Isaak Davies
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Isaak James Davies[1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 September 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Aberdare, Wales[2] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
Number | 39 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2021 | Cardiff City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Cardiff City | 38 | (3) |
2023–2024 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 34 | (12) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Wales U17 | 3 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Wales U19 | 5 | (2) |
2020 | Wales U20 | 1 | (0) |
2021– | Wales U21 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:57, 3 November 2021 (UTC) |
Isaak James Davies (born 25 September 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Cardiff City. He is a former Wales Under-21 international.
Club career
[edit]Davies signed for Cardiff City at the age of 7.[4] He signed his first professional contract in February 2021, alongside Rubin Colwill.[5][6] He made his first-team debut for Cardiff City on 23 October 2021 against Middlesbrough.[7] He assisted Kieffer Moore in Cardiff City's 2–1 win over Huddersfield Town on 6 November 2021.[8] Davies scored his first senior goal on 9 January 2022, scoring the first in Cardiff's 2–1 FA Cup victory over Preston North End.[9] He signed a further contract in March 2022.[2]
In August 2023 he signed on loan for Belgian club Kortrijk.[10][11] He signed a new contract with Cardiff in March 2024,[12] following a "successful" loan spell in Belgium, where he was Kortrijk's Player of the Season.[13]
Ahead of the 2024–25 season, Cardiff manager Erol Bulut said that Davies would be an "active" player for the club,[14] but Davies suffered a hamstring injury in pre-season, being ruled out for an estimated 4 months.[15]
International career
[edit]Davies represented Wales at youth international level.[3][16]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 29 May 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cardiff City | 2021–22[7] | Championship | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | |
2022–23[17] | Championship | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
2023–24[18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2024–25[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 38 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | ||
Kortrijk (loan) | 2023–24[16] | Belgian Pro League | 34 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 12 | ||
Career total | 72 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 16 |
- ^ Includes FA Cup, Belgian Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "EFL – Squad List 2021/22" (PDF). English English Football League. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Davies signs new Cardiff contract" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ a b Isaak Davies at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "I.Davies". Cardiff.
- ^ Townley, Martin (15 February 2021). "Isaak Davies and Rubin Colwill sign new deals with Cardiff City".
- ^ Williams, Glen (15 February 2021). "The Cardiff starlet who wowed Mick McCarthy has just given Bluebirds huge boost". WalesOnline.
- ^ a b "Games played by Isaak Davies in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ Williams, Glen (6 November 2021). "The 'electric' Cardiff youngster whose pivotal cameo helped down Huddersfield". WalesOnline.
- ^ "Highlights: Cardiff City 2–1 Preston North End (aet)" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Loan | Isaak Davies joins K.V. Kortrijk | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk.
- ^ "KV Kortrijk huurt jonge spits Isaak Davies van Cardiff | Focus en WTV". www.focus-wtv.be.
- ^ "Isaak Davies signs new City contract | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Cardiff City: Isaak Davies enjoys impressive Kortrijk loan spell". BBC Sport. 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Cardiff City: Isaak Davies to play big part - Erol Bulut". BBC Sport. 10 July 2024.
- ^ Williams, Glen (4 August 2024). "Cardiff's Davies sends 'gutted' message from hospital bed amid Robertson update". Wales Online.
- ^ a b Isaak Davies at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Isaak Davies in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Isaak Davies in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Isaak Davies in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Aberdare
- Welsh men's footballers
- Wales men's youth international footballers
- Wales men's under-21 international footballers
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- K.V. Kortrijk players
- English Football League players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Men's association football forwards
- Welsh expatriate men's footballers
- Welsh expatriates in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- 21st-century British sportsmen