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.
Griffiths played for the FAW North Academy.[3][4] In July 2024, Griffiths moved to Manchester United to join the club's under-21 academy team.[5][6]
Griffiths was named to a senior matchday squad for the first time on 11 December 2024, as an unused substitute in a League Cup group stage match against Newcastle United. She made her senior debut on 8 February 2025, appearing as an 81st-minute substitute and scoring twice in a 6–0 victory against third division Wolverhampton Wanderers in the fifth round of the 2024–25 Women's FA Cup.[7] Griffiths signed her first professional contract with Manchester United on 14 July 2025.[8]
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,[2] playing as a left winger.[9] She scored her debut goal for the youth team in the second round of qualification against Finland during a 2–1 defeat.[2][10]
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.[11]
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.[12][13] A regular with the under-17s,[14] she was recalled to the senior team for qualifying matches in June 2024,[3] 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.[15][16][17] She made her senior international debut on 21 February 2025, appearing as a substitute in the 69th minute of a 1–0 defeat to Italy in the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League.
Mared is one of the first players to represent the Senior team having come through the current FAW Girls Academy system. [18]
Griffiths is from the village of Trawsfynydd and studies business at Meirion-Dwyfor college in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales.[14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
