Jason Griffiths
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Jason Griffiths is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 footballer.

Career

Griffiths played college soccer at University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...

 from 2006 to 2009, where he appeared in 65 games with 64 starts in his Kentucky career, earning all-region honors as a senior. Griffiths finished his career with 12 goals and 10 assists, netting two game-winning goals. Griffiths was also a perfect 8-for-8 in penalty-kick goals in the regular season in his decorated four-year career. During the 2009 season, Griffiths ranked second on the team with three goals, adding one assist. Before his college career, Griffiths had spent three seasons playing for Southern Football League club Beaconsfield SYCOB
Beaconsfield SYCOB F.C.
Beaconsfield SYCOB F.C. are a football club based in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England. The current club was formed in 1994 following the merger of Beaconsfield United and Slough Youth Centre Old Boys. They joined the Southern League Division One West in 2005 but were relegated from the...

.

During his college years Griffiths also played for Des Moines Menace
Des Moines Menace
Des Moines Menace is an American soccer team based in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1994, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference.The team plays its home games at Valley...

 in the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...

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Prior to College, Jason was part of the Pass4Soccer Network Program that organised the trials he was spotted at in the UK.

Professional

Griffiths was drafted in the third round (48th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft
2010 MLS SuperDraft
The 2010 MLS SuperDraft was the eleventh annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It was held on January 14, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the 2010 NSCAA Convention. The 2010 SuperDraft consisted of four rounds with sixteen selections each, for a total of 64 players...

 by New England Revolution
New England Revolution
The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...

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He didn't sign with the club immediately, but after training with the club over the months was eventually signed by New England Revolution
New England Revolution
The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...

 on 24 June 2010. He was released by the club in January 2011 during their pre-season camp.

Coaching

Griffiths returned to the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...

 as a student assistant coach in August 2011.

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