Simon Davies
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| Simon Davies | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Davies | |
| Date of birth | October 23, 1979 (age 27) | |
| Place of birth | Haverfordwest, Wales | |
| Height | 1.77m | |
| Nickname | Digger | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Fulham | |
| Number | 25 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997-2000 2000-2005 2005-2007 2007- |
Peterborough Tottenham Hotspur Everton Fulham |
65 (6) 121 (13) 45 (1) 6 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2001- | Wales | 31 (5) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Simon Davies, (born October 23, 1979), is a Welsh football player who currently plays for Fulham. His favoured position is the right side of midfield.
Davies began his career at Peterborough United after graduating from the side's academy system. He quickly established himself as a first team player with the club, amassing over 50 first team appearances before he turned 20. His performances for the club encouraged Tottenham Hotspur manager George Graham to spend £700,000 to take him, along with fellow winger Matthew Etherington, to White Hart Lane on December 31 1999. He made his Spurs debut on April 9 2000 during a 2-0 defeat against Liverpool.
Davies spent the early months of the 2000/01 season as a substitute. However, after coming on for the injured Øyvind Leonhardsen early in the FA Cup 5th round tie against Stockport County on February 17 2001, Davies scored twice. This game marked the beginning of his transformation into a first-team regular for the club. Following the 2001 season he made his debut for Wales in a World Cup qualifier against Ukraine on June 6.
In the five years that Davies played for Tottenham, during which time he suffered a number of injuries, he made 154 appearances and scored 24 goals in all competitions. On May 26 2005 he completed a transfer to Everton for a fee which could reach £4m depending on appearances. The move meant that Davies received his first chance to play in Europe's premier football competition, the UEFA Champions League. On the whole, Davies had a poor first season in Everton's disappointing 2005/06 campaign. He did, however, score a winning goal at Birmingham City to give Everton their first win in over two months, a result which prompted a change in fortunes for the Merseysiders.
In January of 2007, he left Everton for Fulham, for an undisclosed fee. He is believed to be the long term replacement to Steed Malbranque on the right side of midfield, providing that the club do not secure a deal for on loan winger Wayne Routledge.
Davies has played for Wales 28 times and scored 5 goals. Perhaps his most memorable performance for his country came on October 16 2002 when he scored the team's opening goal in a shock 2-1 victory over Italy.
On January 30, 2007 he played his first Premiership match for Fulham against Sheffield United [1]
[edit] References
- ^ Tactical Formation. Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved on February 7, 2007.
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