Arron Davies

Football player infobox
playername = Arron Davies


fullname = Arron Rhys Davies
nickname =
dateofbirth =birth date and age|1984|6|22
cityofbirth = Cardiff
countryofbirth = Wales
height = height|ft=5|in=9
currentclub = Nottingham Forest
clubnumber = 14
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2002-2004
2004
2004-2007
2007-
clubs = Southampton
→ Barnsley (loan)
Yeovil Town
Nottingham Forest
caps(goals) = 000 0(0)
004 0(0)
101 (22)
019 0(1)
nationalyears = 2003
2004-2006
2006-
nationalteam = Wales U19
Wales U21
Wales
nationalcaps(goals) = 002 0(0)
014 0(4)
001 0(0)
pcupdate = 16:58, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 09:10, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Arron Rhys Davies (born June 22 1984 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh footballer, currently playing as a midfielder for Nottingham Forest. He can play on either wing or as a striker.

Playing career

outhampton

Davies was raised in Llantwit Major, where he attended Llantwit Major Comprehensive School.

He joined Southampton's Centre of Excellence at Bath [ [http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/?page_id=45 Saints' youth team news update] ] before moving up to the Academy. He made his first appearance for the reserves in September 2001 and became a regular for the Saints reserves in the 2002-03 season after moving from the wing to a striking role. In March/April 2003 he scored 4 times in 5 reserve games, which brought him to the attention of first team manager Gordon Strachan who named Davies in his initial 20 man squad for the 2003 FA Cup final although he failed to make the bench. He also travelled to Bucharest for Saints' UEFA Cup tie.

Although seemingly on the verge of breaking into the senior team, Davies never made a first team appearance for Southampton. In February 2004 he went on loan to League One side Barnsley where he made four appearances, although never being on the winning side. Following the arrival of Harry Redknapp as Southampton manager in December 2004, Davies was released.

Yeovil Town

On 16 December 2004, he moved to Yeovil Town on a free transfer. After a solid first season with the Glovers, Davies blossomed during 2005-06, scoring 8 league goals. On 4 March 2006, he scored a hat-trick at Chesterfield. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/4750076.stm Chesterfield 0-3 Yeovil] ]

In 2006-07 Davies scored 6 league goals. On 18 May 2007, he scored twice in Yeovil's 5-2 Football League One play-off semi-final win against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground helping Yeovil to a 5-4 aggregate win. [ [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=456002&in_page_id=1779 Dead-eye Davies sends Yeovil to Wembley] ]

Nottingham Forest

In a combined £1.2m deal with team-mate Chris Cohen, Davies moved to another League One side, Nottingham Forest, on 6 July 2007, signing a 3 year contract. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/6276878.stm Forest seal deal for Glovers duo] ] . He has missed the start of the 2007-08 campaign due to injury but finally made his debut by coming off the bench in Forest's 0-0 draw against Oldham. He scored his first goal for the club in the 2-0 win against Crewe Alexandra, but a couple of injuries saw him move down the pecking order and failed to make any real impact for The Reds, scoring just once in nineteen appearances. He did, however, help Forest gain promotion to the Championship.

Wales

Davies has represented his country at all levels including captaining Wales at under-21 level. He earned his first senior international cap for Wales, coming off the bench in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago shortly before the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Honours

*League One runner-up with Nottingham Forest, 2008
*League One Play-Off Final runner-up with Yeovil Town, 2007KFC Kitchens

References

*soccerbase|id=35031|name=Arron Davies
*cite book
author=Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk
title=In That Number - A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC
publisher=Hagiology
year=2003
id=ISBN 0-9534474-3-X

External links

* [http://ciderspace.co.uk/ASP/features/event-photo-galleries.asp?EventId=17 Photo gallery whilst with Wales under-21 team]
* [http://ciderspace.co.uk/ASP/statistics/player_profile.asp?PlayerName=Arron%20Davies&Summary
]
* [http://www.spanishsaints.com/dvd11.htm Interviewed in Dream Fans DVD]