Thomas Davies (footballer, born 2003)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Alfred Davies[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newport County | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2021 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Cardiff City | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Pontypridd United (loan) | 9 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | Newport County | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Wales U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Wales U21 | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:29, 3 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Thomas 'Tom' Alfred Davies (born 2003) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League Two club Newport County. He is a former Wales under-21 international.
Career
[edit]Cardiff City
[edit]Davies joined the youth academy of Cardiff City at the U14 level. He started playing as a midfielder, before converting to a left-back.[2] He made his professional debut with Cardiff City in a 3–2 EFL Cup win over Sutton United on 10 August 2021.[3] In July 2023 Davies joined Kilmarnock on loan for the 2023-24 season.[4] On 7 June 2024, Cardiff said it had offered the player a new contract.[5]
Newport County
[edit]On 17 January 2025 Davies joined EFL League Two club Newport County on an 18 month contract.[6] He made his Newport debut on 18 January 2025 as a second-half substitute in the 3-2 EFL League Two defeat to Port Vale.[7]
International career
[edit]Davies is a youth international for Wales, having represented the Wales U18 in a friendly 0–0 (2–0) penalty shootout loss to the England U18s on 30 March 2021.[8]
In October 2023 he was called up to the Wales Under-21 squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Czech Republic.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 28 January 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City | 2021-22[11] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022-23[12] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023-24[13] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024-25[14] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Cardiff Met (loan) | 2021-22 | Cymru Premier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Pontypridd United (loan) | 2022-23 | Cymru Premier | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 4 | |
| Kilmarnock (loan) | 2023-24 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Kilmarnock B (loan) | 2023-24 | — | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Cardiff City U21 | 2024-25 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Newport County | 2024-25[14] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup, Welsh Cup, Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup, Welsh League Cup, Scottish League Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "Club list of registered players: Cardiff City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 13. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Thomas Davies". Cardiff City F.C. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Williams, Glen (10 August 2021). "Marley Watkins bags two vs Sutton to send Bluebirds into Carabao Cup 2nd round". WalesOnline.
- ^ "Loan | Tom Davies joins Kilmarnock | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk.
- ^ "2023/24 Retained List | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Tom Davies: Newport County sign Cardiff City left-back on permanent deal". BBC Sport. 17 January 2025.
- ^ "Headley earns Port Vale comeback win over Newport County". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Wales Football - dragonsoccer - Welsh International Football". dragonsoccer.co.uk.
- ^ Ellis, Callum (5 October 2023). "Cymru U21 squad announced for October international window".
- ^ Thomas Davies at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Thomas Davies in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Thomas Davies in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Thomas Davies in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Games played by Thomas Davies in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
External links
[edit]  | This biographical article related to a Welsh football defender is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Wales men's youth international footballers
- Wales men's under-21 international footballers
- Welsh men's footballers
- 21st-century Welsh sportsmen
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Welsh football defender stubs