoring 31 goals in the league.<ref name=sppoy16>{{cite web |title=Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths wins Scottish Premiership Player of the Season|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11787/10301127/celtic-striker-leigh-griffiths-wins-scottish-premiership-player-of-the-season|access-date=22 August 2016|website=Sky Sports|date=1 June 2016}}</ref> His form over the course of the season saw him win the [[PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year|PFA Scotland]],<ref name=fw16>{{cite web |title=Leigh Griffiths: Celtic forward named PFA Scotland Player of the Year|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36183405|access-date=22 August 2016|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=1 May 2016}}</ref> [[SFWA Footballer of the Year|Scottish Football Writers']]<ref name=poy16>{{cite news|last=Halliday|first=Stephen|title=Leigh Griffiths aims to make Player of the Year history|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/celtic/leigh-griffiths-aims-to-make-player-of-the-year-history-1-4123420|access-date=22 August 2016|newspaper=The Scotsman|date=10 May 2016}}</ref> and [[Scottish Premiership]] Player of the Year awards.<ref name=sppoy16/>

====2016–17 season====
[[File:20170701 SK Rapid Wien vs Celtic FC 1480.jpg|thumb|upright|Griffiths playing for [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] in 2017]]

Griffiths opened his account for the 2016–17 season in the second leg of Celtic's Champions League second qualifying round match against [[Lincoln Red Imps F.C.|Lincoln Red Imps]], scoring the second goal in Celtic's 3–0 win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/celtic-vs-lincoln-red-imps/357999|title=Celtic 3 – 0 Lincoln Red Imps|last=Thomas|first=Lyall|date=23 July 2016|website=[[Sky Sports]]|access-date=26 August 2016}}</ref> He also scored twice in a 5–2 win against [[Hapoel Beer Sheva]].<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Daily Mirror |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/celtic-5-2-hapoel-beer-8653691 |title=Celtic 5-2 Hapoel Beer Sheva: Hoops cruise to victory in Champions League play-off - Mirror Online |access-date=14 December 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023162404/http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/celtic-5-2-hapoel-beer-8653691 |archive-date=23 October 2016}}</ref> After returning from an injury, Griffiths found it hard to break back into the team due to the form of [[Moussa Dembélé (French footballer)|Moussa Dembélé]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilson |first=Richard |title=Celtic: Brendan Rodgers won't change team balance for Griffiths & Dembele |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37446248 |access-date=29 July 2018 |website=BBC Sport |date=22 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McConnell |first=Alison |title=Billy Stark urges Celtic's Leigh Griffiths not to throw his career away |url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/15112067.Billy_Stark_urges_Celtic_s_Leigh_Griffiths_not_to_throw_his_career_away/ |access-date=29 July 2018 |newspaper=Evening Times |date=23 February 2017}}</ref>

Following Dembélé's injury in the [[2016–17 Scottish Cup|Scottish Cup]] semi-final against rivals Rangers, Griffiths found his way back into the first team, and helped Celtic to complete the league season undefeated and win the [[Treble (association football)|Treble]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/05/27/celtic-2-aberdeen-1tom-rogic-shatters-dons-secure-historic-clean |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/05/27/celtic-2-aberdeen-1tom-rogic-shatters-dons-secure-historic-clean |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Celtic 2 Aberdeen 1: Tom Rogic shatters Dons to secure historic clean sweep with Scottish Cup final win|newspaper=Daily Telegraph |date=27 May 2017|access-date=18 July 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

====2017–18 season====
In Celtic's first match of the [[2017–18 Celtic F.C. season|2017–18 season]], a [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round#Linfield v Celtic|qualifier]] for the [[UEFA Champions League]] against [[Linfield FC|Linfield]] in [[Belfast]], Griffiths was cautioned for time-wasting after he picked up a glass [[Buckfast Tonic Wine|Buckfast]] bottle which had been thrown at him from the crowd and showed it to the referee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40615248 |title=Linfield look into Leigh Griffiths Champions League bottle incident|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=15 July 2017|access-date=3 August 2017}}</ref> The incident was one of several instances of missile-throwing in a fixture which was always expected to be problematic due to [[Sectarianism in Glasgow|the attitudes]] of many of the supporters of both clubs, and its taking place in the same week as the [[The Twelfth|biggest annual Unionist celebrations]] in Northern Ireland which heighten local tensions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10592915|title=Orangemen take part in Twelfth of July parades|date=12 July 2010|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref> At the conclusion of the match (which his team won), Griffiths responded to the hostility by tying a Celtic scarf to the goalposts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40581146|title=Missiles thrown as Celtic beat Linfield|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=14 July 2017|access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref> In the aftermath, [[UEFA]] not only upheld the booking but also declared their intention to further discipline Griffiths for his scarf gesture, which they deemed to be provocative towards the home fans.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/celtic/uefa-charge-celtic-star-leigh-griffiths-for-provoking-linfield-fans-1-4506321|title=Uefa charge Celtic star Leigh Griffiths for 'provoking' Linfield fans|newspaper=[[The Scotsman]]|date=17 July 2017|access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref>

On 23 September 2017, Griffiths scored in a 2–0 win against Celtic's Glasgow rivals [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41290216|title=Rangers 0–2 Celtic|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=23 September 2017}}</ref> He celebrated his goal with a scarf thrown into the pitch by Celtic fans and made headlines for allegedly wiping contents of his nose on the [[Ibrox Stadium|Ibrox]] corner flag.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/celtic/watch-leigh-griffiths-pick-his-nose-and-wipe-it-on-rangers-flag-1-4568031|title=Watch Leigh Griffiths pick his nose and wipe it on Rangers flag|newspaper=[[The Scotsman]]|date=23 September 2017}}</ref>

====2018–2022====
On 30 August 2018, Griffiths scored his 100th goal for Celtic when he netted the opener against [[FK Sūduva]], making him the first player to do so since [[John Hartson]] thirteen years earlier.<ref>{{cite news|last=McDougall|first=Mark|date=30 August 2018|title=Leigh Griffiths joins Celtic's 100 club with stunning free kick against Suduva|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leigh-griffiths-joins-celtics-100-13167346|website=Daily Record|language=en}}</ref> In September, Griffiths signed a new contract with Celtic that was due to run until 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45523721 |title=Leigh Griffiths: Striker 'at Celtic for 10 in a row' after signing new deal |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=14 September 2018 |access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref> Celtic manager [[Brendan Rodgers]] said in December that Griffiths would not be involved for a "little period of time", as he needed to resolve issues in his personal life.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46539911 |title=Celtic: Leigh Griffiths faces spell out to deal with 'ongoing issues' |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=12 December 2018 |access-date=13 December 2018}}</ref>

