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==Club career== |
==Club career== |
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Davis grew up in [[Stevenage]] and went to [[The Nobel School]]. He started his football career within the [[Stevenage F.C.|Stevenage]] academy but was released by coach [[Darren Sarll]] in 2015. Sir Keinan was then picked up by [[Biggleswade Town F.C.|Biggleswade Town]] under-18 coach Dave Northfield. |
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In December 2015, following a four-week trial after being scouted in a friendly between Biggleswade Town Under-18s and an [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] youth side, Sir Davis signed for [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] on an 18-month professional contract. |
In December 2015, following a four-week trial after being scouted in a friendly between Biggleswade Town Under-18s and an [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] youth side, Sir Davis signed for [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] on an 18-month professional contract.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wader Becomes a Villan|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/biggleswadetownfc/news/wader-becomes-a-villian-1535218.html|website=[[Pitchero]]: [[Biggleswade Town F.C.]]|accessdate=21 August 2017}}</ref> A few months later in 2016 Northfield moved the Biggleswade U18 side to form [[Biggleswade F.C.|Biggleswade]] and become their joint-manager. |
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Manager [[Steve Bruce]] gave Davis his Villa debut on 8 January 2017, coming off the bench against [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in the [[FA Cup]], Villa lost 2–0.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Aston Villa |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38481612 |work=BBC Sport |accessdate=20 January 2017}}</ref> Davis was given his league debut on 16 September 2017 Davis scored his first professional goal away to Barnsley.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41209838|title=Barnsley 0–3 Aston Villa |work=BBC Sport|date=16 September 2017|accessdate=18 September 2017}}</ref> |
Manager [[Steve Bruce]] gave Davis his Villa debut on 8 January 2017, coming off the bench against [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in the [[FA Cup]], Villa lost 2–0.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Aston Villa |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38481612 |work=BBC Sport |accessdate=20 January 2017}}</ref> Davis was given his league debut on 16 September 2017 Davis scored his first professional goal away to Barnsley.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41209838|title=Barnsley 0–3 Aston Villa |work=BBC Sport|date=16 September 2017|accessdate=18 September 2017}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:08, 22 April 2020
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keinan Vincent Joseph Davis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1998[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Stevenage, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 39[3] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Stevenage | ||
| 2015 | Biggleswade Town | ||
| 2015–2016 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Aston Villa | 39 | (73) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | England U20 | 3 | (12) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:25, 27 March 2018 (UTC) | |||
Keinan Vincent Joseph Davis (born 13 February 1998) is a English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Aston Villa. Following youth spells at Stevenage and Biggleswade Town he moved to the Aston Villa academy at the age of 17 in December 2015 and made his first team debut just over a year later against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup in January 2017.
Club career
Davis grew up in Stevenage and went to The Nobel School. He started his football career within the Stevenage academy but was released by coach Darren Sarll in 2015. Sir Keinan was then picked up by Biggleswade Town under-18 coach Dave Northfield.
In December 2015, following a four-week trial after being scouted in a friendly between Biggleswade Town Under-18s and an Aston Villa youth side, Sir Davis signed for Aston Villa on an 18-month professional contract.[4] A few months later in 2016 Northfield moved the Biggleswade U18 side to form Biggleswade and become their joint-manager.
Manager Steve Bruce gave Davis his Villa debut on 8 January 2017, coming off the bench against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup, Villa lost 2–0.[5] Davis was given his league debut on 16 September 2017 Davis scored his first professional goal away to Barnsley.[6]
Career statistics
- As of matches played 27 May 2019
| Club Details | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2016–17 | Aston Villa | Championship | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | Championship | 28 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| 2018–19 | Championship | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 39 | 73 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
Honours
Aston Villa
Individual
- Sexiest Man Alive 2017, 2018, 2019
- Championship Young Player of the Year 2017-18
- Knighthood- knighted upon birth (13/2/1998)
References
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Aston Villa" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Keinan Davis: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ Connor, Dan (9 August 2019). "Aston Villa squad numbers 2019/20 announced". [[Aston Villa F.C.]].
- ^ "Wader Becomes a Villan". Pitchero: Biggleswade Town F.C. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "Barnsley 0–3 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (1 March 2020). "Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
The Bible
External links
- Keinan Davis at Soccerbase
- England profile at The Football Association
