Rhys Norrington-Davies
Welsh footballer
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Rhys Llewelyn Norrington-Davies (born 22 April 1999) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Sheffield United and the Wales national team.
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Norrington-Davies in 2025. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rhys Llewelyn Norrington-Davies[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield United | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bow Street | |||
| Aberystwyth Town | |||
| Merstham | |||
| –2017 | Swansea City | ||
| 2017–2018 | Sheffield United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Sheffield United | 64 | (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) |
| 2025–2026 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 38 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Wales U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Wales U21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2020– | Wales | 17 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:25, 19 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23,23, 6 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
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]
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In August 2024, he signed a new contract with Sheffield United.[19] In August 2025 he signed on loan for Queens Park Rangers.[20]
International career
Norrington-Davies is a Wales under-19 and under-21 international.[21][22][23] He was called up to the senior Wales squad for the first time in October 2020.[24] 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.[25]
In May 2021 he was selected to the Wales squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[26]
He scored his first goal for Wales in their UEFA Nations League match against the Netherlands on 8 June 2022.[27]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 September 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sheffield United | 2018–19[28] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[29] | 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[30] | Championship | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[31] | Championship | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[32] | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[33] | Championship | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26[34] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27[35] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 64 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 0 | ||
| Barrow (loan) | 2018–19[23] | National League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Rochdale (loan) | 2019–20[29] | League One | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 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 | |
| Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 2025–26[34] | Championship | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |
| Career total | 195 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 220 | 3 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs
- Appearance in EFL Trophy
