Ben Davis (footballer, born 2000)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben James Davis | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Phuket, Thailand | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fulham | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Singapore Sports School | |||
| 2017– | Fulham F.C. Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Fulham U18 | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017– | Singapore U18 | 1 | (1) |
| 2018– | Singapore | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2018 | |||
Ben James Davis is a Singapore international footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Fulham U18.
Personal life
Ben was born in Thailand but moved to Singapore at the age of five and gained citizenship here in 2009. He studied at the Singapore Sports School from 2013 to 2015 before moving to London's Harrow High School in 2016.[1]
Early career
Fulham
Davis earned a two-year academy scholarship with the English Championship side after impressing in trials and pointed to the example of Ryan Sessegnon, another Fulham scholarship recipient.
The 17-year-old England U-19 left-back signed his first professional Fulham contract in June.[2]
International career
Youth
Davis represented the Singapore U18 team.
Senior
Davis was first called up to the Singapore national team in 2018 for the friendly against Maldives on 23 March 2018 and the 2019 Asian Cup Qualifiers against Chinese Taipei on 27 March 2018 when he was only aged 17.[3]
References
- ^ "Football: Fulham trainee Ben, 16, impresses Singapore Under-18 coach".
- ^ "Ben settling in well at Fulham's academy". Straits Times. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
- ^ "Fulham youngster Ben Davis and Baihakki Khaizan in Singapore squad". Fox Sports Asia. 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2018-03-13.