Joe Davis (footballer, born 1993)
Davis at Port Vale in April 2013.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Joseph Steven Davis | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Burnley, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Fleetwood Town | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2011 | Port Vale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Port Vale | 27 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Luton Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Fleetwood Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2016– | Fleetwood Town | 10 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 22 May 2016 (UTC). |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 22 May 2016 (UTC).
Joseph Steven "Joe" Davis (born 10 November 1993) is an English football defender who plays for League One club Fleetwood Town.
He is son to professional manager Steve Davis and brother to Harry Davis, who plays under their father at Crewe. He played a minor role as Port Vale secured promotion out of League Two in 2012–13. He left Port Vale to join the Leicester City Academy in June 2014. He was loaned out to Fleetwood Town in October 2015 before joining the club permanently three months later.
Burnley born Davis started his career in the youth ranks at Port Vale in 2002. Described as a "natural born leader", he was handed the number 25 shirt for the 2010–11 season, making the bench in October 2010. This came a month after a highly impressive reserve team performance against Sheffield Wednesday. His debut came on 30 April 2011, as he came off the bench at Vale Park to replace Gareth Owen seventy minutes into a 7–2 win over Morecambe; Ryan Lloyd also made his debut at the same time.
The 2011–12 season was the final year of his youth contract. He made his second appearance at senior level on 17 March, when he replaced Paul Marshall 49 minutes into a 3–2 defeat to Crawley Town at Broadfield Stadium; manager Micky Adams put him on as centre-back Clayton McDonald had just been sent off. McDonald's subsequent suspension gave Davis the opportunity to start against Hereford United three days later, Adams saying "he'll either sink or swim". He was voted man-of-the-match after he produced "a disciplined defensive display beyond his tender years". However he was sent off 69 minutes into the next game for a professional foul on Torquay United's Rene Howe; the penalty was converted to cost the "Valiants" a 2–1 defeat at Plainmoor. With Clayton McDonald facing legal issues, Davis was given an extended run in the team towards the end of the 2011–12 season, thus securing the 18-year-old apprentice his first professional contract. At the end of the season he was given both the club's Youth and Young Player of the Year awards. He announced his intention to accept the club's offer of a new two-year contract in June 2012. Despite being one of the last of the 16 players offered contracts to commit his future to the club, Micky Adams said that the deal was "never in doubt" and told the media of the "excellent potential" he saw in the young defender.
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