Griffiths played infrequently for Celtic over the next two seasons, making only nine starts during 2020–21.<ref name = 2021contract/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57683426 |title=Leigh Griffiths: Can the striker revive his Celtic fortunes after signing new deal? |website=BBC Sport |date=1 July 2021 |accessdate=2 July 2021}}</ref> His contract with Celtic expired on 30 June 2021, leading to speculation about his future, but he signed a one-year contract with the club on 1 July 2021.<ref name = 2021contract>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57681992 |title=Leigh Griffiths: Celtic agree one-year contract extension with striker |website=BBC Sport |date=1 July 2021 |accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref> Later in July, Griffiths was sent home from Celtic's pre-season training camp after it became public that [[Police Scotland]] were investigating allegations that Griffiths had sent improper online messages to an [[age of consent|underage]] girl.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11787/12351163/leigh-griffiths-police-scotland-investigating-claims-celtic-striker-sent-inappropriate-messages-to-girl-under-age-of-16 |title=Leigh Griffiths: Police Scotland investigating claims Celtic striker sent inappropriate messages to girl under age of 16 |website=Sky Sports |date=7 July 2021 |accessdate=8 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57757971 |title=Leigh Griffiths: Celtic striker sent home from training camp over online messages |first=Chris |last=McLaughlin |date=7 July 2021 |accessdate=8 July 2021 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> A week later the police said that their assessment had established there was no criminality in the messages.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57838098 |title=Leigh Griffiths: Police say 'no criminality' over Celtic's striker's online messages to teenage girls |website=BBC Sport |date=14 July 2021 |accessdate=15 July 2021}}</ref> Some Celtic fans booed Griffiths in his next appearance at [[Celtic Park]], during a [[friendly match]] with [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] on 24 July.<ref name = booed/> Celtic manager [[Ange Postecoglou]] said afterwards it was up to Griffiths to win their approval with his on-field performance.<ref name = booed>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57984509 |title=Leigh Griffiths: Celtic striker can 'win fans back', says manager Ange Postecoglou |website=BBC Sport |date=27 July 2021 |accessdate=31 July 2021}}</ref>

====Dundee (loan)====

On 31 August 2021, Griffiths re-joined [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] on a season-long loan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/leigh-joins-on-loan/|title=Leigh joins on loan|publisher=Dundee FC|date=31 August 2021|access-date=31 August 2021}}</ref> Griffiths made his second debut for [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] in a 0–0 with [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] on 11 September.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58444923|title=Dundee 0–0 Livingston|website=bbc.co.uk|first=Andy|last=Campbell|date=12 September 2021|access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref> During a League Cup match on 22 September, Griffiths appeared to kick a [[smoke bomb]] into a section of [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]] fans.<ref name = 240921charge/> Two days later he was charged with culpable and reckless conduct in relation to that incident.<ref name = 240921charge>{{cite web |url=https://news.stv.tv/north/leigh-griffiths-charged-by-police-over-smoke-bomb-incident |title=Leigh Griffiths charged by police over 'smoke bomb incident' |website=news.stv.tv |publisher=STV News |date=24 September 2021 |accessdate=24 September 2021 |first=Kevin |last=Scott}}</ref> After recovering from a slight injury, Griffiths returned and scored his first goal for the Dee in over a decade in a home win against [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Aberdeen woes deepen as Dundee win|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58796044|access-date=2021-10-16}}</ref> Celtic activated a clause in Griffiths' contract to terminate it on 31 January 2022, which also ended his loan spell at Dundee.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McDermott|first=Scott|date=2022-01-15|title=Leigh Griffiths released by Celtic with Dundee future uncertain|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leigh-griffiths-released-celtic-dundee-25957009|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Daily Record|language=en}}</ref> Griffiths rejected an offer to sign for Dundee permanently.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Free agent Leigh Griffiths leaves Dundee and is linked to Queen's Park |url=https://planetradio.co.uk/clyde/sport/football-news/griffiths-leaves-dundee-queens-links/ |access-date=2022-02-02|website=Radio Clyde |language=en}}</ref>

===Falkirk===
On 8 February 2022, Griffiths signed for [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] for the rest of the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=LEIGH GRIFFITHS SIGNS FOR FALKIRK! |url=https://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/2022/02/08/leigh-griffiths-signs-for-falkirk//|access-date=8 February 2022|website=falkirkfc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> He left the club at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/leigh-griffiths-set-falkirk-exit-26862406 |title=Leigh Griffiths set for Falkirk exit as former Celtic star leads 14 departures |first=Liam |last=Bryce |newspaper=Daily Record |date=3 May 2022 |accessdate=10 June 2022}}</ref>

===Mandurah City===
Griffiths moved to Australia in August 2022 and signed for third-tier club [[Mandurah City FC|Mandurah City]] on a short-term deal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.stv.tv/sport/former-celtic-and-scotland-striker-leigh-griffiths-joins-australian-semi-pro-side-mandurah-city |title=Ex-Scotland striker Griffiths joins Australian semi-professional side |first=James |last=Delaney |website=STV Sport |date=9 August 2022 |accessdate=9 August 2022}}</ref> Griffiths scored on his debut for the ''Dolphins'' in a league win over [[Western Knights SC|Western Knights]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Football West Match Centre |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/round_info.cgi?c=0-8273-0-599566-0&pool=1&fixture=71725916&a=MATCH |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=GameDay |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McDonald |first=Ryan |date=2022-08-27 |title=Leigh Griffiths scores on Mandurah City bow as ex-Celtic ace led out by bagpipes |url=https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/spfl/scottish-premiership/watch-leigh-griffiths-score-mandurah-24869540 |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=footballscotland |language=en}}</ref>

By October 2022 Griffiths had returned to Scotland, where he was offered the use of training facilities at [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.stv.tv/sport/leigh-griffiths-training-with-livingston-and-david-martindale-looking-forward-to-having-var-in-scotland |title=Martindale looking forward to having VAR in the Scottish Premiership |website=STV Sport |date=13 October 2022 |accessdate=13 October 2022}}</ref>

