Leon Davies
Personal information
Full name Leon Ross Nikoro Davies[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-22) 22 November 1999[2]
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Braintree Town
Number 2
Youth career
2007–2016 Cambridge United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2022 Cambridge United 66 (0)
2019 → Bath City (loan) 3 (0)
2021 → Weymouth (loan) 2 (0)
2022 Southend United 16 (0)
2022– Braintree Town 65 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:57, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Leon Ross Nikoro Davies (born 22 November 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for National League South club Braintree Town. He attended Impington Village College from 2011 to 2016.

Career

Davies was a Cambridge United youth graduate and earned himself a professional contract with Cambridge United .[2] He made his first team debut on 30 August 2016 in a 1–0 EFL Trophy win against Shrewsbury Town. He made his League Two debut on 2 January 2017 coming on a substitute in a 4–0 win against Notts County.[4]

On 18 January 2019, Davies joined National League South side Bath City on loan for a month.[5] He was offered a new contract by Cambridge United at the end of the 2018–19 season. During the off season Davies signed a new two-year contract with Cambridge keepon him at the club until the summer of 2021.[6]

On 29 November 2021, Davies joined National League side Weymouth on a one-month loan deal.[7]

On 11 January 2022, Davies joined National League side Southend United on a permanent deal until summer 2022. [8]

On 15 July 2022, Davies agreed to join fellow Essex-based side, Braintree Town ahead of the 2022–23 campaign.[9]

Career statistics

As of 6 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cambridge United 2016–17[10] League Two 5000004[lower-alpha 1]090
2017–18[11] League Two 4000002[lower-alpha 1]060
2018–19[12] League Two 6000003[lower-alpha 1]090
2019–20[13] League Two 16000203[lower-alpha 1]0210
2020–21[14] League Two 11000105[lower-alpha 1]0170
2021–22[15] League One 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
Total 4200030190640
Bath City (loan) 2018–19[16] National League South 30———30
Weymouth (loan) 2021–22[16] National League 20——1[lower-alpha 2]030
Southend United 2021–22[16] National League 160———160
Braintree Town 2022–23[16][17] National League South 39030—4[lower-alpha 3]0460
2023–24[16][18] National League South 26050—1[lower-alpha 2]0320
Total 65080—50780
Career total 128080302501640
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Three appearances in the FA Trophy, one in the National League South play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Leon Davies signs Cambridge United professional deal". Cambridge News. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Leon Davies - Defender - First Team - Cambridge United".
  4. ↑ "Match Report: Cambridge Utd 4 Notts County 0". Cambridge United FC. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Player News". Bath City FC. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "David Forde: Cambridge United release former Millwall keeper". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Leon Davies joins Weymouth on loan". Cambridge United FC. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "BLUES SIGN LEON DAVIES". www.southendunited.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Braintree Town FC on Twitter". Braintree Town F.C. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Leon Davies in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Leon Davies in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Leon Davies in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Leon Davies in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Leon Davies in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Leon Davies in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 Leon Davies at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  17. ↑ For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Heybridge Swifts 1 - 1 Braintree Town". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
    For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay – Braintree Town 2 - 1 Heybridge Swifts". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
    For FA Cup Third Qualifying Round Replay: "Emirates FA Cup Third Qualifying Round – Hornchurch 3 - 0 Braintree Town". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  18. ↑ For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Canvey Island 1 - 1 Braintree Town". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
    For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Braintree Town 3 - 1 Canvey Island". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
    For FA Cup Third Qualifying Round: Tymon, Chris (1 October 2023). "Braintree Town 3-2 Brackley Town - Emirates FA Cup - 3rd Qualifying Round - Saturday 30th Sept 2023". Brackley Town F.C. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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