Curtis Davies
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| Curtis Davies | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | 15 March 1985 | |
| Place of birth | London, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88m) | |
| Position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | West Bromwich Albion | |
| Number | 6 | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 2003 - 2005 2005 — |
Luton Town West Bromwich |
56 (2) 46 (2) |
| National team** | ||
| 2006 — | England U21 | 1 (0) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Curtis Davies (born March 15, 1985 in Leytonstone, London) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender. He is currently the captain of West Bromwich Albion.
He started his career with Wimbledon, as a trainee, at the age of 15. A year later, he was released as Wimbledon became Milton Keynes Dons F.C.. He wrote to every club in the local area, including Arsenal, Crystal Palace, QPR and Millwall asking for a trial. The only ones to respond were Luton Town. During the trial, he scored two goals in three games and was handed a scholarship straight away. He made his full team debut in 2003. During his time at Luton, he made 59 starts and 3 substitute appearances, scoring two goals. By the end of the 2004/05 season, he was named as Luton's Young Player of the Year and League One Player of the Year. An impressive string of performances for the club saw him signed by Premiership side West Bromwich Albion in 2005 for a fee of £3 million.
Davies had an impressive first season for West Brom, making 35 starts and scoring 2 goals. He was also nominated for PFA Young Player of the Year. However, he was unable to stop West Brom being relegated and he has already courted interest from several Premiership teams.
He made his England under-21 debut on February 28, 2006, against Norway U21s. He has been recently linked with a 8.5 million pound bid by Portsmouth. This bid was turned down by Albion's chairman Jeremy Peace. Arsène Wenger of Arsenal has also admitted he "likes the player" but with Arsenal struggling to meet the debts of the new Emirates stadium, it seems unlikely they will meet the £12 million pound asking fee that is allegedly set by the Albion.
On 28 July he pledged his future to West Bromwich Albion, by signing a new four year deal.
[edit] Trivia
- He supports Manchester United
- His favourite player is Éric Cantona
- His best friend in football is Justin Hoyte
[edit] External links
| West Bromwich Albion F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Zuberbühler | 2 Watson | 3 Robinson | 4 Perry | 5 Clement | 6 Davies | 7 Quashie | 8 Greening | 9 Ellington | 10 Hartson | 11 Gera | 12 Chaplow | 13 Steele | 14 Albrechtsen | 15 Kamara | 17 Carter | 18 Gaardsøe | 19 Koumas | 20 McShane | 21 Phillips | 23 Forsyth | 25 Hoult | 27 Elvins | 28 Hodgkiss | 30 Daniels | 33 Nardiello | Manager: Mowbray |
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