Archie Daniel Davies (born 7 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Aldershot Town.
![]() Davies playing for Whitehawk in August 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Archie Daniel Davies[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | St Leonards-on-Sea, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Aldershot Town | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2014 | Crystal Palace | ||
2014–2017 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
2017 | → Whitehawk (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Crawley Town | 67 | (0) |
2022– | Aldershot Town | 15 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:25, 28 October 2022 (UTC) |
He played youth football with Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion and had a loan spell from the latter at Whitehawk in 2017. He made his senior debut for Brighton & Hove Albion in 2019, before joining his current club, Crawley Town in August 2020. He signed for Aldershot Town in summer 2022.
Davies played youth football for Crystal Palace before joining Brighton & Hove Albion at the age of 15. He signed his first professional contract with the club in 2017.[3]
Davies joined Whitehawk on loan in August 2017,[4] and played a total 8 league games for them.[2]
Davies made his professional debut for Brighton & Hove Albion, on 25 September 2019 in a 3–1 defeat at home against Aston Villa in the EFL Cup.[5]
Davies was released by Brighton in the summer of 2020 upon the expiry of his contract.[6]
Davies signed for Crawley Town on 1 August 2020 following his release from Brighton.[7] His first appearance for Crawley on 8 September 2020 in a 2–1 EFL Trophy defeat to Gillingham.[8] He made his league debut for the club four days later in a 2–0 defeat to Port Vale.[8] In total he made 38 appearances across the 2020–21 season.[8]
On 10 August 2021, Davies scored his first senior goal with a 95th-minute equaliser in a 2–2 EFL Cup draw Gillingham. Crawley lost the penalty shoot-out despite Davies scoring his penalty.[9][10] He made 37 appearances during 2021–22 season.[9] Davies was released by Crawley in June 2022.[11]
On 16 June 2022, it was announced that Davies had joined National League club Aldershot Town on a one-year contract.[12]
Davies was born in St Leonards-on-Sea and grew up in St Leonards-on-Sea and Lanzarote before attending Buckswood School. He can speak Spanish.[3]
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Whitehawk (loan) | 2017–18[2] | National League South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2018–19[13] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
2019–20[14] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2019–20[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Crawley Town | 2020–21[8] | League Two | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 0 |
2021–22[9] | League Two | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
Total | 67 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 1 | ||
Aldershot Town | 2022–23[15] | National League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Career total | 82 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 97 | 1 |
Aldershot Town F.C. – current squad | |
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