Isaak James Davies (born 25 September 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Belgian First Division club Kortrijk, on loan from EFL Championship club Cardiff City, as a forward. He is a former Wales Under-21 international.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Isaak James Davies[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdare, Wales[2] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Kortrijk (on loan from Cardiff City) | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2021 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Cardiff City | 38 | (3) |
| 2023– | → Kortrijk (loan) | 30 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Wales U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Wales U19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2020 | Wales U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Wales U21 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:57, 3 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Davies signed for Cardiff City at the age of 7.[4] He signed his first professional contract in February 2021, alongside Rubin Colwill.[5][6] He made his first-team debut for Cardiff City on 23 October 2021 against Middlesbrough.[7] He assisted Kieffer Moore in Cardiff City's 2–1 win over Huddersfield Town on 6 November 2021.[8] Davies scored his first senior goal on 9 January 2022, scoring the first in Cardiff's 2–1 FA Cup victory over Preston North End.[9] He signed a further contract in March 2022.[2]
In August 2023 he signed on loan for Belgian club Kortrijk.[10][11]
International career edit
Davies represented Wales at youth international level.[3][12]
Career statistics edit
- As of 15 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City | 2021–22[7] | Championship | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | |
| 2022–23[13] | Championship | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24[14] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | ||
| Kortrijk (loan) | 2023–24[12] | Belgian Pro League | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 66 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 14 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup, Belgian Cup
References edit
- ^ "EFL – Squad List 2021/22" (PDF). English English Football League. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Davies signs new Cardiff contract" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ a b Isaak Davies at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "I.Davies". Cardiff.
- ^ Townley, Martin (15 February 2021). "Isaak Davies and Rubin Colwill sign new deals with Cardiff City".
- ^ Williams, Glen (15 February 2021). "The Cardiff starlet who wowed Mick McCarthy has just given Bluebirds huge boost". WalesOnline.
- ^ a b "Games played by Isaak Davies in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ Williams, Glen (6 November 2021). "The 'electric' Cardiff youngster whose pivotal cameo helped down Huddersfield". WalesOnline.
- ^ "Highlights: Cardiff City 2–1 Preston North End (aet)" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Loan | Isaak Davies joins K.V. Kortrijk | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk.
- ^ "KV Kortrijk huurt jonge spits Isaak Davies van Cardiff | Focus en WTV". www.focus-wtv.be.
- ^ a b Isaak Davies at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Isaak Davies in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Isaak Davies in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2023.