Griffiths returned to [[Australia]] to re-sign for [[Mandurah City FC|Mandurah City]] in March 2023 until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/leigh-griffiths-returns-australia-former-29400111# |title=Leigh Griffiths makes football comeback as former Celtic striker returns to Australia in lower leagues |website=Daily Record |date=8 March 2023}}</ref> In November, the club announced that Griffiths would serve as a player-coach for the 2024 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hanratty |first=Robbie |date=2023-11-16 |title=Leigh Griffiths' life after Celtic takes next step with player-coach role |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leigh-griffiths-life-after-celtic-31452694 |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}</ref>

==International career==

Griffiths was selected for the [[Scotland national football B team|Scotland B]] side that played [[Northern Ireland B national football team|Northern Ireland B]]. at the end of the [[2008–09 in Scottish football|2008–09]] season. He set up [[George Boyd (footballer)|George Boyd]] for the second goal, who then set up Griffiths to net the last goal in a 3–0 win.<ref>{{ cite web | url = https://www.heraldscotland.com/default_content/12388984.griffiths-still-dreamland-an-amazing-four-days/ | title = Griffiths still in dreamland after 'an amazing four days | newspaper = [[Herald Scotland]] | date = 8 May 2009 | access-date = 31 May 2022 | url-access=subscription }}</ref> He was a regular for the [[Scotland national under-19 football team|Scotland under-19]] team, and was then selected to play for the [[Scotland national under-21 football team|Scotland under-21]] team. His first goal for Scotland U21 was on his second call up on 2 March 2010, when he equalised against Azerbaijan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.uefa.com/under21/matches/season=2011/live/day=29/session=1/match=2000239/MatchCenterLight/index.html|title=Scotland 2–2 Azerbaijan|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=2 March 2010|access-date=12 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716203853/http://en.uefa.com/under21/matches/season=2011/live/day=29/session=1/match=2000239/MatchCenterLight/index.html|archive-date=16 July 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Despite playing regularly in the [[2011–12 Scottish Premier League]] for [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]], Griffiths was left out of some Scotland U21 squads.<ref name = "u21 recall"/> He was recalled for qualification games against [[Luxembourg national under-21 football team|Luxembourg]] (in which he scored)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19513338|title=Scotland U21 3–0 Luxembourg U21|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC|date=6 September 2012|access-date=6 September 2012|first=Andy|last=Campbell}}</ref> and [[Austria national under-21 football team|Austria]] in September 2012.<ref name = "u21 recall">{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/hibs-ace-griffiths-tipped-to-flourish-after-earning-u21-recall-1-2509366|title=Hibs ace Griffiths tipped to flourish after earning U21 recall|newspaper=The Scotsman|date=6 September 2012|access-date=6 September 2012|first=Colleen|last=Strachan}}</ref>

Griffiths was added to the full Scotland squad in November 2012 for a friendly match against [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spl/leigh-griffiths-helps-hibs-go-top-of-spl-then-wins-scotland-call-up-1-2628367|first=Mark|last=Atkinson|title=Leigh Griffiths helps Hibs go top of SPL, then wins Scotland call-up|date=12 November 2012|access-date=12 November 2012|newspaper=The Scotsman}}</ref> His second cap for Scotland came against [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] in a 1–0 away victory in a [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22787925|title=World Cup qualifying: Croatia 0–1 Scotland|date=7 June 2013|website=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC |access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref>

On 10 June 2017, Griffiths scored his first goal for Scotland with an 87th-minute free kick against [[England national football team|England]], before netting another one just three minutes later to put the Scots 2–1 ahead.<ref name= England/> The match ended 2–2 with [[Harry Kane]] netting England's leveller.<ref name= England>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40236389|title=Scotland 2–2 England: Two-goal Leigh Griffiths says Scots let victory slip|date=10 June 2017|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC|access-date=10 June 2017}}</ref> Griffiths scored further goals against [[Malta national football team|Malta]] and [[Slovenia national football team|Slovenia]] during 2018 World Cup qualifying.

