Archie Davies
English footballer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Archie Daniel Davies (born 7 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two side Carlisle United.
|
Davies playing for Whitehawk in August 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Archie Daniel Davies[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | St Leonards-on-Sea, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Carlisle United | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 2014–2017 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Whitehawk (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Crawley Town | 67 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Aldershot Town | 28 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Dundalk | 57 | (0) |
| 2024– | Carlisle United | 40 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:27, 25 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
He played youth football with Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion and had a loan spell from the latter at Whitehawk in 2017. His former clubs also include Crawley Town, Aldershot Town & Dundalk.
Career
Brighton & Hove Albion
Davies played youth football for Crystal Palace before joining Brighton & Hove Albion at the age of 15. He signed his first professional contract with the club in 2017.[3]
Davies joined Whitehawk on loan in August 2017,[4] and played a total 8 league games for them.[2]
Davies made his professional debut for Brighton & Hove Albion, on 25 September 2019 in a 3–1 defeat at home against Aston Villa in the EFL Cup.[5]
Davies was released by Brighton in the summer of 2020 upon the expiry of his contract.[6]
Crawley Town
Davies signed for Crawley Town on 1 August 2020 following his release from Brighton.[7] His first appearance for Crawley on 8 September 2020 in a 2–1 EFL Trophy defeat to Gillingham.[8] He made his league debut for the club four days later in a 2–0 defeat to Port Vale.[8] In total he made 38 appearances across the 2020–21 season.[8]
On 10 August 2021, Davies scored his first senior goal with a 95th-minute equaliser in a 2–2 EFL Cup draw Gillingham. Crawley lost the penalty shoot-out despite Davies scoring his penalty.[9][10] He made 37 appearances during 2021–22 season.[9] Davies was released by Crawley in June 2022.[11]
Aldershot Town
On 16 June 2022, it was announced that Davies had joined National League club Aldershot Town on a one-year contract.[12]
Dundalk
On 26 January 2023, Davies signed a two-year contract with League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk.[13]
Carlisle United
On 9 July 2024, Davies signed for EFL League Two side Carlisle United for an undisclosed fee.[14][15]
Personal life
Davies was born in St Leonards-on-Sea and grew up in St Leonards-on-Sea and Lanzarote before attending Buckswood School. He can speak Spanish.[3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 April 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Whitehawk (loan) | 2017–18[2] | National League South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2018–19[16] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20[17] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2019–20[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Crawley Town | 2020–21[8] | League Two | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 2021–22[9] | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| Total | 67 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 1 | ||
| Aldershot Town | 2022–23[18] | National League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Dundalk | 2023[2] | LOI Premier Division | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 2024[2] | 22 | 0 | — | — | 2[d] | 1 | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | 67 | 1 | |||
| Carlisle United | 2024–25[2] | League Two | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 2025–26[2] | National League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 188 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 217 | 3 | ||
- appearances in EFL Trophy
- 4 appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League & 1 appearance in Leinster Senior Cup
- Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup