In the 11 with Brendan Griffiths

The Update: I'm Playing Football Overseas Again; Episode 94 We are back and this week I'm in the 11 ladies and gentlemen. Today we are getting back to the roots and it's a solo podcast with yours truly. I give you the update on what's been going on in my life and my football career. As you can tell by the title, yes I'm in a brand new country and yes I am playing football again. Tune in to find ou...

A Different Sport Within The Game, The Pro Goalkeeper; a chat w/ Mike Lansing: Episode 93 Michael Lansing is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Aalesunds FK in the OBOS Ligaen, this week he steps into the 11 to share the mindset of a professional goalkeeper at the highest levels of European Football. Lansing shares the story of his journey to Bucknell University w...

A Professional Footballer's Journey To Pro Through A Camera; a chat w/ Noah Cavanaugh: Episode 92 This week Salt City Union defender Noah Cavanaugh steps into the 11 to share life as a footballer in Rochester New York. Noah has a football career that has taken him across continents, cultures, pushed his limits and driven him to be the footballer and resilient person that he is today. While followi...

A Shen And UAlbany Grad Battling Sam Kerr, PSG And Real Madrid; a chat w/ Meghan Cavanaugh: Episode 91 Meghan Cavanaugh steps into the 11 this week to represent the 518 and share her story of a career thats just starting to catch fire. Growing up in the capital region of New York it may not have necessarily been a hot bed for soccer talent but meeting Abby Wambach inspired Meghan to go after her d...

A Pro Soccer Career Developed Through Gratitude; a chat w/ Natalie Muth: Episode 90 Natalie Muth steps into the 11 to share her journey from humble beginnings playing the game she loves in a small town outside of Portland, to playing for her dream school Portland University and now playing against some of the worlds best footballers. Each week she plies her trade against the likes of Barcelona, Re...

The Two Time NWSL Champion Is Resilient; a chat w/ Tegan McGrady This week Tegan McGrady steps into the 11. A player who was constantly featuring for the Youth National Teams growing up and always knew she wanted to push herself as much as she could in the game. She found success at Stanford University, her dream school and would even go on to earn a cap with the Senior National Team. But the road...

Kazakh Champions League Nights and NWSL Dreams; a chat w/ Brenna Connell Episode: 88 Brenna Connell is in the 11 this week and she shares the lengths she was willing to go to achieve her dream of being a professional. From stumbles at George Mason, Israeli unprofessionalism, a German dream stripped by Covid, training in Cow pastures and so much more. Brenna shows how resiliency, work ethic and jus...

A Footballer With A Dream Born In Rio, Fulfilled In Germany; a chat w/ Eric Ganime Episode: 87 This week Eric Ganime steps into the 11 to share a footballing story with origins in Rio and stopovers in places like Iowa Western Community College, St. Francis University Germany and beyond. Tune in to hear just what it's like to leave home as a teenager for an opportunity to attend University and play...

This week Jared Odenbeck steps into the 11 to share the story of how he weathered the storm to find his sunny day. A path to a pro career took him through some of the top collegiate soccer programs in the United States at Georgetown and Wake Forest. While he was met with obstacles at both, especially Wake Forest taught him the value of competition, accountability and being resilient in a difficult...

Take a little trip down memory lane and check out the best moments from the second half of the year in podcasting on the in the 11 show. 2022 was a year filled with amazing stories, guests and content. If you like anything that you hear go ahead and check out the full episode with all the links placed right here. 3:10: Luca Sarno and Austin Hill -https://in-the-11.captivate.fm/episode/luca-austin...

Take a little trip down memory lane and check out the best moments from the first half of the year in podcasting on the in the 11 show. 2022 was a year filled with amazing stories, guests and content. If you like anything that you hear go ahead and check out the full episode with all the links placed right here. (1:28) Episode 48-Steve Covino: https://in-the-11.captivate.fm/episode/episode-48-the-...

The First Professional Footballer From MONTANA; a chat w/ Eddy Prugh :Episode 83 Eddy Prugh the first ever professional soccer player to come out of the state of Montana in the USA steps in the 11 to share his journey to the pros, when as a youngster that vision was unclear. A trip to Bolivia ignited a passion for the game that carried him to incredible new heights within the sport. After multiple...

How To Become a Professional Player AFTER Playing College Soccer; a chat w/ Sam Agosti Sam Agosti, the former Santa Clara player steps into the 11 this week, to share some tips on how to become a professional soccer player. Even if you go to college for all four years, that does not have to mean that your career is over as soon as you walk across that stage for graduation. Sam has gone on to play...

