Ben Davies (footballer, born 1995)
Davies with Preston North End in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin Keith Davies[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 11 August 1995||
Place of birth | Barrow-in-Furness, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Preston North End | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2013 | Preston North End | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013– | Preston North End | 50 | (1) |
2013–2014 | → York City (loan) | 44 | (0) |
2014 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2015 | → Southport (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2016 | → Newport County (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2017 | → Fleetwood Town (loan) | 22 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:59, 1 October 2018 (UTC) |
Benjamin Keith Davies (born 11 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championship club Preston North End. He has had loan spells with York City, Tranmere Rovers, Southport, Newport County and Fleetwood Town.
Career
Born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria,[4] Davies signed with the youth system at Preston North End after being spotted playing for Furness Rovers aged 11.[5] He made his debut for the first team in a home 2–2 draw against Coventry City on 26 January 2013 at the age of 17 years, completing 83 minutes before being replaced by David Buchanan.[6] During the match, he provided an assist for Nicky Wroe's 60th-minute equaliser and picked up a yellow card for a foul on Cyrus Christie.[6][7] He drew praise from Preston manager Graham Westley, who likened Davies' transition into the first team to that of George Boyd at Stevenage.[7] Davies kept his place for the next match at home against Shreswbury Town.[6] His second match did not go as well as his debut, conceding a 90th-minute penalty (for which he picked up a booking), fouling Marvin Morgan in the penalty box.[6][8] He was substituted shortly after for Paul Huntington, with Preston to ultimately lose the match.[8] He signed a one-year professional contract at Preston, with an option to extend for a second year, in May 2013, after being named the club's Scholar of the Year for the 2012–13 season.[9]
Davies joined League Two club York City on 19 July 2013 on a one-month loan.[10] He made his debut in a 1–0 home win over Northampton Town on 3 August 2013, in the first match of 2013–14.[11] On 15 August 2013, his loan was extended until January 2014,[12] having appeared in York's opening two matches.[11]
Davies joined Tranmere Rovers of League Two on 19 September 2014 on a one-month loan[13] and made his debut a day later in a 2–1 home defeat to Exeter City.[14] He played in four matches for Tranmere, returning to Preston once the loan ended on 22 October 2014.[15] He joined National League club Southport on 11 September 2015 on a one-month loan,[16] and made his debut a day later in a 2–1 away defeat to Forest Green Rovers.[17] Davies was recalled by Preston on 20 October 2015, to provide cover for injured defensive players,[18] having made nine appearances for Southport.[17]
On 7 January 2016, Davies joined Newport County of League Two on a one-month youth loan,[19] subsequently extended until the end of 2015–16.[20] On 2 January 2017, Davies joined League One club Fleetwood Town on loan for the remainder of 2016–17.[21] He made his debut for the club on the same day, starting a 1–0 away win over Shrewsbury Town.[22]
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 September 2018
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Preston North End | 2012–13[6] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2014–15[14] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
2015–16[23] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2016–17[24] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2017–18[25] | Championship | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
2018–19[26] | Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
Total | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 | ||
York City (loan) | 2013–14[11] | League Two | 44 | 0 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2014–15[14] | League Two | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Southport (loan) | 2015–16[17] | National League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Newport County (loan) | 2015–16[23] | League Two | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
Fleetwood Town (loan) | 2016–17[24] | League One | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
Career total | 147 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 163 | 2 |
- ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
- ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
- ↑ Appearances in League One play-offs
References
- ↑ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ↑ "Ben Davies". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "York City FC player profiles: Ben Davies". York City F.C. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "Ben Davies". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ↑ "Barrow boy Ben's dream PNE debut". North-West Evening Mail. Barrow-in-Furness. 28 January 2013. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Games played by Ben Davies in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- 1 2 "PNE youngster set for the top". Lancashire Evening Post. Preston. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- 1 2 "Preston 1–2 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ↑ "Davies targeting regular PNE spot". Lancashire Evening Post. Preston. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ↑ "York City bring in Preston defender Ben Davies on loan". BBC Sport. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Ben Davies in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ Davies, Ben [@BenDavies1108] (15 August 2013). "Really happy to say I've extended my loan until January @yorkcityfc. Really enjoying it so far!⚽" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 September 2017 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Tranmere Rovers: Ben Davies joins from Preston on loan". BBC Sport. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Ben Davies in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ "Davies loan spell ends". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 22 October 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017.
- ↑ "Ben Davies: Preston North End defender joins Southport on loan". BBC Sport. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- 1 2 3 "B. Davies: Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ↑ "Ben Davies heads back to Preston". Sky Sports. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ↑ Seddon, Dave (7 January 2016). "PNE defender joins Newport". Lancashire Evening Post. Preston. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "Newport County to keep Preston's Ben Davies for season". BBC Sport. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ↑ "Ben Davies signs on loan from Preston North End". Fleetwood Town F.C. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ↑ "Report: Fleetwood start 2017 with a great win at Shrewsbury". Fleetwood Town F.C. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- 1 2 "Games played by Ben Davies in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- 1 2 "Games played by Ben Davies in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Ben Davies in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Ben Davies in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
External links
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- Profile at the Preston North End F.C. website
- Ben Davies at Soccerbase