| Rhys Norrington-Davies | |
| Fullname: | Rhys Llewelyn Norrington-Davies[1] |
| Birth Date: | 22 April 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Height: | [2] |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Sheffield United |
| Clubnumber: | 33 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bow Street |
| Youthclubs2: | Aberystwyth Town |
| Youthclubs3: | Merstham |
| Youthyears4: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs4: | Swansea City |
| Youthyears5: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs5: | Sheffield United |
| Years1: | 2018– |
| Clubs1: | Sheffield United |
| Caps1: | 42 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Barrow (loan) |
| Caps2: | 28 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Rochdale (loan) |
| Caps3: | 27 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Luton Town (loan) |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Stoke City (loan) |
| Caps5: | 20 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Wales U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Wales U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2020– |
| Nationalcaps3: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 16:19, 10 February 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 23,23, 25 September 2022 (UTC) |
Rhys Llewelyn Norrington-Davies (born 22 April 1999) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Sheffield United and the Wales national team.
Norrington-Davies was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Welsh parents from Aberystwyth. His father, Patrick, was working in Saudi Arabia with the British Army.[3] Due to the nature of his father's job, Norrington-Davies' family moved frequently during his childhood, spending time in Kenya, London, and in Aberystwyth, where he was educated at Ysgol Penglais,[3] [4] and Royal Russell School in Croydon, South London.[5]
Norrington-Davies played at youth level for Bow Street,[6] Aberystwyth Town,[7] and Merstham.[8] He played for Swansea City, before joining Sheffield United's academy in 2017.[9] He joined Barrow on a one-month loan in September 2018,[10] before the loan was extended to the end of the season in October.[11] He moved on loan to Rochdale in July 2019 on a season-long loan.[12]
Norrington-Davies joined Championship club Luton Town on a season-long loan on 3 September 2020.[13] [14] On 12 January 2021, he was recalled by Sheffield United after making 22 appearances in all competitions,[15] and was loaned to Stoke City later that day.[16] He played 20 times for Stoke, scoring once in a 2–0 win over Wycombe Wanderers on 6 March 2021.[17]
In August 2024, he signed a new contract with Sheffield United.[18]
Norrington-Davies is a Wales under-19 and under-21 international.[19] He was called up to the senior Wales squad for the first time in October 2020.[20] He made his full international debut for Wales on 14 October 2020 in the starting line-up for the 1–0 Nations League win against Bulgaria.[21]
In May 2021 he was selected to the Wales squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[22]
He scored his first goal for Wales in their UEFA Nations League match against the Netherlands on 8 June 2022.[23]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sheffield United | 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |||
| Barrow (loan) | 2018–19 | National League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Rochdale (loan) | 2019–20 | League One | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| Luton Town (loan) | 2020–21 | Championship | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Stoke City (loan) | 2020–21 | Championship | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 135 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 154 | 2 | |||