Ben Davies (footballer, born 1995)
 Davies following a York City match in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Keith Davies[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Barrow-in-Furness, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Preston North End | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2013 | Preston North End | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2013– | Preston North End | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → York City (loan) | 44 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:03, 22 October 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Benjamin Keith "Ben" Davies (born 11 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Preston North End as a defender. He has had recent loan spells with York City and Tranmere Rovers.
Career
Born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria,[1] Davies signed with the youth system at Preston North End after being spotted playing for Furness Rovers aged 11.[3] 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.[4] During the game he provided an assist for Nicky Wroe's 60th minute equaliser and picked up a yellow card for a foul on Cyrus Christie.[4][5] He drew praise from Preston manager Graham Westley, who likened Davies' transition into the first team to that of George Boyd at Stevenage.[5] Davies kept his place for the next game against Shreswbury Town at Deepdale.[4] His second game 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.[4][6] He was substituted shortly after for Paul Huntington, with Preston to ultimately lose the game.[6] 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.[7]
Davies joined League Two side York City on a one-month loan on 19 July 2013.[8] He made his debut in a 1–0 home win over Northampton Town on 3 August 2013, in the first game of the 2013–14 season.[9] On 15 August 2013, his loan was extended until January 2014, having appeared in York's opening two games.[9][10]
Davies signed for Tranmere Rovers of League Two on a one-month loan on 19 September 2014 and made his debut a day later in a 2–1 home defeat to Exeter City.[11][12] He played in four matches for Tranmere, returning to Preston once the loan ended on 22 October 2014.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 October 2014.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Preston North End | 2012–13[4] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014–15[12] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| York City (loan) | 2013–14[9] | League Two | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2014–15[12] | League Two | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||
- ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
- ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Brown, Tony; Joyce, Michael; Longbottom, David, eds. (2013). English National Football Archive Yearbook 2013. Tony Brown. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-905891-62-7.
- ↑ "York City FC Player Profiles". York City F.C. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "Barrow boy Ben’s dream PNE debut". North-West Evening Mail (Barrow-in-Furness). 28 January 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Games played by Ben Davies in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "PNE youngster set for the top". Lancashire Evening Post (Preston). 28 January 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Preston 1–2 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ↑ "Davies targeting regular PNE spot". Lancashire Evening Post (Preston). 4 May 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ↑ "York City bring in Preston defender Ben Davies on loan". BBC Sport. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Games played by Ben Davies in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ↑ "Ben Davies on Twitter". Twitter. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ↑ "Tranmere Rovers: Ben Davies joins from Preston on loan". BBC Sport. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Games played by Ben Davies in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ↑ "Davies Loan Spell Ends". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
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