| Archie Davies | |
| Fullname: | Archie Daniel Davies[1] |
| Birth Date: | 7 October 1998 |
| Birth Place: | St Leonards-on-Sea, England |
| Height: | 1.83m (06feet) |
| Currentclub: | Carlisle United |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | –2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Crystal Palace |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Years1: | 2017–2020 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Whitehawk (loan) |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Crawley Town |
| Caps3: | 67 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Aldershot Town |
| Caps4: | 28 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Dundalk |
| Caps5: | 57 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Carlisle United |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15:22, 9 July 2024 (UTC) |
Archie Daniel Davies (born 7 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two side Carlisle United.
He played youth football with Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion and had a loan spell from the latter at Whitehawk in 2017. His former clubs also include Crawley Town, Aldershot Town & Dundalk.
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.
Davies joined Whitehawk on loan in August 2017,[2] and played a total 8 league games for them.
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.[3]
Davies was released by Brighton in the summer of 2020 upon the expiry of his contract.[4]
Davies signed for Crawley Town on 1 August 2020 following his release from Brighton.[5] His first appearance for Crawley on 8 September 2020 in a 2–1 EFL Trophy defeat to Gillingham. He made his league debut for the club four days later in a 2–0 defeat to Port Vale. In total he made 38 appearances across the 2020–21 season.
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.[6] He made 37 appearances during 2021–22 season. Davies was released by Crawley in June 2022.[7]
On 16 June 2022, it was announced that Davies had joined National League club Aldershot Town on a one-year contract.[8]
On 26 January 2023, Davies signed a two-year contract with League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk.[9]
On 9 July 2024, Davies signed for EFL League Two side Carlisle United for an undisclosed fee.[10] [11]
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.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Whitehawk (loan) | 2017–18 | National League South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2018–19 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Crawley Town | 2020–21 | League Two | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| Total | 67 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 1 | |||
| Aldershot Town | 2022–23 | National League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Dundalk | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 24 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | 67 | 1 | ||||
| Carlisle United | 2024–25 | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 160 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 188 | 2 | |||
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