Episode 81: Division 1 Walk On To Champions League Nights; a chat w/ Kyle McLagan Kyle McLagan steps into the 11 this week to share his journey in the game of football. Kyle's journey has seen him face adversity and rejection from an early stage in his career but it never derailed him. Making his way to the division 1 level at Furman Kyle proceeded to have an incredible college career, but was not...

Episode 80: From The Concrete Jungle To Oberliga Matchday's; a chat w/ Evan Kostylev Evan Kostylev steps into the 11 this week to share his journey in the game of football. A teammate of Brendan's in Darmstadt Germany Evan has now found his way back to Deustchland at the levels we often day dreamed about during our time in the amateur levels of our European adventures. The road to Evan's landing i...

Never Take The Game For Granted: a chat w/ Stephen Flora Part 2 The rest of the Stephen Flora story! We break down his pro career, one that brought him from indoor soccer in California to Germany, Spain and even Andorra. We even discuss the gruesome injury that left him bed ridden in a hospital in Andorra for weeks and the road to recovery he has been on over the past 6 months.  Patreon: http...

Episode 78: Refusing To Quit; a chat w/ Stephen Flora part 1 Stepping into the 11 this week is Stephen Flora to share the first part of his career. A career that was filled with setbacks and obstacles but never diminished his desire to reach the highest levels of the game possible. Through all pushback Stephen never lost his relentless work ethic and he carried that as his true north through his c...

Episode 77: Redirecting The Feedback Loop and Building a Pro Career; a chat w/ Alex Ainscough Pt.2 Part 2 of the Alex Ainscough story, enjoy! Support Via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/inthe11pod Subscribe to the show: https://in-the-11.captivate.fm/ Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTIKaXh28XlDY-NaJEuCPJw Follow The show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthe11...

Episode 76: Redirecting The Feedback Loop and Building a Pro Career; a chat w/ Alex Ainscough Pt.1 Alex Ainscough is not the first journeyman footballer to step into the 11 and I am guessing he will not be the last. A star studded youth career saw Alex receive interest from a majority of the top college programs in the United States and led to him landing at Stanford University at probably the hei...

Episode 75: The 7 (.5) Things I Have Learned After 75 Episodes After 75 times welcoming you into the 11 I wanted to recap all the things I have learned after interviewing countless pros and people immersed in football. Check out the full episode to hear more and some of the stories that have brought me to these conclusions! A pro football career is a roller coaster. The game is so much more about...

Episode 74: An American Smashing In Goals in Slovenia; a chat w/ Brian Saramago This weeks guest, Brian Saramago is stepping into the 11. Another product of the Red Bull Academy Brian credits his chance to trial with Red Bull to his best friend and current Red Bull first team player Omir Fernandez. He came and impressed and as they say, the rest is history. His story take him on a journey to a sma...

Episode 73: Germany, Puerto Rico, USA And Never Being Afraid To Fail; a chat w/ Alejandro Castaing Ale steps into the 11 to share the journey he has embarked on through football. Ale was a teammate of Brendans in Germany so the boys reminisce on their time together in Darmstadt. Training with the first team, playing matches, being nervous, off the field and antics and so much more. Ale also fills...

Episode 72: Growing Up A Red Bull, Bursting On The Scene At Georgetown, Now Honing His Craft As A Pro; a chat w/ Arun Basuljevic Stepping in the eleven this week is Arun Basuljevic, a Red Bulls Academy graduate who went on to the storied Georgetown University Men's Soccer program and had immediate success. Training day in day out with players who would go on to be high level professionals accelera...

Episode 71: Dropping Out Of College To Chase The Pro Futbol Dream In Mexico; a chat w/ Cesar May Cesar steps into the 11 this week and we talk college soccer in the United States, growing up in Exton Pa. and his now professional opportunity with Club Calor In Mexico. Cesar hasn't always had an easy road to the pro game, being undersized but technically gifted he often had to prove doubters wrong i...

Episode 70: Homeless In France, To National Team Captain and Icelandic Champion; Be Undeniable w/ JC Mack JC Mack steps in the 11 to share his inspiring journey to becoming a professional footballer. His story features everything, Division 1 soccer scholarships, contracts passed up in Trinidad and trial by fire with MLS side Chicago Fire. JC is authentic in sharing his pursuit of the game that has...