Keinan Davis

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Keinan Davis
Personal information
Full name Keinan Vincent Joseph Davis [1]
Date of birth (1998-02-13) 13 February 1998 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Stevenage, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Udinese
Number 9
Youth career
2014–2015 Stevenage
2015 Biggleswade Town
2015–2017 Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2023 Aston Villa 73 (3)
2022 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 15 (5)
2022–2023 → Watford (loan) 34 (7)
2023– Udinese 21 (3)
International career
2017–2018 England U20 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:06, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

Keinan Vincent Joseph Davis (born 13 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Udinese.

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Following youth spells at Stevenage and Biggleswade Town Davis 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. Having played in a role in Aston Villa's promotion back to the Premier League in 2019, he played on loan at EFL Championship sides Nottingham Forest and Watford, helping the former win the 2022 Championship play-offs. He has represented England at Under-20 level.

Club career

Early career

Davis grew up in Stevenage and went to The Nobel School. He started his football career within the Stevenage F.C. academy but was released by coach Darren Sarll in 2015. Keinan was then picked up by Biggleswade Town under-18 coach Dave Northfield.

Aston Villa

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, Davis signed for Aston Villa on an 18-month professional contract.

Following a calendar year in the Aston Villa U21 side, 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. [3] Davis was given his league debut on 14 January 2017 against Wolverhampton Wanderers. [4] Davis scored his first professional goal away to Barnsley on 16 September 2017. [5]

On 22 September 2020, Davis was given a new Aston Villa contract extension to keep him with the club until 2024. [6] On 25 April 2021, Davis scored his first Premier League goal, an injury time equaliser against West Bromwich Albion. [7]

Nottingham Forest (loan)

On 1 January 2022, Davis joined Championship side Nottingham Forest on loan for the rest of the season. [8] He made his Forest debut on 9 January, in a 1–0 FA Cup victory over Arsenal. [9] Davis got his first goal for Nottingham Forest on 25 January 2022, in a 3–0 victory over Barnsley. [10] On 10 June 2022, Forest announced that Davis would return to Villa once his loan expired. [11]

Watford (loan)

On 13 August 2022, Watford announced the signing of Davis on a season-long loan. [12] He scored his first goal for Watford in a 2–2 draw with Sunderland on 17 September 2022. He scored his second in the 30th minute against Norwich on 15 October 2022, to make the score 2–0 to Slaven Bilić's men. [13]

Udinese

On 1 September 2023, Davis joined Italian club Udinese for an undisclosed fee. [14] He signed a four-year contract. [15] Owing to injury, it was not until 7 January 2024 when Davis made his Serie A debut as a late substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Lazio. [16] On the final matchday of the 2023–24 season, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 away win over Frosinone, securing their survival in the top tier. [17] [18]

International career

Born in England, Davis is of Jamaican descent. [19] In March 2018, he scored for the England under-20 team in victories against Poland and Portugal. [20] [21]

Career statistics

As of matches played 25 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2016–17 [22] Championship 601000—70
2017–18 [23] 282111000303
2018–19 [24] 5010001 [a] 070
2019–20 [25] Premier League 1800051—231
2020–21 [26] 1510031—182
2021–22 [27] 1000001 [b] 121
2022–23 [28] 0000000000
Total733319221877
Nottingham Forest (loan) 2021–22 [27] Championship15540—3 [a] 0225
Watford (loan) 2022–23 [28] Championship3470000—347
Udinese 2023–24 [29] Serie A 8100——81
2024–25 [30] Serie A13221——153
Total213210000234
Career total1431882925116624
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Championship play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest

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