Will Davies (footballer)
English footballer (born 1999)
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William James Davies (born 7 June 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Fleetwood Town.[2]
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Davies with Leiston in April 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William James Davies[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ipswich Town | |||
| Woodbridge Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Coplestonians | 23 | (19) |
| 2018–2023 | Leiston | 125 | (53) |
| 2023 | Braintree Town | 14 | (7) |
| 2023–2024 | York City | 20 | (5) |
| 2024 | → Bromley (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Sutton United | 44 | (18) |
| 2025– | Fleetwood Town | 42 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:48, 3 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Ipswich,[1] Davies spent time in the academy at hometown club Ipswich Town, later moving to Woodbridge Town.[3]
Davies began his senior career with Coplestonians in the Suffolk & Ipswich League, scoring 19 goals in 23 appearances during the 2017–18 season.[4] In the summer of 2018, Davies signed for Southern League side Leiston, initially playing for their reserves, before making his first-team debut on 16 November 2018 in a 5–1 defeat against King's Lynn Town.[5][6] Whilst at Leiston, Davies was the top scorer in the 2020–21 FA Cup, scoring seven times.[7] He moved to Braintree Town in July 2023,[8] before signing for York City in November 2023 for an undisclosed transfer fee,[9][10] moving on loan to Bromley in March 2024.[11] After leaving York by mutual consent at the end of the 2023–24 season,[12] he signed for Sutton United in June 2024.[13]
Davies signed for Fleetwood Town in June 2025,[14] for a transfer fee reported to be one of the largest ever received by Sutton.[15] After signing, Davies scored three goals in his first two games for the club.[16]