Michael Davis (Belgian footballer)

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Michael Davis
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back [1]
Team information
Current team
Young Reds
Number 31
Youth career
RWDM
0000–2021 Mechelen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Beveren 5 (1)
2023Young Reds (loan) 24 (0)
2023– Young Reds 2 (0)
International career
2019 Belgium U17 [2] 5 (0)
2019 Belgium U19 [2] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 August 2019

Michael Davis (born 21 January 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Young Reds on loan from Beveren. [3]

Club career

On 16 August 2022, Davis was loaned by Beveren to Antwerp for the 2022–23 season, with an option to buy. [4] At Antwerp, he was assigned to the reserves squad Young Reds, which plays in the third-tier Belgian National Division 1. On 4 July 2023, he returned to Young Reds on a permanent basis and signed a two-year contract. [5]

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References

  1. Michael Davis at FootballDatabase.eu
  2. 1 2 Michael Davis at WorldFootball.net
  3. Michael Davis at Soccerway
  4. "MICHAEL DAVIS OP HUURBASIS NAAR ANTWERP" (in Dutch). Beveren. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. "VERSTERKINGEN VOOR YOUNG REDS: MICHAEL DAVIS, MALICK KEITA & NIEUWKOMER NOLAN GILLOT" [REINFORCEMENTS FOR YOUNG REDS: MICHAEL DAVIS, MALICK KEITA & NEWCOMER NOLAN GILLOT] (in Dutch). Royal Antwerp. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.