Kyle Graham Davies (born April 11, 1989 in Danville, California, United States) is an American former soccer player.
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| Full name | Kyle Graham Davies[1] | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 11, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Danville, California, United States | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Southampton | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2009–2011 | FC Dallas | 14 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2011 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2011 | Toronto FC | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2012 | Orlando City | 16 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | United States U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2006 | United States U18 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2006–2009 | United States U20 | 18 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2008 | United States U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 4, 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 4, 2012 | |||||||||||
Career edit
Professional edit
Davies was a member of the US National U-17 Residency in Bradenton, FL and was expected to go play in college before entering the MLS SuperDraft. However, he was offered a contract with English side Southampton, who he joined in February 2007. Work permit issues were not a problem due to having British parents.[2] He was a consistent member of the youth and reserve setup at Southampton but never made a first-team appearance.
Nearing the end of his contract with Southampton, he was approached by MLS who signed him to a four-year deal before entering him into a weighted lottery that would allocate him to a single participating MLS club. Real Salt Lake were the winners of the lottery and immediately signed him to their roster.[3] On April 28, Davies was traded to FC Dallas for a second-round draft pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft so RSL could have the room to re-sign Fabián Espíndola.[4] He made his debut for Dallas on June 13, 2009, in a game against Houston Dynamo.[5]
Davies was waived by Dallas on May 5, 2011[6] and was picked up by Los Angeles Galaxy on May 11, 2011.[7]
Davies was traded to Toronto FC on September 15, 2011, for Dasan Robinson.[8] Davies made his debut as a second half sub for Doneil Henry on October 15 against Philadelphia Union, the game ended in a 1–1 away draw.[9] Davies was waived by Toronto on November 23, 2011.[10]
Davies was signed by Orlando City on April 5, 2012, shoring up the defense for the defending USL Pro champions.[11]
International edit
Davies was a captain for the United States Under-20 team during the 2009 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, starting all five games for the United States in the tournament.[12][13] The team qualified for the 2009 FIFA Under-20 World Cup taking place in Egypt,[12] where Davies captained the team in the first and last games. He saw limited playing time, however, due to a head injury.[13]
Career statistics edit
| England | League | Playoffs | League Cup | FA Cup | Total | |||||||
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| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Southampton | Championship | 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| United States | League | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | CONCACAF Champions League | Total | |||||||
| Real Salt Lake | MLS | 2009 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| FC Dallas | MLS | 2009 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | MLS | 2011 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Canada | League | Playoffs | Canadian Championship | CONCACAF Champions League | Total | |||||||
| Toronto FC | MLS | 2011 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
Last updated on September 21, 2011
References edit
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: United States" (PDF). FIFA. October 6, 2009. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ "From College to the Pros - the US soccer ladder: Kyle Davies Skips College...goes straight to the pros". www.collegetopros.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Southampton confirm Kyle Davies on way to Real Salt Lake | MLS News | tribalfootball.com". www.tribalfootball.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Kyle Davies was traded from Real Salt Lake to FC Dallas - Soccer - SI.com". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "places defender Kyle Davies on waivers". FC Dallas. 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
- ^ "MLS Ticker: Galaxy signs Davies, Sinovic joins Sporting Kansas City and more | SBI Soccer". Soccerbyives.net. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
- ^ "Toronto-Los Angeles Swap Defenders | Toronto FC". Torontofc.ca. 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
- ^ Dave Zeitlin (2011-10-15). "TFC Draws Union In Philadelphia | Toronto FC". Torontofc.ca. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
- ^ Joe Prince-Wright (2014-08-07). "Players waived as teams begin to shape rosters for 2012". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
- ^ "Orlando City Soccer Club: News". Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
- ^ a b "News | FC Dallas". Archived from the original on 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- ^ a b [2] [dead link]