Ben Davies (footballer, born 1995)

Ben Davies

Davies following a York City match in 2013
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Keith Davies[1]
Date of birth (1995-08-11) 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
 Newport County
(on loan from Preston North End)
Youth career
0000–2013 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)
2015 → Southport (loan) 9 (0)
2016– → Newport County (loan) 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:11, 13 Feb 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Benjamin Keith "Ben" Davies (born 11 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Newport County, on loan from Championship club Preston North End. He has had loan spells with York City, Tranmere Rovers and Southport.

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 2013–14.[9] On 15 August 2013, his loan was extended until January 2014,[10] having appeared in York's opening two games.[9]

Davies signed for Tranmere Rovers of League Two on a one-month loan on 19 September 2014[11] and made his debut a day later in a 2–1 home defeat to Exeter City.[12] He played in four matches for Tranmere, returning to Preston once the loan ended on 22 October 2014.[13] He joined National League club Southport on a one-month loan on 11 September 2015,[14] and made his debut a day later in a 2–1 away defeat to Forest Green Rovers.[15] Davies was recalled by Preston on 20 October 2015, to provide cover for injured defensive players,[16] having made nine appearances for Southport.[15]

On 7 January 2016, Davies joined Newport County of League Two on a one-month youth loan.[17]

Career statistics

Davies playing for York City in 2013
As of match played 17 October 2015.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Preston North End 2012–13[4] League One 3000000030
2014–15[12] League One 4000200060
2015–16[18] Championship 000010—10
Total 70003000100
York City (loan) 2013–14[9] League Two 440——3[lower-alpha 1]0470
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2014–15[12] League Two 30——1[lower-alpha 2]040
Southport (loan) 2015–16[15] National League 90———90
Newport County (loan) 2015–16[18] League Two 0000——00
Career total 630003040700
  1. ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 3 Brown, Tony; Joyce, Michael; Longbottom, David, eds. (2013). English National Football Archive Yearbook 2013. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-905891-62-7.
  2. ↑ "York City FC Player Profiles: Ben Davies". York City F.C. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Barrow boy Ben’s dream PNE debut". North-West Evening Mail (Barrow-in-Furness). 28 January 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Games played by Ben Davies in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  5. 1 2 "PNE youngster set for the top". Lancashire Evening Post (Preston). 28 January 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Preston 1–2 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Davies targeting regular PNE spot". Lancashire Evening Post (Preston). 4 May 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "York City bring in Preston defender Ben Davies on loan". BBC Sport. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  9. 1 2 3 "Games played by Ben Davies in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Ben Davies on Twitter". Twitter. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  11. ↑ "Tranmere Rovers: Ben Davies joins from Preston on loan". BBC Sport. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  12. 1 2 3 "Games played by Ben Davies in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Davies Loan Spell Ends". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Ben Davies: Preston North End defender joins Southport on loan". BBC Sport. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  15. 1 2 3 "B. Davies". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "Ben Davies heads back to Preston". Sky Sports. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  17. ↑ Seddon, Dave (7 January 2016). "Ben Davies heads back to Preston". Lancashire Evening Post (Preston). Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Ben Davies in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

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