Problems with fitness and in his personal life meant that Griffiths did not play for Scotland during 2019.<ref name = recall>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54798016 |title=Scotland: Leigh Griffiths & Grant Hanley return for Serbia play-off |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=3 November 2020 |access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref> He was recalled to the squad in November 2020, and was part of the squad which won the play-off qualifier which put Scotland through to [[UEFA Euro 2020|Euro 2020]].<ref name = recall/><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-12|title=Marshall save ends Scotland's long wait as they pip Serbia to Euro 2020 finals|url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/nov/12/serbia-scotland-european-championship-qualifying-play-off-finals|access-date=2020-11-13|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> However, he was not selected in [[Steve Clarke]]'s 26-man squad for the finals, announced in May 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/sport/19315457.leigh-griffiths-put-euro-2020-stand-by-steve-clarke-warns-injuries-covid-19-hit-scotland/|title=Leigh Griffiths put on Euro 2020 stand-by as Steve Clarke warns injuries and Covid-19 could hit Scotland|work=Glasgow Times|access-date=20 May 2021}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|14 September 2024}}<ref>{{soccerbase|45956}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]]
|[[2006–07 Livingston F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|45956|2006|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref>
|[[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish First Division]]
|4||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||1
|-
|[[2007–08 Livingston F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|45956|2007|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Livingston F.C. 2–0 Cowdenbeath F.C.|url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish-cup-matches/?mid=73253|publisher=Scottish Football Association|date=15 January 2008|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref>
|Scottish First Division
|17||4||2||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||20||4
|-
|[[2008–09 Livingston F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|45956|2008|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Queen of the South 6–1 Livingston|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7649151.stm|publisher=BBC |website=BBC Sport|date=4 October 2008|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Livingston 4–0 Stranraer|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7524247.stm|publisher=BBC |website=BBC Sport|date=26 July 2008|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref>
|Scottish First Division
|27||17||0||0||2||1||0||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name=SCC>Appearances in the [[Scottish Challenge Cup]]</ref>||3||31||21
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!48!!22!!2!!0!!3!!1!!0!!0!!2!!3!!55!!26
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
|[[2009–10 Dundee F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="LG1314"/><ref name=sw/>
|Scottish First Division
|29||13||3||1||4||4||0||0||3<ref group=lower-alpha name=SCC/>||3||39||21
|-
|[[2010–11 Dundee F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name=LG1011>{{soccerbase season|45956|2010|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref><ref name=sw/>
|Scottish First Division
|18||8||1||0||2||3||0||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name=SCC/>||1||23||12
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!47!!21!!4!!1!!6!!7!!0!!0!!5!!4!!62!!33
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]]
|[[2010–11 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name=LG1011/>
|[[Premier League]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[2011–12 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name=LG1112>{{soccerbase season|45956|2011|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref>
|Premier League
|0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|[[2012–13 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref name=LG1213>{{soccerbase season|45956|2012|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref>
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[2013–14 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name=LG1314>{{soccerbase season|45956|2009|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref>
|[[EFL League One|League One]]
|26||12||2||1||1||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha>Appearance in the [[EFL Trophy|Football League Trophy]]</ref>||0||30||13
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!26!!12!!2!!1!!2!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!31!!13
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] (loan)
|[[2011–12 Hibernian F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name=LG1112/>
|[[Scottish Premier League]]
|30||8||4||3||2||0||0||0||0||0||36||11
|-
|[[2012–13 Hibernian F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref name=LG1213/>
|Scottish Premier League
|36||23||5||5||1||0||0||0||0||0||42||28
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!66!!31!!9!!8!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!78!!39
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|[[2013–14 Celtic F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name=LG1314/>
|[[Scottish Premiership]]
|13||7||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||14||7
|-
|[[2014–15 Celtic F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|45956|2014|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref>
|Scottish Premiership
|24||14||5||3||3||3||9||0||0||0||41||20
|-
|[[2015–16 Celtic F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|45956|2015|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref>
|Scottish Premiership
|34||31||4||4||2||1||11||4||0||0||51||40
|-
|[[2016–17 Celtic F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|45956|2016|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref>
|Scottish Premiership
|24||12||3||1||2||0||9||5||0||0||38||18
|-
|[[2017–18 Celtic F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|45956|2017|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref>
|Scottish Premiership
|25||9||1||0||4||2||9||2||0||0||39||13
|-
|[[2018–19 Celtic F.C. season|2018–19]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|45956|2018|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref>
|Scottish Premiership
|11||2||0||0||2||2||7||2||0||0||20||6
|-
|[[2019–20 Celtic F.C. season|2019–20]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|45956|2019|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref>
|Scottish Premiership
|21||9||4||2||1||0||7||1||0||0||33||12
|-
|[[2020–21 Celtic F.C. season|2020–21]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|45956|2020|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref>
|Scottish Premiership
|22||6||2||0||0||0||2||1||0||0||26||7
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!173!!90!!20!!10!!14!!8!!54!!15!!0!!0!!261!!123
|-
|[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] (loan)
|[[2021–22 Dundee F.C. season|2021–22]]<ref name=":0">{{Soccerbase season|id=45956|season=2021|accessdate=31 August 2021}}</ref>
|Scottish Premiership
|15||2||1||1||1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||17||3
|-
|[[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]
|[[2021–22 Falkirk F.C. season|2021–22]]<ref name=":0" />
|[[Scottish League One]]
|12||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||2
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Mandurah City FC|Mandurah City]]
|[[2022 Football West season#2022 WA State League 1|2022]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Football |url=https://registration.squadi.com/competitions |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=registration.squadi.com}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" |[[Football West State League Division 1]]
|2
|2
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|2
|2
|-
|[[2023 Football West season|2023]]<ref name=":1" />
|13
|9
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|3{{Efn|One appearance in the State League Night Series and two appearances in the [[2023 National Premier Leagues#Western Australia|NPL West promotion/relegation play-offs]]|name=23oth}}
|1
|16
|10
|-
|[[2024 Football West season|2024]]<ref name=":1" />
|20
|9
|2
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|6{{Efn|Appearances in the State League Night Series and the Inter Divisional Play-offs|name=24oth}}
|6
|28
|15
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!35
!20
!2
!0
!0
!0
!0
!0
!9
!7
!46
!27
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!422!!200!!40!!21!!29!!16!!54!!15!!16!!14!!562!!266
|}

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===International===
{{updated|22:09, 18 November 2020 (UTC)}}<ref>{{SFA Profile|39654}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
|2012||1||0
|-
|2013||3||0
|-
|2015||2||0
|-
|2016||4||0
|-
|2017||7||4
|-
|2018||2||0
|-
|2020||3||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!22!!4
|}

:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Griffiths goal''.<ref name=NFT>{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/49373/Leigh_Griffiths.html|title=Griffiths, Leigh|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=12 June 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Leigh Griffiths
|-
! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| align="center"| 1 || rowspan="2" | 10 June 2017 || rowspan="2" | [[Hampden Park]], Glasgow, Scotland || rowspan="2"|{{fb|ENG}} || align="center"| 1–1 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 2–2 || rowspan="2"|[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"| 2 || align="center"|2–1
|-
| align="center"| 3 || 4 September 2017 || [[Hampden Park]], Glasgow, Scotland || {{fb|MLT}} || align="center"| 2–0 || style="text-align:center"| 2–0 || [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"| 4 || 8 October 2017 || [[Stožice Stadium]], Ljubljana, Slovenia|| {{fb|Slovenia}} || align="center"| 1–0 || align="center"| 2–2 || [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Livingston Youth'''
*[[SPFL Development League|SFL under-19 League]]: [[2007–08 in Scottish football|2007–08]]<ref name = "gong"/>

'''Dundee'''
*[[Scottish Challenge Cup]]: [[2009–10 Scottish Challenge Cup|2009–10]]<ref name=sw>{{soccerway|leigh-griffiths/38567|accessdate=21 August 2015}}</ref>

'''Wolverhampton Wanderers'''
*[[Football League One]]: [[2013–14 Football League One|2013–14]]<ref name=sw />

'''Celtic'''<ref name=sw />
*[[Scottish Premiership]]: [[2013–14 Scottish Premiership|2013–14]], [[2014–15 Scottish Premiership|2014–15]], [[2015–16 Scottish Premiership|2015–16]], [[2016–17 Scottish Premiership|2016–17]], [[2017–18 Scottish Premiership|2017–18]], [[2018–19 Scottish Premiership|2018–19]], [[2019–20 Scottish Premiership|2019–20]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52646282|title=Celtic champions & Hearts relegated after SPFL ends season|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=18 May 2020|access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref>
*[[Scottish Cup]]: [[2016–17 Scottish Cup|2016–17]], [[2017–18 Scottish Cup|2017–18]], [[2019–20 Scottish Cup|2019–20]]<ref name=cup20>[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/dec/20/celtic-hearts-scottish-cup-final-match-report Celtic win fourth straight Scottish Cup as Hazard's shootout saves break Hearts], Ewan Murray, The Guardian, 20 December 2020</ref>
*[[Scottish League Cup]]: [[2014–15 Scottish League Cup|2014–15]], [[2016–17 Scottish League Cup|2016–17]], [[2017–18 Scottish League Cup|2017–18]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42056522 |title=Motherwell 0 – 2 Celtic|work=BBC Sport|access-date=26 November 2017 |date=26 November 2017}}</ref> [[2018–19 Scottish League Cup|2018–19]]
'''Mandurah City'''

