Kyle Davies (soccer)
Kyle Graham Davies (born April 11, 1989, in Danville, California, United States) is an American soccer player.
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Personal information | ||||||||||
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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) | |||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||
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) | |||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 4, 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 4, 2012 |
Career
Professional
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 weren't 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 4-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
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
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
- "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 – List of Players" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). p. 22. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- "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. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2012-04-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2009-05-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)