Archie Davies
![]() Davies playing for Whitehawk in August 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Archie Daniel Davies[1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 October 1998 | ||
Place of birth | St Leonards-on-Sea, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Carlisle United | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | Crystal Palace | ||
2014–2017 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
2017 | → Whitehawk (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Crawley Town | 67 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Aldershot Town | 28 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Dundalk | 57 | (0) |
2024– | Carlisle United | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:22, 9 July 2024 (UTC) |
Archie Daniel Davies (born 7 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two side Carlisle United.
He played youth football with Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion and had a loan spell from the latter at Whitehawk in 2017. His former clubs also include Crawley Town, Aldershot Town & Dundalk.
Career
[edit]Brighton & Hove Albion
[edit]Davies played youth football for Crystal Palace before joining Brighton & Hove Albion at the age of 15. He signed his first professional contract with the club in 2017.[3]
Davies joined Whitehawk on loan in August 2017,[4] and played a total 8 league games for them.[2]
Davies made his professional debut for Brighton & Hove Albion, on 25 September 2019 in a 3–1 defeat at home against Aston Villa in the EFL Cup.[5]
Davies was released by Brighton in the summer of 2020 upon the expiry of his contract.[6]
Crawley Town
[edit]Davies signed for Crawley Town on 1 August 2020 following his release from Brighton.[7] His first appearance for Crawley on 8 September 2020 in a 2–1 EFL Trophy defeat to Gillingham.[8] He made his league debut for the club four days later in a 2–0 defeat to Port Vale.[8] In total he made 38 appearances across the 2020–21 season.[8]
On 10 August 2021, Davies scored his first senior goal with a 95th-minute equaliser in a 2–2 EFL Cup draw Gillingham. Crawley lost the penalty shoot-out despite Davies scoring his penalty.[9][10] He made 37 appearances during 2021–22 season.[9] Davies was released by Crawley in June 2022.[11]
Aldershot Town
[edit]On 16 June 2022, it was announced that Davies had joined National League club Aldershot Town on a one-year contract.[12]
Dundalk
[edit]On 26 January 2023, Davies signed a two-year contract with League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk.[13]
Carlisle United
[edit]On 9 July 2024, Davies signed for EFL League Two side Carlisle United for an undisclosed fee.[14][15]
Personal life
[edit]Davies was born in St Leonards-on-Sea and grew up in St Leonards-on-Sea and Lanzarote before attending Buckswood School. He can speak Spanish.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 4 July 2024
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Whitehawk (loan) | 2017–18[2] | National League South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2018–19[16] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
2019–20[17] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2019–20[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Crawley Town | 2020–21[8] | League Two | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 38 | 0 |
2021–22[9] | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
Total | 67 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 1 | ||
Aldershot Town | 2022–23[18] | National League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
Dundalk | 2023[2] | LOI Premier Division | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
2024[2] | 22 | 0 | — | — | 2[d] | 1 | 24 | 1 | ||||
Total | 57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | 67 | 1 | |||
Carlisle United | 2024–25[2] | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 160 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 188 | 2 |
- ^ a b c d e appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
- ^ 4 appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League & 1 appearance in Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
Honours
[edit]Individual
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Crawley Town" (PDF). English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 24. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Archie Davies at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ a b Howard, Derren (2 October 2019). "Brighton and Hove Albion first team debut for talented young St Leonards footballer". Hastings Observer. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Seagulls Youngster Loaned To Neighbouring Hawks". Pitchero Non-League. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Brighton 1–3 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Naylor, Andy (8 June 2020). "'It's gutting to be released now... when you can't say goodbye to your mates'". The Athletic. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Dannie Bulman: Football League's oldest player signs new deal at Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by Archie Davies in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Archie Davies in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Crawley Town 2 Gillingham 2 (Gillingham win 10-9 on penalties): Shootout heartache for Reds in Carabao Cup".
- ^ "2021/22 RELEASED AND RETAINED LIST". www.crawleytownfc.com. 20 May 2022.
- ^ "NEW SIGNING: Shots Sign Davies! | Aldershot Town FC". 16 June 2022.
- ^ McLaughlin, Gavin (26 January 2023). "ARCHIE ARRIVES AT ORIEL PARK!". Dundalk Football Club. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ McLaughlin, Gavin (9 July 2024). "ARCHIE LEAVES ORIEL TO JOIN CARLISLE UNITED". Dundalk Football Club. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Archie Davies: Carlisle United sign Dundalk defender". BBC Sport. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Archie Davies in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b "Games played by Archie Davies in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Archie Davies in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Hastings
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Whitehawk F.C. players
- Crawley Town F.C. players
- Aldershot Town F.C. players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- League of Ireland players
- Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
- English football defender, 1990s birth stubs