* [[Football West State League Division 1]] Top Four Cup: [[2022 Football West season#State League finals series|2022]], 2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fixture for State League Division 1 |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/comp_info.cgi?c=0-8273-0-599566-0&a=FIXTURE |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=GameDay |language=en}}<br>{{ cite web | title = Mandurah survive Freo fightback to win Night Series on penalties | url = https://www.footballwest.com.au/news/mandurah-survive-freo-fightback-win-night-series-penalties | date = 14 March 2023 | access-date= 3 April 2023 | website = Football West}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year]]: 2015–16<ref name=poy16 />
*[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic Player of The Year]]: 2015–16<ref>{{cite web|title=Leigh Griffiths named as Scotland's Player of the Year|url=http://www.celticfc.net/news/10425|access-date=22 August 2016|publisher=Celtic FC|date=1 May 2016}}</ref>
*[[SFWA Footballer of the Year]]: 2012–13,<ref name = "sfwa"/> 2015–16<ref name=fw16/>
*[[Scottish Premier League Yearly Awards|SPL Player of the Year]]: 2012–13<ref name="SPL POTY"/>
*Scottish Premiership Player of the Year: 2015–16<ref name=sppoy16 />
*Scottish Football Supporters Association (SFSA) Player of the Year: 2016<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/celtic-star-leigh-griffiths-voted-9579900|title=Celtic star Leigh Griffiths voted best player of 2016 by Scottish Football Supporters Association|newspaper=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]|date=7 January 2017|access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref>
*[[SPFA Young Player of the Year]]: 2012–13<ref name = "ypoty"/>
*[[Scottish Football League yearly awards|SFL Young Player of the Year]]: 2008–09,<ref>{{cite web|title=IRN-BRU CELEBRATES A PHENOMENAL SEASON OF FOOTBALL|url=https://spfl.co.uk/news/sfl-end-of-season-award-winners-ann|publisher=Scottish Professional Football League|date=29 May 2009|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref> 2009–10<ref>{{cite web|title=IRN-BRU SFL END OF SEASON AWARDS - 2009/10|url=https://spfl.co.uk/news/irn-bru-sfl-end-of-season-awards|publisher=Scottish Professional Football League|date=28 May 2010|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref>
*[[Scottish Football League monthly awards|SFL Young Player of the Month]]: March 2008,<ref>{{cite web|title=Young player prize for Griffiths|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/7344461.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 April 2008|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref> August 2008,<ref>{{cite web|title=Griffiths earns young player gong|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/7606586.stm|publisher=BBC |website=BBC Sport|date=9 September 2008|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref> March 2009,<ref>{{cite web|title=Double award honour for Livi pair|url=https://livingstonfc.co.uk/news/news_120409_1.php|publisher=Livingston FC |date=12 April 2009|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref> September 2009,<ref>{{cite web|title=Griffiths gets young player award|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/8295971.stm|publisher=BBC |website=BBC Sport|date=9 October 2009|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref> October 2009,<ref>{{cite web|title=IRN-BRU PHENOMENAL AWARDS - OCTOBER, 2009|url=https://spfl.co.uk/news/the-irn-bru-phenomenal-award-winner-2009-11-10|publisher=Scottish Professional Football League|date=10 November 2009|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref> November 2010<ref>{{cite web|title=IRN-BRJ AWARDS FOR NOVEMBER 2010|url=https://spfl.co.uk/news/irn-bru-november-awards-for-2010|publisher=Scottish Professional Football League|date=24 December 2010|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref>
*[[Scottish Premier League monthly awards|SPL Player of the Month]]: August 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19589850|title=Hibernian's Leigh Griffiths named SPL player of month for August|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=13 September 2012|access-date=16 September 2012}}</ref> February 2013<ref name="feb 2013"/>
*[[List of Scottish Professional Football League monthly award winners#2014.E2.80.9315 season|SPFL Player of the Month]]: April 2015<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32682083|title=Celtic: Leigh Griffiths named April's SPFL player of the month|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=10 May 2015|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref>
*[[List of Scottish Professional Football League monthly award winners|Scottish Premiership Player of the Month]]: [[2015–16 Scottish Premiership#Monthly awards|August 2015]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34257476|title=Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths wins monthly award|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=15 September 2015|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> [[2015–16 Scottish Premiership#Monthly awards|October 2015]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34761158|title=Celtic's Leigh Griffiths wins October player of the month award|website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=8 November 2015|access-date=9 November 2015}}</ref>
*[[SFWA International Player of the Year]]: 2017–18

==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:18, 21 November 2024

Leigh Griffiths
Griffiths playing for Celtic in 2017
Personal information
Full name Leigh Griffiths[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-20) 20 August 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Leith, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Mandurah City (player-coach)
Number 9
Youth career
1997–2002 Leith Athletic[3]
2002–2003 Falkirk[3]
2003–2004 Inch Colts[3]
2004–2006 Hutchison Vale[3]
2006–2007 Livingston
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Livingston 48 (22)
2009–2011 Dundee 47 (21)
2011–2014 Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 (12)
2011–2013 → Hibernian (loan) 66 (31)
2014–2022 Celtic 173 (90)
2021–2022 → Dundee (loan) 15 (2)
2022 Falkirk 12 (2)
2022– Mandurah City 35 (20)
International career‡
2008–2009 Scotland U19[4] 6 (1)
2008–2012 Scotland U21[5] 11 (3)
2009 Scotland B[6] 1 (1)
2012–2020 Scotland 22 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:09, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Leigh Griffiths (born 20 August 1990) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Australian club Mandurah City, as well as being part of the coaching staff.

Griffiths started his career at Livingston where he made his debut as a sixteen-year-old. He then moved to Dundee in 2009 for £125,000. During his five years in the Scottish First Division he earned six young player of the month awards. With Dundee in financial trouble, Griffiths moved to Wolves for around £150,000 in January 2011.

Having not been a Wolves first team regular, he spent the 2011–12 season on loan to Scottish Premier League club Hibernian. This loan was renewed for the following season, during which he won the SFWA Footballer of the Year award and made his debut appearance for Scotland. After it appeared Griffiths had become part of Wolves' plans during the 2013–14 season he moved mid-season to join Celtic.

