Ben Davies (footballer, born 1995)

Ben Davies

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
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)
* 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

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[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

1. One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
2. Appearance in Football League Trophy

References

1. "Ben Davies". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
2. "York City FC Player Profiles: Ben Davies". York City F.C. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014.
3. "Barrow boy Ben's dream PNE debut". North-West Evening Mail. Barrow-in-Furness. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
4. "Games played by Ben Davies in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
5. "PNE youngster set for the top". Lancashire Evening Post. Preston. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
6. "Preston 1–2 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
7. "Davies targeting regular PNE spot". Lancashire Evening Post. Preston. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
8. "York City bring in Preston defender Ben Davies on loan". BBC Sport. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
9. "Games played by Ben Davies in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
10. "Ben Davies on Twitter". Twitter. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
11. "Tranmere Rovers: Ben Davies joins from Preston on loan". BBC Sport. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
12. "Games played by Ben Davies in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
13. "Davies Loan Spell Ends". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
14. "Ben Davies: Preston North End defender joins Southport on loan". BBC Sport. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
15. "B. Davies". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
16. "Ben Davies heads back to Preston". Sky Sports. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
17. Seddon, Dave (7 January 2016). "PNE defender joins Newport". Lancashire Evening Post. Preston. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
18. Davies loan extended
19. "Games played by Ben Davies in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
20. "Games played by Ben Davies in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

External links

• Ben Davies profile at the official Preston North End F.C. website
• Ben Davies career statistics at Soccerbase