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Leon Davies
Personal information
Full name Leon Ross Nikoro Davies[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-22) 22 November 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2007–2016 Cambridge United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2022 Cambridge United 66 (0)
2019 → Bath City (loan) 3 (0)
2021 → Weymouth (loan) 2 (0)
2022 Southend United 16 (0)
2022–2024 Braintree Town 83 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:31, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Leon Ross Nikoro Davies (born 22 November 1999) is an English footballer who last played as a defender for National League South club Braintree Town. He attended Impington Village College from 2011 to 2016.

Career

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Davies was a Cambridge United youth graduate and earned himself a professional contract with Cambridge United .[2] He made his first team debut on 30 August 2016 in a 1–0 EFL Trophy win against Shrewsbury Town. He made his League Two debut on 2 January 2017 coming on a substitute in a 4–0 win against Notts County.[4]

On 18 January 2019, Davies joined National League South side Bath City on loan for a month.[5] He was offered a new contract by Cambridge United at the end of the 2018–19 season. During the off season Davies signed a new two-year contract with Cambridge keepon him at the club until the summer of 2021.[6]

On 29 November 2021, Davies joined National League side Weymouth on a one-month loan deal.[7]

On 11 January 2022, Davies joined National League side Southend United on a permanent deal until summer 2022.[8]

On 15 July 2022, Davies agreed to join fellow Essex-based side, Braintree Town ahead of the 2022–23 campaign.[9]

Career statistics

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As of 6 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cambridge United 2016–17[10] League Two 5 0 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 9 0
2017–18[11] League Two 4 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 6 0
2018–19[12] League Two 6 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 9 0
2019–20[13] League Two 16 0 0 0 2 0 3[a] 0 21 0
2020–21[14] League Two 11 0 0 0 1 0 5[a] 0 17 0
2021–22[15] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
Total 42 0 0 0 3 0 19 0 64 0
Bath City (loan) 2018–19[16] National League South 3 0 — — — 3 0
Weymouth (loan) 2021–22[16] National League 2 0 — — 1[b] 0 3 0
Southend United 2021–22[16] National League 16 0 — — — 16 0
Braintree Town 2022–23[16][17] National League South 39 0 3 0 — 4[c] 0 46 0
2023–24[16][18] National League South 44 0 5 0 — 4[d] 1 53 1
Total 83 0 8 0 — 8 1 99 1
Career total 146 0 8 0 3 0 28 1 185 1
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in the FA Trophy
  3. ^ Three appearances in the FA Trophy, one in the National League South play-offs
  4. ^ One appearance in the FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in the National League South play-offs

Honours

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Braintree Town

References

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  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Leon Davies signs Cambridge United professional deal". Cambridge News. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Leon Davies - Defender - First Team - Cambridge United".
  4. ^ "Match Report: Cambridge Utd 4 Notts County 0". Cambridge United FC. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Player News". Bath City FC. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  6. ^ "David Forde: Cambridge United release former Millwall keeper". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Leon Davies joins Weymouth on loan". Cambridge United FC. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  8. ^ "BLUES SIGN LEON DAVIES". www.southendunited.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Braintree Town FC on Twitter". Braintree Town F.C. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Games played by Leon Davies in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Games played by Leon Davies in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Games played by Leon Davies in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Games played by Leon Davies in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Games played by Leon Davies in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Games played by Leon Davies in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  16. ^ a b c d e Leon Davies at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  17. ^ For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Heybridge Swifts 1 - 1 Braintree Town". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
    For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay – Braintree Town 2 - 1 Heybridge Swifts". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
    For FA Cup Third Qualifying Round Replay: "Emirates FA Cup Third Qualifying Round – Hornchurch 3 - 0 Braintree Town". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  18. ^ For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Canvey Island 1 - 1 Braintree Town". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
    For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Braintree Town 3 - 1 Canvey Island". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
    For FA Cup Third Qualifying Round: Tymon, Chris (1 October 2023). "Braintree Town 3-2 Brackley Town - Emirates FA Cup - 3rd Qualifying Round - Saturday 30th Sept 2023". Brackley Town F.C. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Braintree beat Worthing to return to National League". BBC Sport. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
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