George Davies (footballer, born 1996) explained

George Davies
Fullname:George Kweku Davies
Birth Date:16 November 1996
Birth Place:Freetown, Sierra Leone[1]
Position:Left midfielder
Currentclub:Admira Wacker
Clubnumber:12
Youthyears1:2011–2012
Youthclubs1:FC Johansen
Youthyears2:2012
Youthclubs2:Right to Dream Academy
Youthyears3:2012–2014
Youthclubs3:Manchester City
Youthyears4:2014
Youthclubs4:Greuther Fürth
Years1:2014–2017
Clubs1:Greuther Fürth
Caps1:9
Goals1:0
Years2:2017
Clubs2:Floridsdorfer AC (loan)
Caps2:15
Goals2:1
Years3:2017–2023
Clubs3:St. Pölten
Caps3:87
Goals3:8
Years4:2018
Clubs4:Riga FC (loan)
Caps4:18
Goals4:0
Years5:2023–
Clubs5:Admira Wacker
Caps5:37
Goals5:6
Nationalyears1:2013–
Nationalteam1:Sierra Leone
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:26 May 2024
Ntupdate:07:49, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

George Kweku Davies (born 16 November 1996) is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays for Austrian Football Second League club Admira Wacker as a left midfielder.

Club career

Davies has played youth football in Sierra Leone, Ghana and England for FC Johansen, Right to Dream Academy and Manchester City.[2]

Davies joined the youth team of German club Greuther Fürth in August 2014.[3] In November 2014 he signed a professional contract with them which runs until June 2019.[4] Davies made his first team league debut for the club on 16 December 2014 as a 71st-minute substitute in a 0-0 draw with VfL Bochum.[5]

In January 2017 Davies joined the Austrian club Floridsdorfer AC on loan.[6] On 19 July 2017, he joined SKN St. Pölten.[7]

International career

After receiving his first call up to the Sierra Leone national team in August 2012,[8] Davies made his senior international debut in 2013.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. 9 January 2015. German. SpVgg Greuther Fürth.
  2. Web site: FC Johansen promising star joins Manchester City affiliated academy . https://archive.today/20130620025628/http://sierraleonefootball.com/index.php/features/reports/1-latest-news/789-fc-johansen-promising-star-joins-manchester-city-affiliated-academy . dead . 20 June 2013 . Mohamed Fajah Barrie . Sierra Leone Football . 18 June 2013 .
  3. Web site: Kleeblatt-U23 bekommt Zuwachs aus Sierra Leone. 21 August 2014. 16 November 2014. German. fupa.net.
  4. Web site: Davies unterschreibt in Fürth Lizenzspielervertrag. 16 November 2014. 16 November 2014. German. Bundesliga.
  5. Web site: Schmidt. Juergen. SpVgg Greuther Fürth : VfL Bochum 1848. Greuther Furth. 16 December 2014.
  6. Web site: Davies Deal mit Greuther Fürth . fac.at . 18 January 2017 . German . 27 January 2017 . 18 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170118095048/http://fac.at/davies-deal-mit-greuther-fuerth . dead .
  7. http://www.laola1.at/de/red/fussball/bundesliga/news/skn-st--poelten-verstaerkt-sich-mit-george-davies/ SKN St. Pölten verstärkt sich mit George Davies
  8. Web site: Sierra Leone withdraw ineligible Nigerian from squad. Mohamed Fajah Barrie. BBC Sport. 28 August 2012. 18 June 2013.