Josh Solomon-Davies
{{short description|Saint Lucian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Josh Solomon-Davies
| image = Josh Solomon-Davies2.jpg
| full_name = Joshua Solomon-Davies
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|11|20}}
| birth_place = Castries, Saint Lucia{{cite web|url=https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/gros-islet-native-features-in-british-under-15-football-final/|title=Gros Islet native features in British under-15 football final|date=10 May 2015|publisher=|access-date=31 March 2019|archive-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406023028/https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/gros-islet-native-features-in-british-under-15-football-final/|url-status=dead}}
| height =
| position = Right back
| currentclub = Bala Town
| clubnumber = 27
| years1 = 2017–2018 | clubs1 = Tranmere Rovers | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2019 | clubs2 = Stalybridge Celtic | caps2 = 18 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2019–2023 | clubs3 = Marine| caps3 = 110| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2023 | clubs4 = Atherton Collieries| caps4 = 4 | goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2024- | clubs5 = Bala Town | caps5 = 5 | goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2016-2018 | nationalteam1 = St Lucia U20 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019– | nationalteam2 = St Lucia | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 22 April 2024
| ntupdate = 31 March 2019
}}
Joshua Solomon-Davies (born 20 November 1999) is a Saint Lucian semi-professional footballer who plays as a right back for Bala Town and the Saint Lucia national football team. In August 2023 he joined Atherton Collieries of the Northern Premier League. Previously he played for Marine in the Northern Premier League,{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20210312161602/https://nonleaguedaily.com/my-most-enjoyable-time-playing-football-marine-saint-lucias-josh-solomon-davies-strides-on/ ‘My most enjoyable time playing football’ – Marine & Saint Lucia’s Josh Solomon-Davies strides on]}} nonleaguedaily.com winning promotion to the Northern Premier League Premier Division at the end of the 2021/22 season following victory in the playoff final.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/step-4/424594/runcorn-linnets-1-2-marine-dunn-and-dusted-thanks-to-jack/|title=Runcorn Linnets 1-2 Marine: Dunn and dusted thanks to Jack|date=1 May 2022|publisher=The Non-League Paper}}
Early life
Solomon-Davies was born in Saint Lucia to an English father, and moved to England at the age of six.{{cite web|url=http://www.stalybridgecorrespondent.co.uk/2019/01/05/celtic-player-stars-for-st-lucia/|title=Celtic player stars for St Lucia|first=Tony|last=Bugby|date=5 January 2019|publisher=|access-date=31 March 2019|archive-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401042649/http://www.stalybridgecorrespondent.co.uk/2019/01/05/celtic-player-stars-for-st-lucia/|url-status=dead}} His grandfather, Carlos "Ball" Southwell was a Saint Lucian footballer.{{cite web|url=https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/st-lucias-josh-solomon-davies-earns-rovers-scholarship/|title=St. Lucia's Josh Solomon-Davies earns Rovers Scholarship|date=10 July 2016|publisher=|access-date=31 March 2019|archive-date=15 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715010945/https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/st-lucias-josh-solomon-davies-earns-rovers-scholarship/|url-status=dead}}
While a pupil at St Anselm's College, Birkenhead (Edmund Rice Trust), he won the national 100 metres final in 11.3 seconds, competing in the English Schools' Athletics Championships, in Bedford, in July 2015, aged 15.{{cite web|url=https://www.st-anselms.com/115/news/article/322/english-schools-national-final/|title=English Schools National Final|date=12 July 2015|publisher=}}
Career
At age 17 Solomon-Davies made his professional debut with Tranmere Rovers in a 1–0 National League win over Maidstone United on 29 April 2017.
The following season, on 24 April 2018, Solomon-Davies made his second senior team appearance for Tranmere Rovers in the home fixture against Solihull Moors, losing 2–1.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43767141/|title=Tranmere Rovers v Solihull Moors|date=24 April 2018|publisher=}}
Having declined the offer of a professional contract with Tranmere Rovers, Solomon-Davies signed with Stalybridge Celtic on 27 September 2018, on a non-contract basis.{{cite web|url=http://www.stalybridgecorrespondent.co.uk/2018/09/27/haworth-undertakes-major-rebuild-at-celtic/|title=Haworth undertakes major rebuild at Celtic|first=Tony|last=Bugby|date=27 September 2018|publisher=}}
In August 2019, he signed for Marine.{{cite web|url=https://marinefc.com/josh-solomon-davies/|title=Josh Solomon-Davies|date=13 February 2021|access-date=30 January 2022}} Solomon-Davies appeared in every round as Marine F.C. progressed to the Third Round of the FA Cup during the 2020/21 season where they were rewarded with a home tie versus Tottenham Hotspur, the widest gap (167 places) between two competing clubs in FA Cup history.{{cite web|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2021/january/spurs-marine-and-the-fa-cup-third-round-history-and-stats/|title=Spurs, Marine and the FA Cup third round - history and stats|date= 9 January 2021|access-date=9 January 2021}} In 2023, he was part of the Marine side which won the Liverpool Senior Cup{{Cite web|url=https://marinefc.com/marine-0-0-runcorn-linnets-4-3-pens-match-report/|title=Marine 0-0 Runcorn Linnets (4-3 Pens) - Match Report|date=19 April 2023|access-date=20 April 2023}} before leaving the club in May 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://marinefc.com/squad-update-4th-may/|title=Squad Update 4th May|date=4 May 2023}}
International career
On 22 October 2016, Solomon-Davies made his international debut, aged 16, for Saint Lucia's Under-20 team against Haiti in the Caribbean Union qualifying tournament for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup held at the Ergilio Hato Stadium, Curaçao. Solomon-Davies went on to represent Saint Lucia throughout the tournament in subsequent games against Trinidad & Tobago and Cuba.{{cite web|url=http://stluciafa.org/news_publisher/news/view/national-u20-prepare-for-second-stage-of-cfu-wcq/|title=National U20 prepare for second stage of CFU WCQ|date=18 October 2016|publisher=}}
Solomon-Davies made his senior debut for the Saint Lucia national football team in a 1–0 friendly loss to Grenada on 28 February 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/saint-lucia-beaten-in-wifa-opener/|title=Saint Lucia beaten in WIFA opener|date=2 March 2019|publisher=}}
Career statistics
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{{updated|match played 29 November 2020}}
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{{updated|match played 2 March 2019}}{{NFT player |id=73806|name=Solomon-Davies, Joshua |accessdate=1 December 2020}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Lucia
|2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total | 2 | 0 |
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|josh-solomon-davies/482143}}
- {{NFT|73806}}
- [http://www.roversrearguard.com/player/josh-solomon-davies/ Rovers Rearguard Profile]
- [http://www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk/play.php?code=SOLDJ Stalybridge Celtic Profile]
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Category:People from Gros Islet Quarter
Category:Saint Lucian men's footballers
Category:Saint Lucia men's international footballers
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Category:Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
Category:Northern Premier League players
Category:National League (English football) players