Kyle Davies (soccer)

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Kyle Davies
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Personal information
Full name Kyle Graham Davies [1]
Date of birth (1989-04-11) April 11, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Danville, California, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2005–2006 IMG Soccer Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2009 Southampton 0 (0)
2009 Real Salt Lake 0 (0)
2009–2011 FC Dallas 14 (0)
2011 Los Angeles Galaxy 0 (0)
2011 Toronto FC 1 (0)
2012 Orlando City 16 (0)
International career
2005–2006 United States U17 4 (0)
2006 United States U18 6 (0)
2006–2009 United States U20 18 (0)
2008 United States U23 2 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Runner-up CONCACAF U-20 Championship 2009
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 4, 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 4, 2012

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

Contents

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

England LeaguePlayoffs League Cup FA Cup Total
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton Championship 2007–08 0000
2008–09 0000
Total00—|00
United States LeaguePlayoffs U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Champions League Total
Real Salt Lake MLS 2009 0000
Total00—|00
FC Dallas MLS 2009 110110
2010 3030
2011 0000
Total140—|140
Los Angeles Galaxy MLS 2011 0000
Total00—|00
Canada LeaguePlayoffs Canadian Championship CONCACAF Champions League Total
Toronto FC MLS 2011 0000
Total0000
Career total140140

Last updated on September 21, 2011

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