Craig Davies (footballer)
Davies in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Craig Martin Davies | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Burton upon Trent, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Scunthorpe United | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shrewsbury Town | |||
| Manchester City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Oxford United | 48 | (8) |
| 2006–2007 | Hellas Verona | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Oldham Athletic | 44 | (10) |
| 2008 | → (loan) | 9 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Port Vale (loan) | 24 | (7) |
| 2010–2011 | Chesterfield | 41 | (23) |
| 2011–2013 | Barnsley | 60 | (19) |
| 2013–2015 | Bolton Wanderers | 53 | (10) |
| 2014 | → Preston North End (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2015–2017 | Wigan Athletic | 40 | (3) |
| 2017– | Scunthorpe United | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Wales U17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Wales U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Wales U21 | 7 | (3) |
| 2005– | Wales | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:10, 11 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:00, 14 August 2013 (UTC) |
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Craig Martin Davies (born 9 January 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Scunthorpe United.
He started his career at Manchester City, though became a first team regular at Oxford United between 2004 and 2006. He spent a brief time in Italy with Hellas Verona, but swiftly returned to England on loan with Wolverhampton Wanderers, before signing with Oldham Athletic in 2007. Spending time on loan with in 2008, he left Oldham the following year and signed to Brighton & Hove Albion. Enjoying loan spells with Yeovil Town and Port Vale, he transferred permanently to Chesterfield in 2010, who he helped to win the League Two title in his first season. He signed with Barnsley in July 2011, before being sold to Bolton Wanderers for £300,000 in January 2013. He joined Preston North End on loan 12 months later after losing his place in the Bolton team. He signed with Wigan Athletic in July 2015, and helped the club to win promotion as champions of League One. He joined Scunthorpe United in January 2017.
He was a member of the youth team at Shrewsbury Town, and then Manchester City, before moving on to Oxford United in August 2004. He made his league debut on 30 August 2004 in a 1–0 win at Notts County. He signed a contract extension in February 2005. He went on to score 8 goals in 29 appearances for the first team during the season and came close to signing for Premiership side Charlton Athletic in June 2005.
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