Personal information | |||
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Full name | Griffin McMaster | ||
Date of birth | 2 June 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Gold Coast, Australia | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001 | Palm Beach Sharks | 12 | (0) |
2002 | Surfers Paradise | 25 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Queensland Lions | 15 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Brisbane City | 33 | (0) |
2007 | Mt Gravatt | 16 | (0) |
2007–2010 | Brisbane Roar | 16 | (0) |
2010 | Oakleigh Cannons | 16 | (0) |
2010 | Wellington Phoenix | 0 | (0) |
2011 | Heidelberg United | 19 | (0) |
2012 | Moreland Zebras | 19 | (0) |
2012 | Bentleigh Greens | 4 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Wellington Phoenix (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2013 | Oakleigh Cannons | 18 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Heidelberg United | 25 | (0) |
2016– | FC Bulleen Lions | 25 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2016. |
Griffin McMaster (born 2 June 1983) is an Australian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Bulleen Lions in the National Premier Leagues Victoria.
McMaster started playing for the Palm Beach Sharks and Surfers Paradise before moving to the Queensland Lions. In 2005, the A-League was formed and Queensland Roar (now Brisbane Roar) were given a license to be a part of the new 8-team competition. McMaster trained with the club under then coach Miron Bleiberg and played in the Brisbane state league for Brisbane City and Mt Gravatt. In July 2007, McMaster signed as a replacement for injured goalkeeper Matt Ham under new coach Frank Farina. He was understudy to Liam Reddy.
Following an injury (broken thumb) to keeper Liam Reddy, McMaster made his A-League debut on 5 January 2008 against Melbourne Victory and was named man of the match. McMaster played another man of the match performance in that season in a finals game against Sydney FC. He was replaced by Reddy for the following match, however he re-signed for two more seasons.
McMaster received limited game time under coach Farina before the sacking of Farina in October 2009. Ange Postecoglou was appointed the new coach and Reddy succumbed to another injury. McMaster played 12 games under Postecoglou before he was released by Brisbane Roar in March 2010 and joined Victorian Premier League club Oakleigh Cannons. In August 2010, McMaster was signed by Wellington Phoenix on an injury replacement deal for injured goalkeeper Reece Crowther.