Alexander James Davey (born 24 November 1994) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in England, Davey is a former Scotland under-19 international.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander James Davey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Welwyn Garden City, England | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2013 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Stabæk (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Cheltenham Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Torquay United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | Boreham Wood | 13 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Hartford Athletic | 16 | (0) |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | ÍA | 28 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Scotland U19 | 7 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:10, 29 November 2014 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Chelsea edit
Born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, Davey joined Chelsea at the age of ten. He made his Under-18 debut for the club as a schoolboy during the 2010–11 season, making 12 appearances. That season Davey also made his debut for the club's Reserves against Manchester United in April 2011.[4]
In 2011–12 Davey lifted the FA Youth Cup and was youth team manager Adi Viveash's pick of the players in the second leg of the final as the trophy was won. Davey signed his first professional contract in July 2012.[4] During the following season he was one of only two players – along with Lewis Baker – to feature in every game of both the NextGen Series and FA Youth Cup campaigns when the final was reached in both. He also became a regular at the heart of the Under-21 team defence, often partnering Nathan Aké. In total, he made 17 appearances for the older age group, finishing the season as the highest appearance maker.[4] In 2014 Chelsea won the inaugural Under-21 Premier League; Davey made 14 appearances and scored in a 4–1 win against Southampton at St Mary's Stadium.[4]
Before Davey was sent on his first loan deal to Scunthorpe United, he signed a new deal keeping him with the Blues until the end of the 2016 season.[4]
On 26 November 2014, Davey joined Scunthorpe of League One on loan until 3 January 2015. He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 victory at Barnsley three days later, playing the full 90 minutes.[5] His loan was extended to 30 June 2015, the end of the season.[6] On 17 December, Davey scored as his team defeated Worcester City 14–13 in a penalty shootout in the FA Cup second round, a record score in the competition.[7] He scored his first senior goal n a 2–2 draw against Chesterfield in the following round on 6 January 2015.[8][9]
On 8 August 2015, Davey joined another League One team, Peterborough United, on a one-month loan deal.[10][11] He made his debut for them the same day in a 2–0 away defeat to Rochdale, playing the full 90 minutes.[12] On 1 September, he signed an extension of his loan until 3 January 2016, after impressing under manager Dave Robertson.[13]
On 15 March 2016, Davey joined Norwegian side Stabæk on loan until 22 July 2016.[14] On 20 March 2016, Davey made his Stabæk debut in a 2–1 home defeat to Molde, playing the full 90 minutes.[15] Davey went on to appear four more times for Stabæk before the club terminated his loan in early June 2016.[16]
On 12 August 2016, Davey joined League Two side Crawley Town until 3 January 2017.[17] A day later, Davey made his Crawley Town debut in a 1–1 draw against Doncaster Rovers, playing the full 90 minutes.[18] After falling out of favor under manager; Dermot Drummy, Crawley decided against extending his loan deal in January 2017. So he therefore, returned to Chelsea along with teammate Mitchell Beeney, after appearing 18 times in all competitions.[19]
On 17 May 2017, Davey announced via Twitter that he would be leaving Chelsea upon the expiry of his current deal in June 2017.[20] After leaving Chelsea, Davey joined Coventry City on trial in July 2017,[21] although he did not managed to secure a contract with the Sky Blues.[22]
Cheltenham Town edit
On 21 September 2017, Davey signed for League Two club Cheltenham Town.[23] Davey made his Cheltenham debut during their EFL Trophy group stage tie against Forest Green Rovers in October 2017, featuring for the entire 90 minutes in the 2–1 home defeat.[24]
After failing to make a league appearance for Cheltenham, Davey joined National League side Torquay United on a loan deal until January 2018.[25] On the same day, he made his debut during their 1–0 away victory against Sutton United, playing the full 90 minutes.[26] On 1 January 2018, Davey returned to Cheltenham following rumours that he was to leave the club.[27]
Boreham Wood edit
On 4 January 2018, following spells at Cheltenham and Torquay, Davey opted to join Boreham Wood.[28] Two days later, he made his debut during the Wood's 0–0 draw with Leyton Orient, playing the full 90 minutes.[29] On 20 January 2018, Davey scored his first goal for the club during their 3–2 defeat against Dover Athletic, striking his effort past Mitch Walker in the 87th minute.[30]
Dagenham & Redbridge edit
On 28 June 2018, Davey joined fellow National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-year deal.[31] In May 2019, it was announced that he would be released following the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2018–19 campaign.[32]
Hartford Athletic edit
On 12 July 2019, Davey signed for USL Championship side Hartford Athletic season.[33]
Tampa Bay Rowdies edit
on 2 September 2020 he joined fellow USL Championship side Tampa Bay Rowdies for the remainder of the 2020 season.[34]
ÍA edit
In February 2021, Davey joined Icelandic Úrvalsdeild side ÍA.[35] Following three years with the club, Davey announced his retirement on 5 January 2024.[36]
International career edit
On the international stage Davey has represented Scotland at under-19 level, though still remains eligible for England.
