Reo Griffiths

Reo Griffiths
Personal information
Full name Reo Revaldo Griffiths[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Highgate, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2015–2018 Tottenham Hotspur
2018 Olympique Lyonnais
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Lyon II 34 (13)
2022–2023 Doncaster Rovers 20 (2)
2023 → Yeovil Town (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2017 England U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:37, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:40, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Reo Revaldo Griffiths (born 27 June 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

Griffiths started his career with Tottenham Hotspur, scoring 33 goals for the club's under–18 side in the 2017–18 season.[2] In the summer of 2018, refusing to sign professional with Tottenham, he was courted by many clubs, such as RB Leipzig, Real Madrid, Barcelona and PSG.[3] On 1 August 2018, he joined Lyon on a four-year deal.[2] He spent three-and-a-half years with Lyon, largely playing for the club's B team in the Championnat National 2.

On 31 January 2022, Griffiths signed for League One side Doncaster Rovers for an undisclosed fee, in a two-and-a-half year deal.[4] A day later, he made his professional debut as a second-half substitute in a 5–0 loss to Rotherham United.[5]

On 6 March 2023, Griffiths joined National League side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season.[6] On 10 November 2023, his contract at Doncaster was cancelled by mutual consent.[7] In January 2024, it was reported that Griffiths was playing Sunday league football in the Essex Corinthian League for Critics FC.[8]

International career

In May 2017, Griffiths made his debut for England U17 as a late substitute in a 3–1 win over Norway U17.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur U23 2017–18[10] — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Lyon II 2018–19[11] National 2 8 1 — — — 8 1
2019–20[11] National 2 16 6 — — — 16 6
2020–21[11] National 2 9 6 — — — 9 6
2021–22[11] National 2 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 34 13 — — — 34 13
Doncaster Rovers 2021–22[12] League One 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 2
2022–23[13] League Two 4 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 5 0
2023–24[14] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 20 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 2
Yeovil Town (loan) 2022–23[11] National League 6 0 — — — 6 0
Career total 60 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 62 13
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "EFL squad list 2021/22 & U21 registered contracted players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Reo Griffiths leaves Tottenham to join Lyon". Sky Sports. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Qui est Reo Griffiths, le nouveau joyau de l'OL ?". Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Reo Griffiths: Doncaster sign Lyon's ex-Tottenham striker on permanent deal". BBC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Doncaster Rovers 0–5 Rotherham United". BBC. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  6. ^ "TRANSFER Reo Griffiths arrives on loan until the end of the season". Yeovil Town F.C. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Reo Griffiths departs Rovers". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Former Tottenham wonderkid who cancelled his own contract is now playing Sunday League". sportbible.com. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  9. ^ "NORWAY U17 VS. ENGLAND U17 1 - 3". Soccerway. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Games played by Reo Griffiths in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  11. ^ a b c d e "R. Griffiths: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Games played by Reo Griffiths in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Games played by Reo Griffiths in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Games played by Reo Griffiths in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

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