Griffiths scored regularly during his first few seasons with Celtic and then played regularly for Scotland, scoring twice in a 2–2 draw with England in June 2017. After failing to impress for Celtic in later years, Griffiths spent the first half of the 2021–22 season on loan with Dundee. He was recalled by Celtic and released at the end of the January 2022 transfer window, after which he signed for Scottish League One club Falkirk. On 9 August 2022, he signed for Western Australian outfit Mandurah City.

Early life

[edit]

Griffiths was born in Leith, Edinburgh.[1]

Club career

[edit]

Livingston

[edit]

Griffiths made his debut for Livingston as a sixteen-year-old, after coming on as an 82nd minute substitute during a 3–1 defeat to Airdrie United on 30 December 2006.[7] His teammates in his breakthrough period at Almondvale Stadium included fellow youth graduates and future Scotland colleagues Robert Snodgrass and Graham Dorrans.[8] Griffiths won the SFL under-19 League in 2007–08 with the youth team.[9] In March 2009, Griffiths alongside then Livingston teammates Andy Halliday and Joe McKee spent five days on trial with Italian Serie B side Parma.[10] He also trained with Premier League team West Bromwich Albion in April 2009 and impressed enough to warrant a move, but manager Tony Mowbray departed soon afterwards and the club moved onto other targets.[11]

Dundee

[edit]

On 25 June 2009, Griffiths completed a £125,000 move to Scottish First Division rivals Dundee,[12] despite having an offer rejected for the player back in April.[13] He scored three goals on Dundee's run in the 2009–10 Scottish Challenge Cup,[14][15] and played in their 3–2 win over Inverness in the final.[16] Livingston claimed in January 2011 that they had yet to receive payment, which was denied by Dundee.[17] Griffiths became a fans favourite during his spell at Dundee and scored 34 goals in 62 appearances, which included a memorable 30-yard free kick in the Scottish League Cup against Rangers.[18]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

[edit]

On 27 January 2011, Griffiths signed for English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers on a two-and-a-half-year contract after he successfully completed a two-week trial.[19] The transfer fee paid to Dundee was estimated at £150,000.[20] He was an unused substitute against Tottenham in March 2011, but did not feature again in part of any matchday squads during the club's remaining fixtures that season. His Wolves debut came on 23 August 2011, when he came on as a substitute in a League Cup tie at Northampton Town, in what was to be his only game for the club during the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons.

In both these seasons, Wolves instead loaned him out to Hibernian, where he enjoyed considerable success (see below). Following his performances with Hibs, Wolves opted to take up their option of a contract extension that would ensure Griffiths remained under contract for the 2013–14 season.[21] Hibernian subsequently made an offer to acquire him in a permanent deal, but it was rejected by Wolves, who also stated that they had "no intention of selling the player on to any other club".[22] New Wolves manager Kenny Jackett affirmed that Griffiths was part of his plans for their campaign in League One,[23] and he made his league debut for the club on 3 August 2013 against Preston, some two and a half years since first signing.[24] He scored his first goals for the club a week later when he scored twice against Gillingham,[25] having agreed a new long-term contract.[26]

By January 2014 Griffiths was Wolves' leading goalscorer for the season with thirteen goals, attracting bids from Celtic. After Wolves rejected initial offers from the Scottish champions,[27] they accepted a bid on 31 January, reported to be £1 million.[28]

Hibernian (loan)

[edit]

Griffiths moved on a 6-month loan in August 2011 to Scottish Premier League club Hibernian.[29] Three days before his loan was due to end, it was extended to the end of the season.[30] He was criticised by the Hibs manager, Pat Fenlon, after he was suspended for a second time for gesturing at supporters.[31] Later that month, he was suspended again for the same offence.[32][33] In March 2012, newspaper reports claimed that he had assaulted Fenlon and his assistant, but these reports were denied by the club.[34] He scored a late winning goal in the 2–1 win in the Scottish Cup semi-final against Aberdeen.[35] Overall, Griffiths scored 11 goals in 36 appearances for Hibs during the 2011–12 season.

Hibs agreed another loan deal with Wolves for Griffiths in July 2012, due to run until at least January 2013.[36] He scored three goals early in the 2012–13 season, including two in one match against St Mirren.[37] He won the SPL Player of the Month award for August 2012, then scored both goals in a 2–1 win against Kilmarnock in his next appearance.[38] Two goals in another match against St Mirren on 3 November increased his tally to eleven for the season.[39] This run of form earned him a first Scotland cap, in a friendly against Luxembourg.[40] His form dipped after this, however, as he scored two goals in the next thirteen matches.[40]

In January 2013, Griffiths trained with his parent club Wolves to allow new manager Dean Saunders to assess him.[41] Wolves then issued a statement criticising him for making an offensive comment on Twitter.[42] PFA Scotland said that although they could not comment about individual cases that were ongoing, they condemned all "discriminatory behaviour" and urged their members to be aware of the dangers of misusing social media.[43] Campaign group Show Racism the Red Card said that they were "saddened" by the comments and acknowledged the apology made by him to the individual affected and the general public.[44]

Wolves said in their statement about the offensive comment that Griffiths was likely to remain at Hibs for the rest of the 2012–13 season,[45] and this was confirmed on 16 January.[46] He scored in every SPL match during February to win a second SPL player of the month award.[47] On 3 March 2013, he scored his first ever professional hat-trick in a Scottish Cup tie against Kilmarnock. A week later during an Edinburgh derby, he appeared to have scored a free-kick goal after the ball rebounded off the crossbar and dropped behind the goal-line, before bouncing back into play.[48] Television replays showed that the ball had crossed the line by a few feet, but referee Euan Norris did not give a goal and the match finished goalless.[48] In the Scottish Cup semi-final on 13 April 2013, he scored in extra time to seal a come-from-behind 4–3 victory over Falkirk.[49]

Having scored 25 goals in all competitions by mid-April, Griffiths was nominated for Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year by PFA Scotland, winning the latter award.[50] He was also included in the SPL Team of the Year[51] and named player of the year in the Scottish Premier League Yearly Awards.[52]

On 17 May, he was named the SFWA Footballer of the Year, becoming the first Hibs player to win that award since Pat Stanton in 1970.[53]

Celtic

[edit]

Griffiths signed a four-year deal with Scottish champions Celtic for an undisclosed fee on 31 January 2014.[54]

2013–14 season

[edit]

