Ben Davies (footballer, born 1993)

Ben Davies
Davies lining up for Wales, 2016
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Thomas Davies[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-24) 24 April 1993[2]
Place of birth Neath, Wales
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[3]
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 33
Youth career
2000–2001 Swansea City
2001–2004 Viborg FF
2004–2012 Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Swansea City 71 (3)
2014– Tottenham Hotspur 88 (3)
National team‡
2011–2012 Wales U19 3 (0)
2012– Wales 42 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:01, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:01, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

Benjamin Thomas Davies (born 24 April 1993) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a left back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Wales national team.

Early life

Davies was born in Neath, Neath Port Talbot,[2] and after spending time in the youth academy at Swansea City, he and his family moved to Viborg, Denmark, after his father accepted a job offer. They spent three years living in Denmark, where Davies played for Viborg FF's youth team before returning to Swansea.[4] Davies attended Welsh-medium secondary school Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera and is a fluent Welsh speaker.[5]

Club career

Swansea City

After spending time with the youth ranks and signing a new two-year contract with Swansea City of the Premier League, Davies made his first-team debut against West Ham United on 25 August 2012, coming on as an 84th minute substitute for Neil Taylor in a 3–0 home win.[6][7]

Davies became a regular starter for Swansea in the 2012–13 season, following a long-term injury to Taylor.[8]

On 23 November 2012, Davies signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Swansea.[9]

On 19 January 2013, Davies scored his first goal for Swansea against Stoke City in a 3–1 victory.[10] In doing so, at 19 years and 270 days, he became Swansea's youngest ever scorer in the Premier League.[10] In September 2013, he scored his second and third Premier League goals for Swansea, against West Brom and Arsenal respectively.[11][12]

On 24 December 2013, Davies signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at Swansea until June 2017.[13]

Tottenham Hotspur

Davies playing for Tottenham Hotspur in 2016

On 23 July 2014, Davies joined Tottenham Hotspur on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He joined on the same day as his Swansea teammate Michel Vorm, with Gylfi Sigurðsson being exchanged as part of the deal.[14][15] Davies made his Premier League debut for Tottenham Hotspur as a late substitute in a 0–3 defeat to Liverpool.[16] He made his first start for the club in the league in a 2–1 away win at Hull City on 23 November 2014. He was an unused substitute for the 2015 League Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on 1 March 2015, in which Tottenham were beaten 2–0 by Chelsea.[17]

Davies scored his first goal for the club on 8 January 2017, a header in an FA Cup tie against Aston Villa.[18] He signed a new four-year contract at Tottenham on 9 March 2017, extending his deal to 2021.[19]

Davies scored his second Tottenham goal—and his first for them in the Premier League—against Hull City on the final day of the 2016–17 season; a first-time strike from outside the box into the top left corner added a sixth goal in an eventual 7–1 win for Tottenham.[20]

Davies started for Tottenham in the opening match of the 2017–18 season, and scored a goal in a 2–0 win away to Newcastle United.[21]

International career

In September 2012, Davies was selected for the Wales squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in September 2012. He replaced club teammate Neil Taylor, who had suffered a broken ankle in a Premier League match against Sunderland.[22] Davies made his full international debut in the 2–1 win against Scotland on 12 October 2012.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 October 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swansea City 2012–13[24] Premier League 3711060—441
2013–14[25] Premier League 34200007[lower-alpha 1]0412
Total 713106070853
Tottenham Hotspur 2014–15[26] Premier League 14020409[lower-alpha 1]0290
2015–16[27] Premier League 17020008[lower-alpha 1]0270
2016–17[28] Premier League 23141205[lower-alpha 2]0342
2017–18[29] Premier League 29230105[lower-alpha 3]0382
2018–19[30] Premier League 5000102[lower-alpha 3]080
Total 883111802901364
Career total 15961211403602217
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 9 September 2018[31]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Wales 201220
201370
201430
201560
2016100
201780
201850
Total410

Honours

Swansea City

Tottenham Hotspur

References

  1. ↑ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Ben Davies". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ben Davies: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ben Davies Interview: Made in Wales, Nurtured by Denmark". Lost Boyos. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Swansea City's Ben Davies thrilled with his rise into the first team". BBC Sport. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Defender Ben Davies signs new Swansea City contract". BBC Sport. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  7. ↑ Williams, Aled (25 August 2012). "Swansea 3–0 West Ham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Swansea City youngster Ben Davies happy to be thrown in deep end". Wales Online. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  9. ↑ "Ben Davies signs new Swansea City contract". BBC Sport. 23 November 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Swansea 3–1 Stoke". BBC Sport. 19 January 2013. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "West Brom 0–2 Swansea". BBC Sport. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "Swansea 1–2 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  13. ↑ "Swansea defender Ben Davies signs a contract extension until 2017". Sky Sports. 24 December 2013.
  14. ↑ "Deal for Swansea duo agreed". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 23 July 2014.
  15. ↑ "Sigurdsson seals Swans return". Swansea City A.F.C. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  16. ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur 0–3 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  17. 1 2 McNulty, Phil (1 March 2015). "Chelsea 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  18. ↑ "Spurs proved they have 'winning mentality' with Villa victory – Davies". London Evening Standard. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  19. ↑ "Tottenham left-back Ben Davies signs new four-year contract". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  20. ↑ Bysouth, Alex (21 May 2017). "Hull City 1–7 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  21. ↑ Mellor, Jason (13 August 2017). "Newcastle 0 Tottenham 2: Jonjo Shelvey sees red for stamp on Dele Alli as Spurs cruise to opening win". The Daily Telegraph. London.
  22. ↑ "Swansea's Ben Davies has been added to Wales' squad to face Belgium and Serbia". Sky Sports. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  23. ↑ "Match Report: Wales v Scotland 12 October 2012". Football Association of Wales. 12 October 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Ben Davies in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Ben Davies in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Ben Davies in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Ben Davies in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Ben Davies in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Ben Davies in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Ben Davies in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  31. ↑ "Davies, Ben". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  32. ↑ McNulty, Phil (24 February 2013). "Bradford 0–5 Swansea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
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