Kyle_Davies_(soccer)

Kyle Davies (soccer)

Kyle Davies (soccer)

American soccer player


Kyle Graham Davies (born April 11, 1989 in Danville, California, United States) is an American former soccer player.

Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...

Career

Professional

Davies was a member of the US National U-17 Residency in Bradenton, FL and was expected to go play in college before entering the MLS SuperDraft. However, he was offered a contract with English side Southampton, who he joined in February 2007. Work permit issues were not a problem due to having British parents.[2] He was a consistent member of the youth and reserve setup at Southampton but never made a first-team appearance.

Nearing the end of his contract with Southampton, he was approached by MLS who signed him to a four-year deal before entering him into a weighted lottery that would allocate him to a single participating MLS club. Real Salt Lake were the winners of the lottery and immediately signed him to their roster.[3] On April 28, Davies was traded to FC Dallas for a second-round draft pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft so RSL could have the room to re-sign Fabián Espíndola.[4] He made his debut for Dallas on June 13, 2009, in a game against Houston Dynamo.[5]

Davies was waived by Dallas on May 5, 2011[6] and was picked up by Los Angeles Galaxy on May 11, 2011.[7]

Davies was traded to Toronto FC on September 15, 2011, for Dasan Robinson.[8] Davies made his debut as a second half sub for Doneil Henry on October 15 against Philadelphia Union, the game ended in a 1–1 away draw.[9] Davies was waived by Toronto on November 23, 2011.[10]

Davies was signed by Orlando City on April 5, 2012, shoring up the defense for the defending USL Pro champions.[11]

International

Davies was a captain for the United States Under-20 team during the 2009 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, starting all five games for the United States in the tournament.[12][13] The team qualified for the 2009 FIFA Under-20 World Cup taking place in Egypt,[12] where Davies captained the team in the first and last games. He saw limited playing time, however, due to a head injury.[13]

Career statistics

More information England, League ...

Last updated on September 21, 2011


References

  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: United States" (PDF). FIFA. October 6, 2009. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  2. "From College to the Pros - the US soccer ladder: Kyle Davies Skips College...goes straight to the pros". www.collegetopros.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. "Southampton confirm Kyle Davies on way to Real Salt Lake | MLS News | tribalfootball.com". www.tribalfootball.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. "Kyle Davies was traded from Real Salt Lake to FC Dallas - Soccer - SI.com". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. "places defender Kyle Davies on waivers". FC Dallas. 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  6. "Toronto-Los Angeles Swap Defenders | Toronto FC". Torontofc.ca. 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  7. Dave Zeitlin (2011-10-15). "TFC Draws Union In Philadelphia | Toronto FC". Torontofc.ca. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  8. Joe Prince-Wright (2014-08-07). "Players waived as teams begin to shape rosters for 2012". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  9. "Orlando City Soccer Club: News". Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
  10. "News | FC Dallas". Archived from the original on 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2009-05-01.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Kyle_Davies_(soccer), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.