Mared Griffiths
Welsh footballer (born 2007)
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Mared Alaw Griffiths (Welsh: [ˈmarɛd aˈlaw]; born 3 March 2007) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League 2 side Sunderland, on loan from Manchester United, and the Wales national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mared Alaw Griffiths[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Trawsfynydd, Wales | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sunderland (on loan from Manchester United) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FAW North Academy | |||
| 2024– | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Sunderland (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2024 | Wales U17 | 15 | (3) |
| 2023– | Wales U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2025– | Wales | 6 | (3) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 March 2026[2] | |||
Early life & career
Griffiths attended Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor in Gwynedd, Wales and studied Level 3 Business.[3] Having played for the FAW North Academy,[4][5] in July 2024, she moved to Manchester United to join the club's under-21 academy team.[6][7]
Senior career
Manchester United
Griffiths was named to a senior matchday squad for the first time on 11 December 2024, as an unused substitute in a League Cup group stage match against Newcastle United. She made her senior debut on 8 February 2025, appearing as an 81st-minute substitute and scoring twice in a 6–0 victory against third division Wolverhampton Wanderers in the fifth round of the 2024–25 Women's FA Cup.[8] Griffiths signed her first professional contract with Manchester United on 14 July 2025.[9]
Sunderland (loan)
On 3 February 2026, Griffiths joined Sunderland on loan for the remainder of the 2025-26 season.[10]
International career
Youth
On 30 October 2022, Griffiths made her debut for the Wales under-17s in 2023 U17 Championship qualification against Montenegro in a 4–0 victory,[2] playing as a left winger.[11] She scored her debut goal for the youth team in the second round of qualification against Finland during a 2–1 defeat.[2][12]
In October 2023, she played the full 90 minutes for the under-19s in all three 2024 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification first round matches against Czech Republic, England, and Greece.[13]
Senior
In March 2024, Griffiths was called up to the Wales national team for the first time, for UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying games against Croatia and Kosovo; one of five uncapped young players added to the squad by Rhian Wilkinson.[14][15] A regular with the under-17s,[16] she was recalled to the senior team for qualifying matches in June 2024,[4] and later qualifying play-offs against Slovakia and the Republic of Ireland in October and November 2024. In total, Griffiths was named as a substitute four times during the qualification campaign but did not make her debut.[17][18][19]
On 21 February 2025, she made her senior international debut, appearing as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Italy in the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League.[20] Her first international goal arrived on 25 October in a 2–1 loss to Australia.[21] She was awarded Wales' Player of the Match for her composed technique, scoring in only her second appearance for the senior team.[3]
On 7 March 2026, in a 6–1 victory over Montenegro as part of 2027 FIFA World Cup qualification, Griffiths scored a brace on her competitive debut, days after her 19th birthday.[22]
Personal life
Griffiths is from the village of Trawsfynydd and studies business at Meirion-Dwyfor college in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 February 2025.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
International
- As of match played 7 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 6 | 3 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 October 2025 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales |  Australia | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 7 March 2026 | Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales |  Montenegro | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 6–1 | |||||