Justin Davis

Justin Davis

Justin Davis playing for Minnesota United FC in 2017
Personal information
Full name Justin Davis
Date of birth (1988-05-06) May 6, 1988
Place of birth Litchfield Park, Arizona, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Fullback
Club information
Current team
Minnesota United
Number 2
Youth career
2006–2009 New Mexico Lobos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Des Moines Menace 11 (3)
2011–2016 Minnesota United (NASL) 163 (9)
2017– Minnesota United 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 29, 2017.

Justin Davis (born May 6, 1988) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Minnesota United in Major League Soccer. He played college soccer for the University of New Mexico Lobos.

Career

College and amateur

Davis was born in Litchfield Park, Arizona. He played his college career at the University of New Mexico where he played mainly as a forward, but was noted for his versatility. Davis led the MPSF in scoring while earning first team all-MPSF accolades. He also earned second team all-Far West Region honors.

During his college years Davis also played for Des Moines Menace in the USL Premier Development League.[1]

Professional

Davis was drafted in the second round (32nd overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake,[2] but was not offered a contract by the team. He signed with the NSC Minnesota Stars in the North American Soccer League in 2011, and made his professional debut on April 30, in a 1-1 tie with the Carolina RailHawks.[3] He scored his first professional goal on May 18, in a 2-0 win over the Puerto Rico Islanders.[4]

Minnesota announced in December 2011 that Davis would return for the 2012 season.[5]

Career statistics

As of June 22, 2017[6]
Club League Season League MLS Cup US Open Cup CONCACAF Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NSC Minnesota Stars NASL 2011 28100281
Minnesota Stars 2012 29120311
Minnesota United FC 2013 19000190
2014 26110271
2015 305--00305
2016 311--20331
MLS 2017 501060
Career total 1689--60--1749

References

  1. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  2. 2010 MLS SuperDraft Archived January 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. "Barbara Scores Again as RailHawks Tie Minnesota". Nasl.com. 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  4. "Minnesota Ends Islanders Unbeaten Run". Nasl.com. 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  5. "NASL Champion Stars Exercise 18 Contract Options | North American Soccer League". Nasl.com. 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  6. Justin Davis at Soccerway
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