Keston Davies
{{short description|Welsh footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Keston Davies
|image =
|image_size =
|caption =
|fullname = Keston Ellis Davies{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/612828 |title=Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed |publisher=Premier League |date=2 February 2018 |accessdate=16 February 2018}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|10|2|df=y}}
|birth_place = Swansea, Wales
|height =
|position = Defender
|currentclub = Barry Town United
|clubnumber =
|youthyears1 = 2005–2008
|youthclubs1 = Swansea City
|youthyears2 = 2008–2012
|youthclubs2 = Fulham
|youthyears3 = 2012–2017
|youthclubs3 = Swansea City
|years1 = 2017–2019
|clubs1 = Swansea City
|caps1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2017–2018
|clubs2 = → Yeovil Town (loan)
|caps2 = 2
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2018–2019
|clubs3 = → Notts County (loan)
|caps3 = 7
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2019–2023
|clubs4 = The New Saints
|caps4 = 56
|goals4 = 2
|clubs5 = Pontypridd United
|years5 = 2023–2025
|caps5 = 31
|goals5 = 2
|clubs6 = Barry Town United
|years6 = 2025–
|caps6 = 0
|goals6 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2012
|nationalteam1 = Wales U17
|nationalcaps1 = 2
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalyears2 = 2013
|nationalteam2 = Wales U19
|nationalcaps2 = 1
|nationalgoals2 = 0
|nationalyears3 = 2018
|nationalteam3 = Wales U21
|nationalcaps3 = 1
|nationalgoals3 = 0
|club-update = 17 September 2024
|nationalteam-update = 20:51, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
}}
Keston Ellis Davies (born 2 October 1996) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cymru Premier club Barry Town United. He was a Wales Under-21 international.
Club career
After playing for the foundation phase of the Swansea City academy between the ages of eight to 11, Davies left to join Fulham's academy before returning to Swansea at the age of 15.{{cite web |url=https://www.swanseacity.com/teams/swansea-u23s/keston-davies |title=Keston Davies |publisher=Swansea City A.F.C. |accessdate=4 August 2017 }}
On 14 July 2017, Davies joined League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40613840 |title=Yeovil Town: Swansea City loan defender Keston Davies to Glovers |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 July 2017 |accessdate=4 August 2017 }} Davies made his EFL debut for Yeovil against Luton Town, on 5 August 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40761069 |title=Luton Town 8–2 Yeovil Town |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 August 2017 |accessdate=5 August 2017 }} Davies was recalled to Swansea in January 2018, having only made five appearances for Yeovil.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42559108 |title=Swansea trio Botti Biabi, Keston Davies & Connor Roberts return from loans |publisher=BBC Sport |date=3 January 2018 |accessdate=3 January 2018 }}
On 31 August 2018, Davies signed for League Two club Notts County on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45368315 |title=Rob Milsom and Keston Davies: Notts County re-sign Crawley midfielder and loan Swansea defender |publisher=BBC Sport |date=31 August 2018 |accessdate=1 September 2018 }}
In July 2019 he joined The New Saints.{{Cite web|url=https://clwbpeldroed.org/2019/07/01/keston-davies-tns-swansea/|title = New Saints sign defenders Keston Davies and Adam Hughes|date = July 2019}}
In June 2025 Davies signed for Barry Town United.
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 1 May 2022}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=4|Swansea City
|2016–17{{soccerbase season|96408|2016|accessdate=6 October 2019}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18{{soccerbase season|96408|2017|accessdate=6 October 2019}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|96408|2018|accessdate=6 October 2019}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Swansea City U23
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 6{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Yeovil Town (loan)
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Notts County (loan)
|League Two |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 7 | 0 | ||
| rowspan=4|The New Saints
|2019–20{{soccerway|keston-davies/274834|accessdate=6 October 2019}} |20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6{{efn|Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup}} | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| 2020–21
|Cymru Premier |10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2021–22
|Cymru Premier |14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!44||2||3||0||0||0||13||0||60||2 | ||||||||||
| colspan=3|Career total
!53||2||3||0||0||0||23||1||79||3 |
{{notelist}}
Honours
= Swansea City U23s =
=The New Saints=
- Cymru Premier: 2021–22{{cite news |title=Cymru Premier: The New Saints win title with point against Penybont |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60721464 |access-date=13 March 2022 |work=BBC Sport |date=12 March 2022}}
- Welsh Cup: 2021–22{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61260720 |title=Welsh Cup final: Penybont 2-3 The New Saints |last=Williams |first=Aled |work=BBC Sport |date=1 May 2022 |access-date=3 May 2022 }}
References
{{reflist}}
{{The New Saints F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Keston}}
Category:Footballers from Swansea
Category:Welsh men's footballers
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Swansea City A.F.C. players
Category:Yeovil Town F.C. players
Category:Notts County F.C. players
Category:The New Saints F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Cymru Premier players
Category:Wales men's youth international footballers
Category:21st-century Welsh sportsmen
{{Wales-footy-defender-stub}}