Griffiths made his debut for Celtic as a substitute in the 2–1 loss in the 2013–14 Scottish Cup fifth round against Aberdeen.[55] On 22 February 2014, he scored his first goal for Celtic against Hearts. On 1 March 2014, he scored a hat-trick against Inverness in a 5–0 home win. He formed a good understanding with fellow striker Anthony Stokes, who had up until Griffiths' arrival at Celtic in January struggled for form that season.[56][57][58] Near the end of the season, the pair turned in an outstanding performance in a 6–0 rout of Inverness at Celtic Park on 27 April. Griffiths provided assists for Stokes' first two goals in the first half (the Irish striker went on to complete a hat trick), before Griffiths scored himself in the second half, latching on to pass from Stokes and shooting in to the far corner of the net.[59] Griffiths finished the season with 7 goals from 14 appearances for Celtic.[60]

The SFA issued Griffiths with a notice of a complaint in April after he was filmed singing about the financial state of Hearts at an Edinburgh derby match.[61] He apologised to Hearts and was disciplined by Celtic.[61] Video footage of him chanting in an Edinburgh pub that former Hearts player Rudi Skácel was a "refugee" was then made public, which led to investigations by Celtic, the SFA and Police Scotland.[61] Celtic manager Neil Lennon said that the club would do what they could to help him.[62]

He was charged and cautioned with an offence, related to an incident in the Edinburgh pub, under the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications Act in January 2015.[63] He admitted the offence during a court appearance in September 2015, for which he was admonished.[64] Celtic had previously fined him four weeks' wages.[64]

2014–15 season

[edit]

Griffiths was used mainly as a substitute by new Celtic manager Ronny Deila in the first couple of months of the following season.[65] He didn't play at all for the first team during September,[66] and was linked with a loan move to former club Hibernian.[65][67] Manager Ronny Deila stated that Griffiths needed to improve his fitness, stressing the importance of being a "24-hour athlete".[65]

Griffiths returned to first-team action in October, again coming on in games as a substitute. He scored twice in a 6–0 win over Partick Thistle in the quarter-final of the League Cup.[66] He began starting games more often after the New Year, and on 1 February 2015 he opened the scoring in a 2–0 win over Rangers in the Scottish League Cup semi-final which was the first Old Firm meeting since April 2012; he was booked for his goal celebration.[68] He went on to score six goals in his next ten games for Celtic.[66]

On 15 March, he started in the League Cup Final, making way for John Guidetti after 69 minutes of an eventual 2–0 win over Dundee United.[69] Griffiths netted a hat-trick on 15 April after coming on in the second half of a 4–1 win in the league over Kilmarnock.[70] Deila described his performance as "fabulous", praising both his goalscoring and his overall contribution to the team. Deila also mentioned the improvement he had made to his fitness.[71] Eleven days later he scored another treble, all of the goals in a 3–0 victory over Dundee United at Tannadice.[72] Having clinched the league championship, Celtic defeated Inverness 5–0 in their final game of the season on 24 May, with Griffiths coming on as a substitute in the second half to score Celtic's fourth goal of the game and his 20th of the season.[73]

2015–16 season

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At the beginning of the 2015–16 season, Griffiths took the number 9 shirt at Celtic.[74]

On 19 August 2015, he scored a brace against Swedish side Malmö FF in a 3–2 win at Celtic Park in the first leg of the Champions League playoffs.[75]

Celtic failed to qualify for the Champions League, dropping down into the Europa League, but he continued to score regularly. By early October he had scored 10 goals in 18 domestic and European matches.[76] He signed a new contract with Celtic on 18 December, extending his commitment with the club to 2021. He commented on Celtic: "I don't see why I really need to leave this club. This is a bigger club than three quarters of the English Premier League." He also acknowledged his own growing maturity in recent years, "If you look at me beforehand, still doing daft stuff off the field and I've kind of quietened down a bit now and I had to because I was almost staring the exit door in the face."[77]

On 15 January 2016, Griffiths scored his 50th goal for Celtic, opening the scoring in their 4–1 win over Dundee United at Tannadice; he became the fastest Celtic player to achieve this landmark since Charlie Nicholas in the 1980s, reaching the tally in fewer games than the likes of Henrik Larsson and John Hartson.[78] He finished the season with 40 goals in all competitions for Celtic, making him the first player to do so since Larsson in the 2003–04 season.[79]

Griffiths was a key player in Celtic's fifth successive league title success, scoring 31 goals in the league.[80] His form over the course of the season saw him win the PFA Scotland,[81] Scottish Football Writers'[82] and Scottish Premiership Player of the Year awards.[80]

2016–17 season

[edit]
Griffiths playing for Celtic in 2017

Griffiths opened his account for the 2016–17 season in the second leg of Celtic's Champions League second qualifying round match against Lincoln Red Imps, scoring the second goal in Celtic's 3–0 win.[83] He also scored twice in a 5–2 win against Hapoel Beer Sheva.[84] After returning from an injury, Griffiths found it hard to break back into the team due to the form of Moussa Dembélé.[85][86]

Following Dembélé's injury in the Scottish Cup semi-final against rivals Rangers, Griffiths found his way back into the first team, and helped Celtic to complete the league season undefeated and win the Treble.[87]

2017–18 season

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In Celtic's first match of the 2017–18 season, a qualifier for the UEFA Champions League against Linfield in Belfast, Griffiths was cautioned for time-wasting after he picked up a glass Buckfast bottle which had been thrown at him from the crowd and showed it to the referee.[88] The incident was one of several instances of missile-throwing in a fixture which was always expected to be problematic due to the attitudes of many of the supporters of both clubs, and its taking place in the same week as the biggest annual Unionist celebrations in Northern Ireland which heighten local tensions.[89] At the conclusion of the match (which his team won), Griffiths responded to the hostility by tying a Celtic scarf to the goalposts.[90] In the aftermath, UEFA not only upheld the booking but also declared their intention to further discipline Griffiths for his scarf gesture, which they deemed to be provocative towards the home fans.[91]

On 23 September 2017, Griffiths scored in a 2–0 win against Celtic's Glasgow rivals Rangers.[92] He celebrated his goal with a scarf thrown into the pitch by Celtic fans and made headlines for allegedly wiping contents of his nose on the Ibrox corner flag.[93]

2018–2022

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On 30 August 2018, Griffiths scored his 100th goal for Celtic when he netted the opener against FK Sūduva, making him the first player to do so since John Hartson thirteen years earlier.[94] In September, Griffiths signed a new contract with Celtic that was due to run until 2022.[95] Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers said in December that Griffiths would not be involved for a "little period of time", as he needed to resolve issues in his personal life.[96]

