George Davies (footballer, born 1996)

{{Infobox football biography

|name = George Davies

|image = SC Wiener Neustadt vs. Floridsdorfer AC 2017-03-17 (31).jpg

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|fullname = George Kweku Davies{{Soccerway|george-kweku-davis/289629|George Davies|accessdate=16 November 2014}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|11|16|df=y}}

|birth_place = Freetown, Sierra Leone{{cite web|url=http://www.greuther-fuerth.de/profis/spieler/profil/pt3/140/george-davies.html|title=Profile|accessdate=9 January 2015|language=German|publisher=SpVgg Greuther Fürth}}

|height = {{height|m=1.68}}

|position = Left midfielder

|currentclub =

|clubnumber =

|youthyears1 = 2011–2012

|youthclubs1 = FC Johansen

|youthyears2 = 2012

|youthclubs2 = Right to Dream Academy

|youthyears3 = 2012–2014

|youthclubs3 = Manchester City

|youthyears4 = 2014

|youthclubs4 = Greuther Fürth

|years1 = 2014–2017

|clubs1 = Greuther Fürth

|caps1 = 9

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2017

|clubs2 = → Floridsdorfer AC (loan)

|caps2 = 15

|goals2 = 1

|years3 = 2017–2023

|clubs3 = St. Pölten

|caps3 = 87

|goals3 = 8

|years4 = 2018

|clubs4 = → Riga FC (loan)

|caps4 = 18

|goals4 = 0

|years5 = 2023–2024

|clubs5 = Admira Wacker

|caps5 = 37

|goals5 = 6

|nationalyears1 = 2013–

|nationalteam1 = Sierra Leone

|nationalcaps1 = 11

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|club-update = 26 May 2024

|ntupdate = 07:49, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

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George Kweku Davies (born 16 November 1996) is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays as a left midfielder.{{Soccerway|289629}}

Club career

Davies has played youth football in Sierra Leone, Ghana and England for FC Johansen, Right to Dream Academy and Manchester City.{{cite web|url=http://sierraleonefootball.com/index.php/features/reports/1-latest-news/789-fc-johansen-promising-star-joins-manchester-city-affiliated-academy |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130620025628/http://sierraleonefootball.com/index.php/features/reports/1-latest-news/789-fc-johansen-promising-star-joins-manchester-city-affiliated-academy |url-status=dead |archivedate=20 June 2013 |title=FC Johansen promising star joins Manchester City affiliated academy |author=Mohamed Fajah Barrie |publisher=Sierra Leone Football |accessdate=18 June 2013 }}

Davies joined the youth team of German club Greuther Fürth in August 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.fupa.net/berichte/kleeblatt-u23-bekommt-zuwachs-aus-sierra-leone-188896.html|title=Kleeblatt-U23 bekommt Zuwachs aus Sierra Leone|date=21 August 2014|accessdate=16 November 2014|language=German|publisher=fupa.net}} In November 2014 he signed a professional contract with them which runs until June 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2014/spvgg-greuther-fuerth-lizenzspielervertrag-fuer-george-davies.php|title=Davies unterschreibt in Fürth Lizenzspielervertrag|date=16 November 2014|accessdate=16 November 2014|language=German|publisher=Bundesliga}} Davies made his first team league debut for the club on 16 December 2014 as a 71st-minute substitute in a 0-0 draw with VfL Bochum.{{cite web|last1=Schmidt|first1=Juergen|title=SpVgg Greuther Fürth : VfL Bochum 1848|url=http://www.greuther-fuerth.de/profis/spiele/spielbericht/gt3/16-12-2014-18-spieltag.html|publisher=Greuther Furth|accessdate=16 December 2014}}

In January 2017 Davies joined the Austrian club Floridsdorfer AC on loan.{{cite web | title = Davies Deal mit Greuther Fürth | url = http://fac.at/davies-deal-mit-greuther-fuerth | publisher = fac.at | date = 18 January 2017 | language = German | access-date = 27 January 2017 | archive-date = 18 January 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170118095048/http://fac.at/davies-deal-mit-greuther-fuerth | url-status = dead }} On 19 July 2017, he joined SKN St. Pölten.[http://www.laola1.at/de/red/fussball/bundesliga/news/skn-st--poelten-verstaerkt-sich-mit-george-davies/ SKN St. Pölten verstärkt sich mit George Davies]‚ laola1.at, 19 July 2017

International career

After receiving his first call up to the Sierra Leone national team in August 2012,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19397374|title=Sierra Leone withdraw ineligible Nigerian from squad|author=Mohamed Fajah Barrie|publisher=BBC Sport|date=28 August 2012|accessdate=18 June 2013}} Davies made his senior international debut in 2013.{{NFT player|pid=52561|accessdate=27 May 2024}}{{FIFA|id=367554|name=George Davies}}