Ben Davies (footballer, born 1995)

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Ben Davies
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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 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Barrow, England
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Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Preston North End
Number 20
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) 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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.[citation needed]

Career statistics

Davies playing for York City in 2013
As of match played 7 May 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[18] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 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[18] League Two 19 0 1 0 — — 20 0
Career total 82 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 90 0
  1. ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

References

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