Léandre Griffit Explained

Léandre Griffit
Birth Date:21 May 1984[1]
Birth Place:Maubeuge, France
Height:1.72 m
Position:Winger
Youthyears1:–2002
Youthclubs1:Amiens SC
Years1:2002–2003
Clubs1:Amiens SC
Caps1:18
Goals1:0
Years2:2003–2005
Clubs2:Southampton
Caps2:7
Goals2:2
Years3:2005
Clubs3:Leeds United (loan)
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:2005
Clubs4:Rotherham United (loan)
Caps4:2
Goals4:0
Years5:2005–2008
Clubs5:Elfsborg
Caps5:21
Goals5:1
Years6:2007–2008
Clubs6:Norrköping (loan)
Caps6:10
Goals6:0
Years7:2008–2009
Clubs7:Crystal Palace
Caps7:5
Goals7:0
Years8:2009–2010
Clubs8:Centre
Caps8:17
Goals8:4
Years9:2010–2011
Clubs9:Columbus Crew
Caps9:4
Goals9:1
Years10:2011
Clubs10:Toronto FC
Caps10:0
Goals10:0
Years11:2012–2016
Caps11:84
Goals11:5
Years12:2016
Caps12:1
Goals12:0
Nationalteam1:France U21
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:3 November 2015
Ntupdate:11 August 2008

Léandre Griffit (born 21 May 1984) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger and is currently a free agent.

Career

Europe

Griffit was born in Maubeuge.[1] He began his career in his native France with Amiens SC, before moving to Southampton in the Premiership in 2003. He only played seven games for Southampton and scored against Blackburn Rovers[2] and Newcastle United.[3] He was loaned out to Leeds United and Rotherham United before being released.

He then moved to Sweden and played for IF Elfsborg where he only played 21 games and was loaned out to IFK Norrköping in the 2007–08 season. In the summer of 2008 he went on an unsuccessful trial with Championship Plymouth Argyle. He then went on trial with Neil Warnock's Crystal Palace and was signed, but only made a handful of appearances for the club before departing.

North America

After an unsuccessful trial with Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo,[4] Griffit went on to sign with Houston's league rivals Columbus Crew on 16 April 2010.[5]

Griffit made his first-team debut for the Crew on 6 July 2010 in the Black & Gold's 3–0 home triumph over the USL-2 Charleston Battery in the 2010 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Quarterfinals. He entered the match in the 76th minute and was credited with an assist on the Crew's third goal.[6]

He made his first MLS appearance on 24 July 2010 against the Dynamo, entering in the 87th minute, and scoring his first MLS goal three minutes later by collecting a rebound of a shot by Guillermo Barros Schelotto.[7]

On 15 July 2011, he was traded to Toronto FC along with Andy Iro for Tony Tchani.[8] Griffit made his debut for Toronto in the CONCACAF Champions League group stage on 25 August against FC Dallas, he came on as a second half sub for Gianluca Zavarise.[9]

Griffit was waived by Toronto on 23 November 2011.[10]

Personal

Griffit is married to Milena and they have a son, Enzo.

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCup[11] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Amiens2002–03180??180
Total2002–2003180??180
Southampton2003–04520052
Southampton2004–05201030
Total2003–2005721082
Leeds (loan)2004–05100010
Total2004–2005100010
Rotherham (loan)2004–05200020
Total2004–2005200020
IF Elfsborg2006710071
IF Elfsborg200712000120
IF Elfsborg2008200020
Total2005–200821100211
IFK Norrköping (loan)2007900090
IFK Norrköping (loan)2008100010
Total2007–200810000100
Crystal Palace2008–09501060
Total2008–2009501060
URS du Centre2009–1017400174
Total2009–201017400174
Columbus Crew2010111021
Total2010311041
Career totals84830878

Honours

IF Elfsborg

Notes and References

  1. News: Léandre Griffit . https://web.archive.org/web/20021017173520/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur16655.html . dead . 17 October 2002 . L'Équipe . Paris . 4 February 2019 . French.
  2. Web site: Saints ease past 10-man Rovers. BBC Sport. 25 October 2003 . 27 October 2009.
  3. Web site: Southampton 3–3 Newcastle. . 12 May 2004 . 27 October 2009.
  4. Web site: Ex-Palace, Southampton midfielder Griffit among Houston Dynamo trialists . https://web.archive.org/web/20100220071013/http://www.tribalfootball.com/ex-palace-southampton-midfielder-griffit-among-houston-dynamo-trialists-638691 . 20 February 2010 . Tribal Football. 12 February 2010 . 23 October 2013.
  5. Web site: Mitchell. Shawn. Crew: Griffit fills need for offensive midfielder. Crew Extra. 23 October 2013. 21 April 2010.
  6. Web site: Mitchell. Shawn. Columbus 3, Charleston 0: Crew jumps on Battery quickly. Crew Extra. 23 October 2013. 7 July 2010.
  7. Web site: Columbus Crew 3 – 0 Houston Dynamo. mlssoccer.com . 23 October 2013. 24 July 2010.
  8. Web site: An Englishman, a Frenchman and a Canadian go to Toronto. Yahoo! Australia . 23 October 2013. 15 July 2011.
  9. Web site: Toronto FC v FC Dallas. ESPN FC . 23 October 2013. 26 August 2011.
  10. Web site: Players waived as teams begin to shape rosters for 2012. MLS. 23 November 2011. 7 December 2017.
  11. Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield