Ben Davies (footballer, born 1995)
 Davies with Preston North End in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Keith Davies[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Barrow, 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) |
| 2015 | → Southport (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Newport County (loan) | 19 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:47, 7 May 2016 (UTC). | |||
Benjamin Keith "Ben" Davies (born 11 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championship club Preston North End. He has had loan spells with York City, Tranmere Rovers, Southport and Newport County.
Career
Born in Barrow, 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] subsequently extended until the end of the 2015-16 season.[18]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 May 2016
| 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 | |
| 2015–16[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| York City (loan) | 2013–14[9] | League Two | 44 | 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 | ||
| Southport (loan) | 2015–16[15] | National League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Newport County (loan) | 2015–16[19] | League Two | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 82 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 90 | 0 | ||
- ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
- ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
References
- 1 2 3 "Ben Davies". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "York City FC Player Profiles: Ben Davies". 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 14 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Games played by Ben Davies in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- 1 2 "PNE youngster set for the top". Lancashire Evening Post. Preston. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Ben Davies in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Ben Davies in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ "Davies Loan Spell Ends". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Ben Davies: Preston North End defender joins Southport on loan". BBC Sport. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 "B. Davies". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ "Ben Davies heads back to Preston". Sky Sports. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ↑ Seddon, Dave (7 January 2016). "PNE defender joins Newport". Lancashire Evening Post. Preston. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ Davies loan extended
- 1 2 "Games played by Ben Davies in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Ben Davies in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ben Davies (footballer born 1995). |
- Ben Davies profile at the official Preston North End F.C. website
- Ben Davies career statistics at Soccerbase
