Eric Davis (Panamanian footballer)

Eric Javier Davis Grajales (born 31 March 1991) is a Panamanian footballer who currently plays as a defender for DAC Dunajská Streda and Panama.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Davis and the second or maternal family name is Grajales.

Eric Davis
Davis with Panama at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Eric Javier Davis Grajales
Date of birth (1991-03-31) 31 March 1991
Place of birth Colón, Panama
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 DAC Dunajská Streda
Number 31
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Árabe Unido 44 (0)
2011–2013 Fénix 3 (0)
2013 → Árabe Unido (loan) 8 (0)
2013–2015 Sporting San Miguelito 64 (7)
2015– DAC Dunajská Streda 103 (14)
National team‡
2010–2011 Panama U-20 11 (0)
2012 Panama U-23 6 (1)
2010– Panama 52 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 November 2019

Club career

Árabe Unido

In 2009, he signed for Liga Panameña de Fútbol club Árabe Unido where he made 44 appearances.

Fénix

In mid-2011 he signed a new contract with Uruguayan Primera División club Centro Atlético Fénix.[2] He made his debut on 12 May 2012, playing 10 minutes against Club Sportivo Cerrito.[3]

In summer 2013, Davis joined Sporting San Miguelito[4] and he returned to Árabe Unido in summer 2015.[5]

DAC Dunajská Streda

In September 2015, Davis signed a contract with Fortuna liga club FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda.[6]

International career

Davis was part of the Panama U-20 squad that participated in the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship where he help his nation qualify to the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia.[7]

His senior international debut for Panama came on 11 August 2010 against Venezuela, in a friendly match played in Panama City[8] and he has, as of 8 June 2015, earned a total of 19 caps, scoring no goals.

In 2011, he was called up for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup by Julio Dely Valdés.[9] He played for Panama in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

In May 2018 he was named in Panama’s preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[10]

Career statistics

International
As of 28 June 2018[11]
Panama
YearAppsGoals
201030
201180
201210
201300
201440
2015100
201620
201780
201880
201941
Total481

International goals
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[11]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 June 2019FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, United States Guyana3–14–22019 CONCACAF Gold Cup

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 8 July 2018. p. 20.
  2. "Eric Davis al Fénix de Uruguay" (in Spanish). Panamafutbol. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 22 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  3. - Soccerway
  4. Eric Davis es el nuevo fichaje del Sportin SM - Crítica (in Spanish)
  5. El Árabe buscará su segundo bicampeonato - LPF (in Spanish)
  6. "V Dunajskej Strede ďalší Panamčan" (in Slovak). ProFutbal. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  7. Eric Davis – FIFA competition record
  8. Eric Davis at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details Archived 15 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  10. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
  11. "Erick Davis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
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