Craig Davies

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Craig Davies
Personal information
Full name	Craig Martin Davies
Date of birth	9 January 1986 (1986-01-09) (age 22)
Place of birth	Burton upon Trent, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Oldham Athletic
Number	10
Youth clubs
	Shrewsbury Town Manchester City
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003–2004 2004–2006 2006–2007 2006–2007 2007–	Manchester City Oxford United Hellas Verona → Wolves (loan) Oldham Athletic	00 0(0) 48 0(8) 01 0(0) 23 0(0) 32 (10)
National team2
2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2007 2005–	Wales U17 Wales U19 Wales U21 Wales	08 0(2) 07 0(0) 08 0(3) 05 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:39, 28 May 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 6 February 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Craig Martin Davies (born 9 January 1986 in Burton upon Trent, England) is an English-born Welsh international footballer who currently plays as a striker for English club Oldham Athletic.

He was a member of the youth team at Shrewsbury Town, and then Manchester City, before moving in August 2004 to Oxford United where he made his league debut on 30 August 2004 in a 1-0 win at Notts County.

He went on to score 8 goals in 29 appearances for the first team during the season and came close to signing for Premiership side Charlton Athletic in June 2005.^[1] Instead, he moved to Hellas Verona of Serie B in January 2006 for a fee of £85,000 but managed only one appearance for the Italian club before moving back to England in August 2006 on loan at Championship side Wolves.^[2]

He was a regular choice throughout the first half of the 2006/07 season, but found himself largely unused after the January transfer window saw Wolves sign striker Andy Keogh. He never managed a league goal for the club in 23 games, but did score twice in the FA Cup, ironically against the club he would join permanently, Oldham Athletic.

After Wolves opted not to make his loan a permanent move, he signed for League One Oldham Athletic in June 2007 for an undisclosed fee. He marked his debut against Swansea City by scoring a last minute winner, and immediately became a first choice player

He has been capped four times by Wales, qualifying through a grandparent, having made his international debut as a substitute in a goalless draw with Slovenia on 17 August 2005 and has played at several youth levels for Wales. He also holds a record for the Wales U21 team by being one of only four people to have scored a hat trick at that level alongside John Hartson, Lee Jones and Ched Evans.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official club profile
• Craig Davies career stats at Soccerbase

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