Claude Davis

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Personal information
Claude Davis
Full name	Claude Davis
Date of birth	March 6, 1979
Place of birth	Kingston, Jamaica
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)
Position	Centre Back
Club information
Current club	Sheffield United
Number	4
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2000-2002 2003-2006 2006-	Portmore United Preston Sheffield United	- (-) 94 (4) 4 (0)
National team
	Jamaica	47 (2)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25/10/2006.

Claude Davis (born March 6, 1979 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a footballer, who plays for Sheffield United in the F.A. Premier League

[edit] Club Career

Davis is a towering center-half who is a good reader of the game and a stabilizing force in central defence. He signed for Preston North End from Portmore United in July 2003 on loan for the 2003-04 season, before concluding a permanent deal at Deepdale in March 2004.

He is a strong, aggressive defender, comfortable on the ball and strong in the air. During the 2004/05 season he provided Chris Lucketti and Youl Mawene with real competition for centre half positions and started 27 matches for Preston.

In the 2005-06 season, Davis established himself as the mainstay of the Preston defence, contributing to 24 clean sheets and swept the board at the club's Player of the Season awards, named both the Player's Player and fans Player of the Season. On June 14, 2006, he signed on a four-year deal with Sheffield United for a club record £2.5 million, with up to £500,000 to follow based on his appearances for the Blades.

However, he has missed the start of the Premiership season after sustaining a knee cartilage injury in a friendly against Notts County on August 1, 2006 at Meadow Lane.

[edit] International Career

Davis has made 47 international appearances for Jamaica, scoring 2 goals.

He has been recently been named in the Jamaica squad for two of their forthcoming international friendlies against Canada at the National Stadium in Kingston on Sunday 8th October, and Peru at the same venue on Wednesday 15th November.