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Tom Davies
Personal information
Full name Thomas Davies[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 26
Youth career
2006–2009 Tranmere Rovers
2009–2015 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Everton 27 (2)
International career‡
2013–2014 England U16 9 (1)
2014–2015 England U17 18 (0)
2016 England U18 4 (0)
2016– England U19 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:31, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:19, 1 July 2017 (UTC)

Thomas Davies (born 30 June 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Everton and is the captain of the England national under-19 team. He is an academy graduate of the club and made his senior debut in April 2016 at the age of 17.

Club career

Everton

Early years

Davies is an academy graduate of Everton, having joined the club at the age of 11 from Tranmere Rovers.[3] He became a first-year scholar ahead of the 2014–15 season and was promoted to the under-21s at the end of that campaign.[4] Davies continued to play regularly for the under-21s the following season and signed his first professional contract on 30 September 2015.[5] His impressive form was rewarded as he was handed his Premier League debut by manager Roberto Martínez on 16 April 2016, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Darron Gibson in a 1–1 draw with Southampton at Goodison Park.[6] On the final day of the Premier League season, following the sacking of Martínez, Davies was handed his first start for Everton by interim manager David Unsworth in a 3–0 win over Norwich.[7] His performance over the course of the 90 minutes earned him the Man of the Match award.[4]

2016–17 season

Davies signed a new five-year contract with Everton at the start of the following season.[8] Having previously featured from the substitute's bench, he made his first start of the campaign on 2 January 2017 and registered his first assist for the club in a 3–0 win over Southampton.[9] He scored his first Everton goal 13 days later in a 4–0 league victory over Manchester City in a performance that saw him named Man of the Match.[10] Having impressed in his first full season with Everton, Davies was awarded an improved five-year contract on 3 April 2017.[11] On 9 April, he scored the joint-fastest goal of the Premier League season when he netted after just 30 seconds in a 4–2 win over reigning champions Leicester.[12] At the club's End of Season awards, Davies was named Everton's Young Player of the Year and also won the Goal of the Season and Performance of the Season honours for his role in the victory over Manchester City.[13]

International career

Davies has represented England up to under-19 level.[14] On 7 October 2015, he was invited by England manager Roy Hodgson to train with the senior squad following his progression with the under-17 side.[15] Just seven days later, he was named captain of the England under-17 team for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup which took place in Chile.[16] The FA agreed Everton's request to rest Davies so that he would not feature at the European Under-19 Championship for the England U-19 in summer 2017.[17]

Personal life

Davies hails from a footballing family. He is the nephew of former Everton player Alan Whittle, who made 74 appearances for the club between 1967 and 1972, and his older brother, Liam, is a semi-professional footballer who plays for Chester.[18][19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 August 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Othera Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Everton 2015–16[20] Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2016–17[21] Premier League 24 2 1 0 0 0 — 25 2
2017–18[22] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 3 0
Career total 27 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 30 2
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Professional Retain List 2015/16" (PDF). Premier League. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Tom Davies". Premier League. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. ^ Beesley, Chris (30 September 2015). "Everton FC hand pro deal to Tom Davies". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Tom Davies". Everton F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. ^ Strange, Joe (17 December 2016). "Everton's Tom Davies on being Ronald Koeman's type of player, helping the homeless and studying Barcelona's best: 'I'd love to control a game like Andres Iniesta and Sergio Busquets'". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Roberto Martinez's Everton let lead slip vs. Southampton". ESPN. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  7. ^ Nash, Matthew (15 May 2016). "David Unsworth heaps praise on Tom Davies after his first Everton start". Here Is The City. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Five-year deal for Davies". Everton F.C. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  9. ^ Ridge, Patric (2 January 2017). "Koeman expects Everton transfer activity but backs youngster Davies to shine". Goal.com. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  10. ^ King, Dominic (15 January 2017). "Everton 4–0 Manchester City: Romelu Lukaku, Kevin Mirallas, Tom Davies and Ademola Lookman score as hosts romp to victory over beleaguered visitors". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Tom Davies: Everton midfielder signs five-year deal with Premier League side". BBC Sport. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  12. ^ Creek, Stephen (9 April 2017). "Davies strike equals fastest goal record". Goal.com. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  13. ^ Kirkbride, Phil (10 May 2017). "Hat-trick of awards for Everton's Tom Davies". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Tom Davies". The Football Association. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  15. ^ O'Keefe, Greg (7 October 2015). "Everton youngster Tom Davies trains with senior England squad". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  16. ^ Stonehouse, Gary (14 October 2015). "Tom Davies to captain U17s as squad numbers unveiled". The Football Association. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  17. ^ Hunter, Andy (7 April 2017). "Everton's Tom Davies to miss England U19 tournament for time to rest". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  18. ^ a b c d O'Keefe, Greg (17 May 2016). "Everton starlet Tom Davies – five things you need to know about Blues midfield dynamo". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  19. ^ Powell, Dave (23 March 2017). "Liam Davies taking inspiration from brother Tom". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by Tom Davies in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  21. ^ "Games played by Tom Davies in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Tom Davies in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
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