Alice Griffiths

Griffiths was born and raised in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf. She attended St John the Baptist School.{{cite news |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/shes-football-clubs-only-girl-11214733 |title=She's her football club's only girl and plays in a boys' team... now Alice Griffiths is excelling in the red of Wales |work=WalesOnline |publisher=Media Wales |last=Tegeltija |first=Sam |date=22 April 2016 |accessdate=1 July 2019}} She has an older sister, Anna, who is also a footballer and has represented Wales at youth level.{{cite web |url=http://www.stjohnbaptist.co.uk/article/2014/10/1/girls-footballing-success |title=Girls' Footballing Success |publisher=St. John the Baptist School |date=1 October 2014 |accessdate=1 July 2019 |archive-date=2 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702192442/http://www.stjohnbaptist.co.uk/article/2014/10/1/girls-footballing-success |url-status=dead }} Her father, Nigel, has described Alice as "a very shy and quiet girl, but give her a pair of football boots and she thrives."

Griffiths began playing football with local amateur side Aberdare Grasshoppers, before moving to Cardiff City Ladies. She also played for Llwydcoed AFC in the Aberdare and Rhondda Junior Football League. At under-16 level, she was the only female player in an otherwise all-boys league. She joined Welsh Premier Women's Football League side Cyncoed Ladies in 2017 and was named the League's Young Player of the Year during her first season.{{cite web |url=http://www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk/news/International-recognition-for-Cyncoed-duo/107851/ |title=International recognition for Cyncoed duo |publisher=Welsh Premier Women's Football League |date=29 June 2017 |accessdate=2 July 2019 |archive-date=2 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702192438/http://www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk/news/International-recognition-for-Cyncoed-duo/107851/ |url-status=dead }}

In 2018, she joined fellow Welsh Premier side Cardiff Met Ladies.{{cite web |url=https://clwbpeldroed.org/2018/09/01/2018-2019-welsh-premier-womens-league/ |title=2018/2019: Welsh Premier Women's League Season Preview |website=clwbpeldroed.org |last=Jones |first=Jordan |date=1 September 2018 |accessdate=2 July 2019}} During the 2018–19 season, Griffiths helped the side win a domestic treble, winning the league title, the FAW Women's Cup and the Welsh Premier Women's Cup.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47881838 |title=FAW Women's Cup: Cardiff Met Women win domestic treble |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 April 2019 |accessdate=2 July 2019}}

In July 2019, Griffiths moved to England and signed with FA Women's Championship team Charlton Athletic.{{cite web |title=Charlton Athletic Women sign Alice Griffiths |url=https://www.cafcwomen.co.uk/news/charlton-athletic-women-sign-alice-griffiths-2529.php |publisher=Charlton Athletic W.F.C. |date=16 July 2019 |accessdate=18 July 2019 |archive-date=7 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807214757/http://cafcwomen.co.uk/news/charlton-athletic-women-sign-alice-griffiths-2529.php |url-status=dead }}

In 2014, Griffiths was named in a Wales under-16 training camp squad as the youngest member of the team, being two years under the age group level. Two years later she was called up to the under-17 team at the age of 15 after impressing in an otherwise all-boys league.{{cite news |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/girls-who-grew-up-stand-15083901 |title=The girls who grew up to stand on the brink of taking Wales to the World Cup |work=WalesOnline |publisher=Media Wales |last=Sands |first=Katie |date=31 August 2018 |accessdate=2 July 2019}}

Griffiths was called up to the Wales senior squad in 2017. She made her debut in Cymru's 1–0 victory over Kazakhstan in a 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification round.{{Soccerway|464360|accessdate=2 July 2019}} Alice has 16 caps for Cymru.

Alice was recalled to the squad towards the end of Gemma Grainger’s reign as manager after a period away. Under Rhian Wilkinson, Alice has featured regularly and started the EURO second leg semi-final play-off against Slovakia.

Cymru is special to Alice because “It means so much to my family when I step on the pitch for Cymru, they are special moments that we can share together. Also, because of the team and the feeling I get playing for Cymru. There is no other place/team that can replicate anything close." Alice’s first memory of representing Cymru is scoring for the WU17s against Turkey to help Cymru qualify for the Euro Elite round.

In June 2025, Griffiths was named in Wales' squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2025.{{cite web |title=Cymru squad announced for UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 finals |url=https://faw.cymru/news/cymru-squad-announced-for-uefa-womens-euro-2025-finals/ |publisher=Football Association of Wales |access-date=19 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250619092736/https://faw.cymru/news/cymru-squad-announced-for-uefa-womens-euro-2025-finals/ |archive-date=19 June 2025 |date=19 June 2025 |url-status=live}}

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Cardiff Met. Ladies

• FAW Women's Cup winner: 2018–19

Individual

• Welsh Premier Women's Football League Young Player of the Year: 2017–18

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