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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben Phillip Griffin | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Whittlesea Zebras | ||
| Youth career | |||
| The Gap | |||
| Albany Creek | |||
| 2001 | QAS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Queensland Lions | ||
| 2006 | Souths United | ||
| 2006–2009 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Brisbane Strikers FC | ||
| ????–???? | The Gap | ||
| 2017 | Pine Hills | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Australia U-17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2004 | Australia U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | Australia U-23 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2009 | |||
Ben Griffin (born 7 March 1986 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian footballer who plays as a central defender. He went to school at Marist College Ashgrove in Brisbane. A talented junior he represented Australia at the under 17, under 21 and under 23 levels. From 2006 to 2009 Ben played for the Queensland Roar (now known as Brisbane Roar) in the A-League. After time away from the game he signed for Pine Hills in the Brisbane Capital League 2 for the 2017 season "wanting to help out with the younger talent".
| Club | Season | League1 | Cup | International2 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brisbane Roar | 2005–06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 1 | 26 | 1 | |||||
1 - includes A-League final series statistics
2 - includes FIFA Club World Cup statistics; AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. ACL and A-League seasons etc.)
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