Benjamin Thomas Davies ( born 24 April 1993 ) is a Welsh professional football player who plays as a forget back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Wales home team. Davies is an academy graduate of Swansea City, a Welsh club based in Swansea who play in the English football league system, besides joining Danish club Viborg FF ‘s academy while his family lived in Denmark. He made his professional introduction for Swansea City in the moment Premier League bet on of the 2012–13 temper against West Ham United, scoring his first gear professional goal in a 3–1 Premier League gain against Stoke City in January 2013. In the 2013–14 temper, Davies was once again a regular for Swansea City.
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In July 2014, Davies was signed by Tottenham Hotspur for an undisclosed fee, making his debut for Tottenham in a Europa League game against Cypriot side AEL Limassol. He has spent much of his Tottenham career battling with Danny Rose for the starting left-back spot. Davies made three appearances for the Welsh national under-19 football team in his youth. His appearances all came as part of qualification for the 2012 UEFA european Under-19 Championship. Davies made his elder Welsh national team debut against Scotland as character of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification in 2012. He has since made over 60 elder appearances for Wales, and represented the english at UEFA Euro 2020 .
early animation [edit ]
Davies was born in Neath, West Glamorgan. [ 2 ] After spend time in the young person academy at Swansea City, he and his family moved to Viborg, Denmark, after his forefather accepted a job offer. They spent three years living in Denmark, where he played for Viborg FF ‘s young person team before returning to Swansea. [ 4 ] Davies attended Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera and is a welsh loudspeaker. [ 5 ]
Club career [edit ]
Swansea City [edit ]
After spend time with the young person ranks, Davies signed a biennial contract with Swansea City, making his first-team debut against West Ham United for the Premier League on 25 August 2012, coming on as an 84th minute substitute for Neil Taylor in a 3–0 base gain. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Davies became a regular crank for Swansea in the 2012–13 season, following a long-run injury to Taylor. [ 8 ] On 23 November 2012, Davies signed a modern three-and-a-half-year abridge with Swansea. [ 9 ] On 19 January 2013, Davies scored his first finish for Swansea against Stoke City in a 3–1 victory. [ 10 ] In doing thus, at 19 years and 270 days, he became Swansea ‘s youngest scorer in the Premier League. [ 10 ] In September 2013, he scored his moment and third gear Premier League goals for Swansea, against West Brom and Arsenal respectively. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] On 24 December 2013, Davies signed a annual shrink extension, keeping him at Swansea until June 2017. [ 13 ]
Tottenham Hotspur [edit ]
On 23 July 2014, Davies joined Tottenham Hotspur on a five-year abridge for an undisclosed fee. He joined on the like day as his Swansea teammate Michel Vorm, with Gylfi Sigurðsson being exchanged as part of the deal. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Davies made his Premier League debut for Tottenham Hotspur as a late stand-in in a 0–3 defeat to Liverpool. [ 17 ] He made his first begin for the club in the league in a 2–1 off win at Hull City on 23 November 2014. [ citation needed ] He was an idle substitute for the 2015 League Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on 1 March 2015, in which Tottenham were beaten 2–0 by Chelsea. [ 18 ] Davies scored his first finish for the club on 8 January 2017, a heading in an FA Cup tie against Aston Villa. [ 19 ] He signed a new four-year contract at Tottenham on 9 March 2017, extending his consider to 2021. [ 20 ]
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Davies scored his second Tottenham goal – and his foremost for them in the Premier League – against Hull City on the concluding day of the 2016–17 season ; a first-time mint from outside the box into the top leave corner added a sixth finish in an eventual 7–1 acquire for Tottenham. [ 21 ] Davies started for Tottenham in the opening match of the 2017–18 season, and scored a finish in a 2–0 acquire off to Newcastle United. [ 22 ] Davies signed a new 5-year shrink with Tottenham in July 2019. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] Davies scored his beginning finish of the 2020–21 season, his first in over three years, in the Carabao Cup necktie against Stoke City, helping the team win 3–1 to reach the semi-finals. [ 25 ]
International career [edit ]
In September 2012, Davies was selected for the Wales squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in September 2012. He replaced cabaret teammate Neil Taylor, who had suffered a broken ankle in a Premier League match against Sunderland. [ 26 ] Davies made his broad external debut in the 2–1 win against Scotland on 12 October 2012. [ 27 ] In May 2021 he was selected for the Wales police squad for the stay UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. [ 28 ]
career statistics [edit ]
clubhouse [edit ]
- As of match played 2 December 2021.
International [edit ]
- As of match played 16 November 2021.[39]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Wales
2012
2
0
2013
7
0
2014
3
0
2015
6
0
2016
10
0
2017
8
0
2018
7
0
2019
9
0
2020
6
0
2021
11
1
Total
69
1
- As of match played on 16 November 2021. Wales’ score listed first, score column indicates score after each Davies goal.[ citation needed]
List of international goals scored by Ben Davies
No.
Date
Venue
Cap
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
13 November 2021
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
68
Belarus
4–0
5-1
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours [edit ]
Swansea City
Tottenham Hotspur
Wales
References [edit ]
- Profile at the Tottenham Hotspur F.C. website
- Ben Davies at Soccerbase
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