Callum Davies (footballer)

Callum Davies

Personal information
Full name	Callum Joshua Davies
Date of birth	(1993-02-08) 8 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Sittingbourne, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Folkestone Invicta
Youth career
0000–2010	Gillingham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2015	Gillingham	29	(0)
2011	→ Lewes (loan)	10	(0)
2011	→ Thurrock (loan)	4	(0)
2014	→ Dover Athletic (loan)	10	(1)
2014–2015	→ Dover Athletic (loan)	2	(0)
2015	→ Bromley (loan)	1	(1)
2015	→ Eastleigh (loan)	1	(0)
2015–2016	Maidstone United	18	(3)
2016–	Folkestone	93	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2018

Callum Joshua Davies (born 8 February 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Folkestone Invicta.

Club career

Gillingham

Davies started his career as a trainee with Gillingham, having captained the youth team and made a number of appearances in the reserve team. ^[1] He made his debut on 13 November 2010, for Gillingham in their 3–1 home defeat to Crewe Alexandra in League Two. ^[2] Davies was sent-off in the 28th minute after a professional foul on Clayton Donaldson. ^[2] Gillingham manager, Andy Hessenthaler said he was in tears after being sent-off and stated "It was never a sending off. It was a very harsh decision. I am absolutely devastated for him. ^[3]

Loan spells

In January 2011, Davies joined Conference South side Lewes on a one-month loan. ^[4] On 29 January 2011, Davies made his Lewes debut in a 0–0 draw against St Albans City, playing the full 90 minutes. ^[5] Davies went on to make nine more league appearances before returning to Gillingham.

On 25 October 2011, Davies joined Thurrock on a one-month loan. ^[6] On the same day, Davies made his Thurrock debut in a 3–0 home defeat to Dartford, in which he played the full 90 minutes. ^[7]

On 27 March 2014, Davies joined Dover Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2013/14 campaign. ^[8] On 5 April 2014, Davies made his Dover Athletic debut in a 2–2 draw with Bishop's Stortford, playing the full 90 minutes. ^[9] On 21 April 2014, Davies scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 home draw against Whitehawk, in which he claimed the equalizer for Dover Athletic after Jake Robinson put the visitors ahead. ^[10]

On 27 November 2014, Davies re-joined Dover Athletic on loan until January 2015. ^[11]

On 15 August 2015, Davies joined National League side Bromley on a one-month loan. ^[12] On the same day, Davies made his Bromley debut in a 4–1 defeat to Grimsby Town, in which he netted a consolation goal for Bromley. ^[13]

On 22 September 2015, after struggling to make an impression at Bromley, Davies joined Eastleigh on a one-month loan. ^[14] On the same day, Davies made his only Eastleigh appearance in a 5–2 defeat to former club Dover Athletic. ^[15]

Maidstone United

On 23 December 2015, after a five-year senior spell with Gillingham, Davies joined National League South side Maidstone United on an 18-month deal. ^[16] On 2 January 2016, Davies made his Maidstone United debut in a 2–1 victory over Margate, playing the full 90 minutes. ^[17] On 27 February 2016, Davies scored his first Maidstone United goal in a 2–1 defeat against Havant & Waterlooville. ^[18]

On 19 August 2016, Davies joined Folkestone Invicta on a three-month loan, which was then made permanent upon its conclusion. ^[19]

Folkestone Invicta

Davies has gone on to become Folkestone Invicta captain and is a regular in the side

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2016. ^[4]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gillingham	2010–11	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2011–12	League Two	2	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0
	2012–13	League Two	14	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	18	0
	2013–14	League One	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
	2014–15	League One	5	0	0	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	8	0
	2015–16	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		29	0	3	0	4	0	3	0	39	0
Lewes (loan)	2010–11	Conference South	10	0	0	0	—		0	0	10	0
Thurrock (loan)	2011–12	Conference South	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
Dover Athletic (loan)	2013–14	Conference South	10	1	0	0	—		0	0	10	1
	2014–15	Conference Premier	2	0	1	0	—		0	0	3	0
	Total		12	0	1	0	—		0	0	13	0
Bromley (loan)	2015–16	National League	1	1	0	0	—		0	0	1	1
Eastleigh (loan)	2015–16	National League	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
Maidstone United	2015–16	National League South	18	3	0	0	—		0	0	18	3
Career total			156	26	5	0	0	0	9	3	170	29

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

References

1. "Player profile: Callum Davies". Gillingham F.C. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
2. "Gillingham 1-3 Crewe". BBC Sport. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
3. "Gillingham youngster Callum Davies in tears after red card on his debut against Crewe". Kent Online. 15 November 2010.
4. "C. Davies". Soccerway.
5. "St Albans City vs. Lewes". Soccerway. 29 January 2011.
6. "Young Gillingham defender Callum Davies joins Thurrock FC". Kent Online. 25 October 2011.
7. "Thurrock vs. Dartford". Soccerway. 25 October 2011.
8. "Davies joins Dover on loan". Kent Sports News. 27 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
9. "Bishop's Stortford vs. Dover Athletic". Soccerway. 5 April 2014.
10. "Dover Athletic vs. Whitehawk". Soccerway. 21 April 2014.
11. "DAVIES JOINS DOVER ON LOAN". Gillingham F.C. 27 November 2014.
12. "DAVIES JOINS BROMLEY ON LOAN". Gillingham F.C. 15 August 2015.
13. "Grimsby Town vs. Bromley". Soccerway. 15 August 2015.
14. "Callum Davies: Gillingham defender joins Eastleigh on loan". BBC Sport. 22 September 2015.
15. "Eastleigh vs. Dover Athletic". Soccerway. 22 September 2015.
16. "Maidstone United complete signing of Gillingham defender Callum Davies". Kent Online. 23 December 2015.
17. "Maidstone United vs. Margate". Soccerway. 2 January 2016.
18. "Havant & Waterlooville vs. Maidstone United". Soccerway. 27 February 2016.
19. "Davies swaps Stones". 19 August 2016.

External links

• Gillingham profile
• Callum Davies at Soccerbase