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Billy Sass-Davies
Personal information
Full name William John Sass-Davies[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-17) 17 February 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Abergele, Wales
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Crewe Alexandra
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2017 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Crewe Alexandra 2 (0)
2018 → Colwyn Bay (loan) 8 (0)
2018–2019 → Leek Town (loan) 9 (1)
2019 → FC United of Manchester (loan) 8 (0)
2019 → Altrincham (loan) 2 (0)
2019 → A.F.C. Telford United (loan) 6 (0)
2020 → Ashton United (loan) 5 (1)
2020 → Altrincham (loan) 6 (0)
International career
2017–2018 Wales U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:09, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

William John Sass-Davies (born 17 February 2000) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Crewe Alexandra.

Career

Sass-Davies signed professional terms with Crewe in July 2017.[2] After being on the substitutes bench for the opening five games of the 2017–18 season, he made his first-team debut, aged 17, on 29 August 2017, being named in the starting line-up in an EFL Trophy group stage game against Newcastle United U21s at Gresty Road.[4]

In February 2018 he joined Colwyn Bay on loan.[5]

He joined Northern Premier League side Leek Town on loan in November 2018.[6]

In January 2019 he joined FC United of Manchester on loan[7] making his debut, and being voted man of the match, the next day in a victory in a league match against Bradford Park Avenue.[8] In March 2019, he joined Altrincham on loan and made one appearance, as a second half substitute, in a 1-0 win at York City.[9][10] On 19 April 2019, Sass-Davies made his first League start for Crewe, playing in a 2-0 win over Yeovil Town at Gresty Road.[11]

He was offered a new contract by Crewe at the end of the 2018-19 season.[12] During the 2019–20 season, Sass-Davies had a loan spell at A.F.C. Telford United, and in February 2020 went on a month's loan to Northern Premier League side Ashton United,[13] making his debut against Witton Albion on 8 February 2020.[14]

Sass-Davies scored his first professional goal, for Crewe, in a 1-2 defeat by Lincoln City in the first round of the EFL Cup at Gresty Road on 5 September 2020.[15]

On 7 November 2020, he rejoined Altrincham on loan for a month.[16] This was his second spell on loan at the club. On 3 December 2020, Sass-Davies was recalled by Crewe Alexandra following several injuries to some first-team players.[17] He made six league appearances for Altrincham during this loan spell.

International career

He was called up by the Wales national under-19 football team in September 2017 to play against Iceland,[18] starting four matches and appearing among the substitutes several times during the 2017-18 season.

Career statistics

As of 3 December 2020.
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crewe Alexandra 2017–18 League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2018–19[19] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2019–20[20] League Two 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2020–21[21] League One 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 1
Crewe Alexandra total 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 7 1
Altrincham (loan) 2020–21[21] National League 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 8 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 13 1
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Billy Sass-Davies". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ Billy Sass-Davies at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Newcastle Utd U21s". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Wales Under-19 international Billy Sass-Davies ready for Colwyn Bay FC debut". Daily Post. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Sass-Davies in as defensive cover". Pitchero. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  7. ^ "NEW SIGNINGS: Zehn Mohammed and Billy Sass-Davies". FC United of Manchester. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  8. ^ "NEW SIGNINGS: Bradford Park Avenue 2-3 FC United of Manchester". FC United of Manchester. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Billy on the move". Crewe Chronicle. 13 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Duo recalled from loans". Vital Crewe. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Crewe Alexandra: Nicky Hunt signs new deal, but George Ray rejects contract offer". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Loan: Sass-Davies Joins Ashton United". CreweAlex.Net. Crewe Alexandra F.C. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Steven tames former club". Witton Albion FC. Witton Albion FC. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  16. ^ Johnson, Steve (7 November 2020). "Sass-Davies rejoins Alty for second loan spell". Vital Crewe. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Sass-Davies recalled by Crewe". Altrincham FC. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  18. ^ https://www.rhyljournal.co.uk/news/15769710.wales-u19-downed-by-iceland-in-rhyl-international-clash/
  19. ^ "Games played by Billy Sass-Davies in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  20. ^ "Games played by Billy Sass-Davies in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Billy Sass-Davies in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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