Davey made his debut against Germany under-19 in August 2012 as part of the UEFA Under-19 European Championship qualifying campaign [37]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 16 October 2021
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea | 2013–14[38] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014–15[39] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[40] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17[41] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scunthorpe United (loan) | 2014–15[39] | League One | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Peterborough United (loan) | 2015–16[40] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Stabæk (loan) | 2016[42] | Tippeligaen | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Crawley Town (loan) | 2016–17[41] | League Two | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Cheltenham Town | 2017–18[43] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Torquay United (loan) | 2017–18[43] | National League | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1[e] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Boreham Wood | 2017–18[43] | National League | 12 | 1 | — | — | 1[f] | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2018–19[43] | National League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Hartford Athletic | 2019[44] | USL Championship | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2020[44] | USL Championship | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2020[44] | USL Championship | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| ÍA | 2021[44] | Úrvalsdeild | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 104 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 124 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup and Icelandic Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance in National League play-offs
Honours edit
Chelsea Reserves[45]
References edit
- ^ "Barclays Premier League Squad Lists 2013/14 are revealed" (PDF). Premier League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Alex Davey". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Iron sign defender Davey". Scunthorpe United Official Site. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Chelsea F.C. - Alex Davey". Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Iron bring Davey in for Boyce". scunthorpe-united.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Davey extends Scunthorpe loan". chelseafc.com.
- ^ Scott, Ged (18 December 2014). "Worcester City 1-1 Scunthorpe". Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ Jack Carnell. "REPORT: IRON 2-2 CHESTERFIELD". scunthorpe-united.co.uk.
- ^ "BBC Sport - Scunthorpe United 2-2 Chesterfield". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Chelsea defender loaned to Peterborough". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015.
- ^ "Posh Sign Chelsea Defender". Peterborough United F.C. 8 August 2015.
- ^ "BBC Sport - Rochdale 2-0 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015.
- ^ "Davey loan extended". Chelsea FC. 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Defender makes loan move to Norway". Chelsea F.C. 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Stabæk vs. Molde (1 : 2)". One Football. 20 March 2016. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ Strømnes, André (7 June 2016). "To spillere ferdige i Stabæk". Budstikka (in Norwegian). p. 13.
- ^ "Davey in Crawley loan switch". Chelsea F.C. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Loan pair return". Crawley Town Official Site. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ Alex Davey [@davey_alex] (17 May 2017). "Thank you @ChelseaFC 💙⚽️ always have a place in my heart" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Former Chelsea FC defender joins Coventry City on trial". Coventry Telegraph. 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Former Chelsea FC defender fails to earn a deal with Coventry City". Coventry Telegraph. 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Defender Davey signs deal at Robins". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Cheltenham Town vs. Forest Green Rovers". Soccerway. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Defender Davey joins Torquay on loan deal". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Sutton United vs. Torquay United". Soccerway. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "January transfer window: Several Cheltenham Town players set to be transfer listed". GloucestershireLive. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Wood Capture Alex Davey". Boreham Wood Official Site. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Boreham Wood vs. Leyton Orient". Soccerway. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Boreham Wood vs. Dover Athletic". Soccerway. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "SIGNING: Daggers Sign Alex Davey". Dagenham & Redbridge Official Site. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "CLUB NEWS: Dagenham & Redbridge Announce Retained List". Dagenham & Redbridge Official Site. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ Athletic, Hartford (12 July 2019). "Hartford Athletic Signs Alex Davey". Hartford Athletic | Connecticut's Professional Soccer Team. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Rowdies Sign Defender Alexander Davey". www.rowdiessoccer.com. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "ÍA fær varnarmann sem ólst upp hjá Chelsea (Staðfest)". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). 15 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "The time has come..." twitter.com. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Scottish Football Association". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012.
- ^ "Games played by Alex Davey in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Alex Davey in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Alex Davey in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Alex Davey in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Alex Davey at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by Alex Davey in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d "A. Davey". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Alex Davey: Chelsea Profile". Retrieved 21 August 2016.
External links edit
- Alex Davey at Soccerbase
