Rhys Norrington-Davies

Rhys Norrington-Davies

Personal information
Full name	Rhys Llewelyn Norrington-Davies [1]
Date of birth	(1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) [2]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Sheffield United
Number	33
Youth career
	Bow Street
	Aberystwyth Town
	Merstham
0000–2017	Swansea City
2017–2018	Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	Sheffield United	42	(0)
2018–2019	→ Barrow (loan)	28	(0)
2019–2020	→ Rochdale (loan)	27	(1)
2020–2021	→ Luton Town (loan)	18	(0)
2021	→ Stoke City (loan)	20	(1)
International career‡
2017	Wales U19	3	(0)
2017–2019	Wales U21	14	(0)
2020–	Wales	13	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:19, 10 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23,23, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Rhys Llewelyn Norrington-Davies (born 22 April 1999) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Sheffield United and the Wales national team.

Early life

Norrington-Davies was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Welsh parents from Aberystwyth. ^[3] His father, Patrick, was working in Saudi Arabia with the British Army. ^[4] Due to the nature of his father's job, Norrington-Davies' family moved frequently during his childhood, spending time in Kenya, London, and in Aberystwyth, where he was educated at Ysgol Penglais, ^{[4] [5]} and Royal Russell School in Croydon, South London. ^[6]

Club career

Norrington-Davies played at youth level for Bow Street, ^[7] Aberystwyth Town, ^[8] and Merstham. ^[9] He played for Swansea City, before joining Sheffield United's academy in 2017. ^[3] He joined Barrow on a one-month loan in September 2018, ^[10] before the loan was extended to the end of the season in October. ^[11] He moved on loan to Rochdale in July 2019 on a season-long loan. ^[12]

Norrington-Davies joined Championship club Luton Town on a season-long loan on 3 September 2020. ^{[13] [14]} On 12 January 2021, he was recalled by Sheffield United after making 22 appearances in all competitions, ^[15] and was loaned to Stoke City later that day. ^[16] He played 20 times for Stoke, scoring once in a 2–0 win over Wycombe Wanderers on 6 March 2021. ^{[17] [18]}

International career

Norrington-Davies is a Wales under-19 and under-21 international. ^{[19] [20] [21]} He was called up to the senior Wales squad for the first time in October 2020. ^[22] He made his full international debut for Wales on 14 October 2020 in the starting line-up for the 1–0 Nations League win against Bulgaria. ^[23]

In May 2021 he was selected to the Wales squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. ^[24]

He scored his first goal for Wales in their UEFA Nations League match against the Netherlands on 8 June 2022. ^[25]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 February 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sheffield United	2018–19 [26]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019–20 [27]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21 [18]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2021–22 [28]	Championship	22	0	1	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	26	0
	2022–23 [29]	Championship	15	0	0	0	0	0	—		15	0
	2023–24 [30]	Premier League	5	0	2	0	0	0	—		7	0
	Total		42	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	48	0
Barrow (loan)	2018–19 [21]	National League	28	0	1	0	—		0	0	29	0
Rochdale (loan)	2019–20 [27]	League One	27	1	4	0	2	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	34	1
Luton Town (loan)	2020–21 [18]	Championship	18	0	1	0	3	0	—		22	0
Stoke City (loan)	2020–21 [18]	Championship	20	1	0	0	0	0	—		20	1
Career total			135	2	9	0	6	0	3	0	153	2

1. Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs
2. Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

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