Andrew Davies (footballer)

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Andrew Davies
Personal information
Full name	Andrew John Davies
Date of birth	December 17, 1984 (1984-12-17) (age 23)
Place of birth	Stockton-on-Tees, England
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Southampton
Number	35
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002–2008 2005 2005–2006 2007–2008 2008–	Middlesbrough → QPR (loan) → Derby County (loan) → Southampton (loan) Southampton	53 (0) 09 (0) 23 (3) 12 (0) 11 (0)
National team
	England Under-21	01 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:46, 26 March 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Andrew John Davies (born December 17, 1984) is an English footballer who currently plays for Southampton. He has been capped for England at Under-21 level.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Family 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Playing career

Davies was born in Stockton-on-Tees and went to Northfield School which is located in Billingham near Middlesbrough. He joined Middlesbrough as a thirteen year old and moved up the ranks of the club, achieving a place in the reserve side. He made his debut on November 6, 2002, in a League Cup defeat against Ipswich Town. He made several appearances during the 2003–04 season before suffering a broken leg in a reserve league game.

During January 2005 he joined Queens Park Rangers on loan, remaining there for three months. In July 2005 he was loaned out again, to Derby County. This was initially for a period of six months, although it was later extended to a full season's loan. However, an injury crisis at Middlesbrough prompted them to recall Davies in January 2006, after all. The player had generally impressed during his time at Derby, despite being sent off on three occasions.

Andrew Davies signed for Southampton on October 9, 2007 on an initial 3 month loan with a view to a permant transfer in January.^[1] On 10 January 2008 the signing was made permanent, for an undisclosed fee.^[2]

On March 20, 2008 it was confirmed Andrew Davies would miss the rest of the 2007–08 season with a fractured cheek bone.

[edit] Family

His elder brother, Mark is a cricketer with Durham.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Andrew Davies career stats at Soccerbase

Awards
Preceded by Chris Baird	Southampton F.C. player of the season 2007–08	Succeeded by Incumbent

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