Andrew Davies (footballer)
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Andrew John Davies | |
| Date of birth | 17 December 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Stockton-on-Tees, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Stoke City | |
| Number | 21 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002–2008 2005 2005–2006 2007–2008 2008 2008– 2009 |
Middlesbrough → QPR (loan) → Derby County(loan) → Southampton (loan) Southampton Stoke City → Preston North End (loan) |
53 (0) 9 (0) 23 (3) 12 (0) 11 (0) 2 (0) 5 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2007- | England Under-21 | 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Andrew John Davies (born 17 December 1984) is an English footballer who currently plays for Stoke City. He has been capped for England at Under-21 level.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Middlesbrough
Davies was born in Stockton-on-Tees and went to Northfield School in Billingham near Middlesbrough. He joined Middlesbrough as a thirteen year old and moved up the ranks of the club, achieving a place in the reserve side. He signed professional terms with October 2002 after impressing in the Under-19s and as captain of the reserve team.
He made his debut on 6 November 2002, in a League Cup defeat against Ipswich Town. His Barclaycard Premiership debut came three months later in a 5–2 defeat at home to Aston Villa. He made nine further appearances during the 2003–04 season before suffering a broken leg in a reserve league game in March 2004
He made two appearances in the first half of the 2004–05 season before joining Queens Park Rangers on an initial one month's loan in January to gain some first team experience, eventually remaining there for three months. In July 2005 he was loaned out again, to Derby County. This was initially for a period of six months, although it was later extended to a full season's loan. However, an injury crisis at Middlesbrough prompted them to recall Davies in January 2006. The player had generally impressed during his time at Derby, despite being sent off on three occasions.
On his return to the Riverside he played a significant role in Middlesbough’s journey to the semi finals of the FA Cup and final of the UEFA Cup. With Gareth Southgate committing to youth in 2006–07, Davies found his way into the first team and made 23 appearances in all.
[edit] Southampton
Davies signed for Southampton on 9 October 2007 on an initial 3 month loan with a view to a permanent transfer in January.[1] On 10 January 2008 the signing was made permanent, for an undisclosed fee.[2]
He missed the last few matches of the 2007–08 season as a result of a fractured cheek bone incurred in March 2008. Despite only playing for half a season, he was voted the Saints "player of the season".
[edit] Stoke City
On 19 August 2008 he signed for newly promoted Stoke City for an undisclosed fee, signing a four year contract.
Davies did not feature until the beginning of December 2008 when he made several apperances on the bench his first was an away game against Newcastle. Andrew Made his Stoke City Debut against Manchester United coming on as a subsitute for Rory Delap in the 72 Minute on the 26th December 2008. Davies was filling in at right back after Andy Wilkinson had been sent off for a second bookable offence. He made another subsitute apperance on the 28th of December 2008 against West Ham
Davies made his first Stoke City start against Hartlepool in the F.A Cup third Round which ended in a shock 2-0 victory for the League One Side. Davies sustained a injury in the 71st minute when he fell in to the Hartlepool dugout. Davies didn't to play any more part in stoke's 2008/2009 campagin
On 13 February 2009 Davies signed for Preston North End on a one month emergency loan.[3]
[edit] Family
His elder brother, Mark is a cricketer with Durham.
[edit] References
- ^ "Davies signs". www.saintsfc.co.uk. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/?page_id=9100. Retrieved on 9 October 2007.
- ^ "Davies leaves Boro to join Saints". BBC. 10 January 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/7182083.stm. Retrieved on 11 January 2008.
- ^ "Preston seal loan deal for Davies". BBC Sport. 13 February 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/preston/7888323.stm. Retrieved on 13 February 2009.
[edit] External links
- Andrew Davies player profile at saintsfc.co.uk
- Andrew Davies player profile at mfc.co.uk
- Andrew Davies career stats at Soccerbase
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| Preceded by Chris Baird |
Southampton F.C. player of the season 2007–08 |
Succeeded by Kelvin Davis |
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