Griffiths played infrequently for Celtic over the next two seasons, making only nine starts during 2020–21.[97][98] His contract with Celtic expired on 30 June 2021, leading to speculation about his future, but he signed a one-year contract with the club on 1 July 2021.[97] Later in July, Griffiths was sent home from Celtic's pre-season training camp after it became public that Police Scotland were investigating allegations that Griffiths had sent improper online messages to an underage girl.[99][100] A week later the police said that their assessment had established there was no criminality in the messages.[101] Some Celtic fans booed Griffiths in his next appearance at Celtic Park, during a friendly match with West Ham United on 24 July.[102] Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou said afterwards it was up to Griffiths to win their approval with his on-field performance.[102]

Dundee (loan)

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On 31 August 2021, Griffiths re-joined Dundee on a season-long loan.[103] Griffiths made his second debut for Dundee in a 0–0 with Livingston on 11 September.[104] During a League Cup match on 22 September, Griffiths appeared to kick a smoke bomb into a section of St Johnstone fans.[105] Two days later he was charged with culpable and reckless conduct in relation to that incident.[105] After recovering from a slight injury, Griffiths returned and scored his first goal for the Dee in over a decade in a home win against Aberdeen.[106] Celtic activated a clause in Griffiths' contract to terminate it on 31 January 2022, which also ended his loan spell at Dundee.[107] Griffiths rejected an offer to sign for Dundee permanently.[108]

Falkirk

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On 8 February 2022, Griffiths signed for Falkirk for the rest of the 2021–22 season.[109] He left the club at the end of the season.[110]

Mandurah City

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Griffiths moved to Australia in August 2022 and signed for third-tier club Mandurah City on a short-term deal.[111] Griffiths scored on his debut for the Dolphins in a league win over Western Knights.[112][113]

By October 2022 Griffiths had returned to Scotland, where he was offered the use of training facilities at Livingston.[114]

Griffiths returned to Australia to re-sign for Mandurah City in March 2023 until the end of the season.[115] In November, the club announced that Griffiths would serve as a player-coach for the 2024 season.[116]

International career

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Griffiths was selected for the Scotland B side that played Northern Ireland B. at the end of the 2008–09 season. He set up George Boyd for the second goal, who then set up Griffiths to net the last goal in a 3–0 win.[117] He was a regular for the Scotland under-19 team, and was then selected to play for the Scotland under-21 team. His first goal for Scotland U21 was on his second call up on 2 March 2010, when he equalised against Azerbaijan.[118]

Despite playing regularly in the 2011–12 Scottish Premier League for Hibernian, Griffiths was left out of some Scotland U21 squads.[37] He was recalled for qualification games against Luxembourg (in which he scored)[119] and Austria in September 2012.[37]

Griffiths was added to the full Scotland squad in November 2012 for a friendly match against Luxembourg.[120] His second cap for Scotland came against Croatia in a 1–0 away victory in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier.[121]

On 10 June 2017, Griffiths scored his first goal for Scotland with an 87th-minute free kick against England, before netting another one just three minutes later to put the Scots 2–1 ahead.[122] The match ended 2–2 with Harry Kane netting England's leveller.[122] Griffiths scored further goals against Malta and Slovenia during 2018 World Cup qualifying.

Problems with fitness and in his personal life meant that Griffiths did not play for Scotland during 2019.[123] He was recalled to the squad in November 2020, and was part of the squad which won the play-off qualifier which put Scotland through to Euro 2020.[123][124] However, he was not selected in Steve Clarke's 26-man squad for the finals, announced in May 2021.[125]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 14 September 2024[126]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Livingston 2006–07[127] Scottish First Division 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
2007–08[128][129] Scottish First Division 17 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 4
2008–09[130][131][132] Scottish First Division 27 17 0 0 2 1 0 0 2[a] 3 31 21
Total 48 22 2 0 3 1 0 0 2 3 55 26
Dundee 2009–10[133][134] Scottish First Division 29 13 3 1 4 4 0 0 3[a] 3 39 21
2010–11[135][134] Scottish First Division 18 8 1 0 2 3 0 0 2[a] 1 23 12
Total 47 21 4 1 6 7 0 0 5 4 62 33
Wolves 2010–11[135] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011–12[136] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2012–13[137] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14[133] League One 26 12 2 1 1 0 0 0 1[b] 0 30 13
Total 26 12 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 31 13
Hibernian (loan) 2011–12[136] Scottish Premier League 30 8 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 11
2012–13[137] Scottish Premier League 36 23 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 28
Total 66 31 9 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 78 39
Celtic 2013–14[133] Scottish Premiership 13 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 7
2014–15[138] Scottish Premiership 24 14 5 3 3 3 9 0 0 0 41 20
2015–16[139] Scottish Premiership 34 31 4 4 2 1 11 4 0 0 51 40
2016–17[140] Scottish Premiership 24 12 3 1 2 0 9 5 0 0 38 18
2017–18[141] Scottish Premiership 25 9 1 0 4 2 9 2 0 0 39 13
2018–19[142] Scottish Premiership 11 2 0 0 2 2 7 2 0 0 20 6
2019–20[143] Scottish Premiership 21 9 4 2 1 0 7 1 0 0 33 12
2020–21[144] Scottish Premiership 22 6 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 26 7
Total 173 90 20 10 14 8 54 15 0 0 261 123
Dundee (loan) 2021–22[145] Scottish Premiership 15 2 1 1 1 0 — — 17 3
Falkirk 2021–22[145] Scottish League One 12 2 — — — — 12 2
Mandurah City 2022[146] Football West State League Division 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
2023[146] 13 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3[c] 1 16 10
2024[146] 20 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 6[d] 6 28 15
Total 35 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 46 27
Career total 422 200 40 21 29 16 54 15 16 14 562 266
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  3. ^ One appearance in the State League Night Series and two appearances in the NPL West promotion/relegation play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in the State League Night Series and the Inter Divisional Play-offs

International

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As of 22:09, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[147]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 2012 1 0
2013 3 0
2015 2 0
2016 4 0
2017 7 4
2018 2 0
2020 3 0
Total 22 4
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Griffiths goal.[148]
List of international goals scored by Leigh Griffiths
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 June 2017 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  England 1–1 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 2–1
3 4 September 2017 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  Malta 2–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 8 October 2017 Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia  Slovenia 1–0 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Livingston Youth

Dundee

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Celtic[134]

Mandurah City

Individual

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