Wales international footballer
Adam Davies
Davies with
Wales in 2016
Full name
Adam Rhys Davies[ 1] Date of birth
(1992-07-17 ) 17 July 1992 (age 32) [ 2] Place of birth
Rinteln , Germany Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[ 3] Position(s)
Goalkeeper Current team
Sheffield United Number
17 2006–2012
Everton Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2012–2014
Sheffield Wednesday
0
(0) 2014–2019
Barnsley
184
(0) 2019–2022
Stoke City
33
(0) 2022–
Sheffield United
9
(0) 2019–
Wales
5
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:31, 20 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:46, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
Adam Rhys Davies (born 17 July 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Sheffield United and the Wales national team .
Davies began his career with Sheffield Wednesday after previously playing in the Everton Academy . He did not make any appearances for Wednesday and left for Barnsley in June 2014. At Oakwell Davies experienced promotion from League One in 2015–16 , relegation from the Championship in 2017–18 and promotion again in 2018–19 . In June 2019 Davies joined Stoke City .
Early life
Davies was born in Rinteln , Lower Saxony, with his father stationed in Germany while serving in the British Armed Forces .[ 4] His family moved to Warrington , where Davies attended Great Sankey High School .[ 5]
Club career
Early career
Davies started his career with the Everton youth system at the age of 14.[ 6] He started his scholarship with Everton in July 2008[ 7] and broke into the under-18 team during the 2008–09 season .[ 6] He was named as the Academy Player of the Season for 2009–10 .[ 8] Davies joined the first team on a pre-season tour of the United States in July 2011[ 9] before playing regularly for the reserve team in 2011–12 .[ 6] He was released by Everton at the end of the season.[ 10]
Davies signed for Championship club Sheffield Wednesday on 23 October 2012 on a month-to-month contract as backup to first-choice goalkeeper Chris Kirkland .[ 11] He was an unused substitute for the first team on multiple occasions throughout the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons [ 12] before being released by the club.[ 13]
Barnsley
Davies signed for League One club Barnsley on 13 June 2014 on a two-year contract.[ 14] He made his first-team debut on 9 August 2014 in the opening match of 2014–15 , a 1–0 home defeat to Crawley Town .[ 15] Davies played 25 times in 2014–15 as the Tykes were unable to mount a promotion challenge finishing in 11th.[ 15] He signed a new contract with Barnsley in May 2015.[ 16] Barnsley had a successful 2015–16 season as they recovered from a slow start to gain promotion via the play-offs, beating Millwall 3–1 in the 2016 Football League One play-off final .[ 17] They also beat Oxford United 3–2 in the 2016 Football League Trophy Final .[ 18]
Davies in action for Barnsley in July 2017
On 26 January 2017, Davies signed a new contract with Barnsley until June 2019.[ 19] Davies was an ever-present in 2016–17 helping the side finish in a safe mid-table position of 14th.[ 20] He was appointed as the team's vice-captain on 3 August 2017.[ 21] He was later named first team captain.[ 22] Barnsley were relegated from the Championship in 2017–18 .[ 23]
Davies was one of the key players in Barnsley's 2018–19 season , during which the Tykes won promotion back to the Championship, starting 42 of their 46 games.[ 24] He made vital contributions in crucial fixtures, most notably the away fixtures against Doncaster Rovers and Portsmouth , saving a second-half penalty in the latter.[ 25] [ 26] On 26 March 2019, Davies was one of four Barnsley players named in the EFL Team of the Season for League One.[ 27] Davies was also named in the overall EFL Team of the Season on 8 April 2019.[ 28] Davies' season was again recognised on 24 April 2019 when he was named in the PFA Team of the Year for League One along with four teammates.[ 29] He was offered a new contract by Barnsley at the end of the 2018–19 season.[ 30]
Stoke City
Davies signed for Championship club Stoke City on 25 June 2019 along with Barnsley teammate Liam Lindsay .[ 31] He made his debut for Stoke in an FA Cup tie against Brentford on 4 January 2020.[ 32] [ 33] He made his Championship debut for Stoke on 12 July 2020 in a 2–0 victory against Birmingham City in place of the injured Jack Butland .[ 34] Davies kept his place in the side for the final few matches of the 2019–20 season and impressed as Stoke remained unbeaten to avoid relegation from the Championship.[ 35] Davies began the 2020–21 season as first-choice goalkeeper until he suffered a knee injury playing against Swansea City on 27 October 2020.[ 36] Josef Bursik and Angus Gunn took Davies' place in the team until he returned from injury in March 2021.[ 37] Davies made 21 appearances during the campaign as Stoke finished in 14th position.[ 38] [ 39]
Sheffield United
Davies joined Sheffield United on 25 January 2022 for an undisclosed fee.[ 40]
International career
Davies was called up to the Wales national team on 4 October 2016 to replace the injured Danny Ward for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Austria and Georgia .[ 41] He made his debut on 20 March 2019 in a 1–0 friendly win over Trinidad and Tobago at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham , coming on at half time for Ward.[ 42] In October 2020, Davies made his competitive debut for Wales as a 79th minute substitute, replacing the injured Wayne Hennessey in a 1–0 win away to Bulgaria .[ 43] In May 2021 he was selected for the Wales squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament, where he was third-choice behind Ward and Hennessey.[ 44] [ 45] In November 2022 he was named in the Wales squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar .[ 46]
Career statistics
Club
As of match played on 27 August 2023
International
As of match played on 6 June 2024. [ 56]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Wales
2019
1
0
2020
1
0
2022
2
0
2024
1
0
Total
5
0
Honours
Barnsley
Individual
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