# Sarah Griffith

Sarah Elaine Griffith (born April 30, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Chicago Stars FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She has previously played for Newcastle Jets of the A-League Women.

## Early life

Griffith was a ball girl for the Waubonsie Valley High School girls' soccer team, and later graduated from the school.

## College career

Griffith initially committed to play college soccer at Illinois State, later de-committing and committing to play at Purdue.
She played at Purdue from 2017 to 2021. She scored her first collegiate goal on August 27, 2017, against Indiana State.
In 2018, Griffith was diagnosed with spondylolisthesis; she would undergo spinal surgery as she redshirted the 2018 season.
She was named to the All-Big Ten Conference second team for the 2020–21 season.
On August 19, 2021, she scored a goal against Kentucky which was featured on SportsCenter, and on August 29, 2021, she recorded a hat-trick against Ball State. For the 2021 season, she was Big Ten Forward of the Year and All-Big Ten first team; she was also named United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team and set a Purdue record with 16 goals.
As a student at Purdue University, Griffith majored in psychological sciences.

## Club career

In December 2021, Griffith was selected by the Chicago Red Stars (later named Chicago Stars FC) in the third round of the 2022 NWSL Draft. She made her NWSL regular season debut on April 30, 2022, playing 80 minutes against Racing Louisville FC. She scored her first goal for the club against Orlando Pride on May 22, 2022. On July 10, 2022, she scored against North Carolina Courage in the stoppage time.
On November 1, 2022, it was announced that Griffith was signed on-loan by Newcastle Jets for the 2022–23 A-League Women season. On November 26, 2022, Griffith scored a hat-trick in a match against Western Sydney Wanderers leading the team to a 4–2 victory. In mid-February 2023, Griffith returned from her loan early to prepare for the 2023 National Women's Soccer League season.

## Personal life

Griffith was born to parents Peter and Melissa, and was raised with an older brother, Noah, who played college soccer for Illinois Tech, and a younger brother, Aaron.

## Career statistics

    As of July 31, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Playoffs | Playoffs | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Chicago Red Stars | 2022 | NWSL | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 |
| Chicago Red Stars | 2023 | NWSL | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Chicago Red Stars | 2024 | NWSL | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Newcastle Jets FC | 2022–23 | A-League | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 42 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 7 |
* ↑ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
* ↑ Includes NWSL Playoffs and A-League Women Finals series
* ↑ Includes the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

## Honors

Individual
* United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team: 2021
* United Soccer Coaches All-North Region First Team: 2021
* Big Ten Conference Forward of the Year: 2021
* All-Big Ten First Team: 2021
* All-Big Ten Second Team: 2020–21
* Big Ten All-Tournament Team: 2021