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Archie Davies
Davies playing for Whitehawk in August 2017
Personal information
Full name Archie Daniel Davies[1]
Date of birth (1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 (age 26)
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
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2014 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 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:14, 12 October 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

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Brighton & Hove Albion

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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

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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

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On 16 June 2022, it was announced that Davies had joined National League club Aldershot Town on a one-year contract.[12]

Dundalk

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On 26 January 2023, Davies signed a two-year contract with League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk.[13]

Carlisle United

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On 9 July 2024, Davies signed for EFL League Two side Carlisle United for an undisclosed fee.[14][15]

Personal life

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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

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As of match played 31 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
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 4 1 0 0 1 0 0[a] 0 5 1
Career total 164 1 7 0 3 1 19 1 193 3
  1. ^ a b c d e appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. ^ 4 appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League & 1 appearance in Leinster Senior Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup

Honours

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Crawley Town" (PDF). English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 24. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Archie Davies at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Seagulls Youngster Loaned To Neighbouring Hawks". Pitchero Non-League. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Brighton 1–3 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Dannie Bulman: Football League's oldest player signs new deal at Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d "Games played by Archie Davies in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "Games played by Archie Davies in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Crawley Town 2 Gillingham 2 (Gillingham win 10-9 on penalties): Shootout heartache for Reds in Carabao Cup".
  11. ^ "2021/22 RELEASED AND RETAINED LIST". www.crawleytownfc.com. 20 May 2022.
  12. ^ "NEW SIGNING: Shots Sign Davies! | Aldershot Town FC". 16 June 2022.
  13. ^ McLaughlin, Gavin (26 January 2023). "ARCHIE ARRIVES AT ORIEL PARK!". Dundalk Football Club. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  14. ^ McLaughlin, Gavin (9 July 2024). "ARCHIE LEAVES ORIEL TO JOIN CARLISLE UNITED". Dundalk Football Club. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Archie Davies: Carlisle United sign Dundalk defender". BBC Sport. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Games played by Archie Davies in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Archie Davies in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  18. ^ "Games played by Archie Davies in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
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