Mared Griffiths

Mared Griffiths
Personal information
Full name Mared Alaw Griffiths
Date of birth (2007-03-03) 3 March 2007 (age 19)
Place of birth Trawsfynydd, Wales
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 36
Youth career
FAW North Academy
2024– Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Manchester United 2 (0)
2026 → Sunderland (loan) 8 (1)
International career‡
2022–2024 Wales U17 15 (3)
2023– Wales U19 6 (1)
2025– Wales 12 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 October 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2026

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 club Manchester United and the Wales national team.

Early life & career

Griffiths attended Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor in Gwynedd, Wales and studied Level 3 Business. Having played for the FAW North Academy, in July 2024, she moved to Manchester United to join the club's under-21 academy team.

Senior career

Manchester United

On 11 December 2024, Griffiths was named to Manchester United's senior matchday squad for the first time; she was an unused substitute in the team's League Cup group stage match against Newcastle United. Griffiths made her senior debut on 8 February 2025, appearing as an 81st-minute substitute and scoring twice in a 6–0 FA Cup victory over third-division Wolverhampton Wanderers. On 14 July 2025, Griffiths signed her first professional contract with Manchester United.

Loan to Sunderland, 2026

On 3 February 2026, Griffiths joined Sunderland on loan for the remainder of the 2025–26 season.

Return to Manchester United, 2026–

On 23 September 2026, during her first competitive start for United, Griffiths scored a hat-trick in a 10–1 WSL Players Cup win over Sheffield United.

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, playing as a left winger. She scored her debut goal for the youth team in the second round of qualification against Finland during a 2–1 defeat.

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.

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. A regular with the under-17s, she was recalled to the senior team for qualifying matches in June 2024, 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.

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. Her first international goal arrived on 25 October in a 2–1 loss to Australia. She was awarded Wales' Player of the Match for her composed technique, scoring in only her second appearance for the senior team.

On 7 March 2026, four days after her 19th birthday, Griffiths made her competitive debut and scored a brace for Wales as they beat Montenegro 6–1 in a 2027 FIFA World Cup qualification match.

Personal life

Griffiths is from the village of Trawsfynydd and studies business at Meirion-Dwyfor college in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 October 2026.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United 2024–25 Women's Super League 00120012
2025–26 Women's Super League 00000000
2026–27 Women's Super League 20002444
Total 20122456
Sunderland (loan) 2025–26 Women's Super League 2 81000081
Career total 1011224137

International

As of match played 13 October 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Wales 202541
202683
Total124
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
List of international goals scored by Mared Griffiths
1.25 October 2025Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Australia1–11–2Friendly
2.7 March 2026Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales Montenegro3–06–12027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3.6–1
4. 9 June 2026 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  Czech Republic 3–1 3–1

References

  1. ↑ Mared Griffiths at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 3 Mared Griffiths at Flashscore
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  8. ↑ "Mared Griffifths scores twice on debut as holders progress". BBC Sport. 8 February 2025.
  9. ↑ Carney, Sam (14 July 2025). "Griffiths signs first pro deal". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Archived from the original on 16 July 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
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  11. ↑ "Man Utd 10-1 Sheff Utd: First win for coach Eva Olid is one to remember". BBC Sport. 23 September 2026. Archived from the original on 24 September 2026. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
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  15. ↑
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  17. ↑ Frith, Wilf (28 March 2024). "Wales squad for opening pair of UEFA Women's EURO qualifiers". SheKicks. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  18. 1 2 Halliday, Dylan (28 March 2024). "Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor student Mared called up for Cymru qualifiers". Cambrian News. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  19. ↑ Halliday, Dylan (14 October 2024). "Students Cadi, Mared and Casi impress for Wales in Portugal". Cambrian News. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  20. ↑ Harries, Owain (16 October 2024). "Cymru squad announced for EURO play-off semi-finals". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  21. ↑ Ellis, Callum (20 November 2024). "Cymru squad announced for UEFA Women's EURO play-off final". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  22. ↑ Pearlman, Michael (21 February 2025). "Wilkinson 'proud' despite Wales' narrow defeat in Italy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  23. ↑ "Wales 1-2 Australia LIVE: Jess Fishlock's international career comes to an end". BBC Sport. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  24. ↑ Owens, David (7 March 2026). "Wales win World Cup qualifier against Montenegro with strong first-half show". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 7 March 2026.