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Charles Desmond "Charlie" Davies (born June 25, 1986, in Manchester, New Hampshire) is an American soccer player who plays as a striker for French Ligue 1 side Sochaux, having joined in July 2009.[1] He also plays for the United States national team and, as of September 9, 2009, has sixteen caps and four goals internationally. On October 13, 2009, Davies was seriously injured in a one-car accident on the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Alexandria, Virginia, just across the Potomac River from Washington, DC, in which a woman was killed and another was seriously injured.[2]
[edit] Youth and collegeAs a youngster Davies was encouraged to play soccer by his father, an immigrant from Gambia. He attended the Brooks School in North Andover, Massachusetts and graduated in 2004. While there he set many Brooks scoring records, scoring twenty-nine and thirty goals in his junior and senior seasons, respectively. In his senior campaign, Davies led Brooks School to a 15–0 league record and New England Class-A Championship. Davies also starred in wrestling at Brooks, earning National Prep All-American his senior season. After prep school Davies attended Boston College, where he starred for the Eagles for three seasons. His sophomore season was cut short due a knee injury suffered in the first half of the season opener.[3] During his college years he also played with Westchester Flames of the USL Premier Development League, scoring six goals in nine appearances.[4] He was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy in 2006, capping his comeback season. He finished his college career with twenty-four goals and ten assists in thirty-seven games, including fifteen goals in sixteen games his final season.[5][6] [edit] Professional careerRather than finishing his degree at Boston College, Davies decided to turn pro after three years of college. He was a well-established professional prospect, and was expected to be a very high MLS draft pick[7] had he chosen to accept the Generation Adidas contract that he was offered.[8] Ultimately, Davies decided to try his luck in Europe rather than signing with Major League Soccer. [edit] HammarbyAfter an unsuccessful trial at legendary Dutch club Ajax,[9] Davies signed his first professional contract with Swedish Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF in December 2006.[7] Although he initially was placed in the starting lineup, he had trouble finishing and spent his first year with the club alternating between being a starter and a substitute. On June 24, 2007, Davies netted his first goal in club play, the game-winner for Hammarby, over Faroese club Klaksvik in the first round of the 2007 Intertoto Cup, but he was still unable to score in Allsvenskan play. Davies credits both his coach, Tony Gustavsson, and Uruguayan star and former Hammarby teammate Sebastián Eguren with guiding his work ethic and attitude through his struggles.[6] In the final match of the 2007 season Davies broke through and scored a hat-trick against GAIS. The 2008 season was a major breakthrough for Davies. He scored fourteen goals in twenty-seven games, twenty-five of which were starts.[4][10] As a result of his strong performance in 2008 there were many rumors regarding his transfer to a larger club elsewhere in Europe, but ultimately, nothing materialized, and Davies returned to Hammarby. The 2009 season began well for Davies, recording four goals in the first nine league games. He also scored two extra time goals in a 2009 Swedish Cup match against Åtvidabergs, a ninety-ninth minute equalizer and the winning goal just before extra time expired, to propel his club to a 3–2 victory in the third round of the tournament. In the ninth league match of the season, however, he was issued a five match suspension after he made an aggressive play and bloodied the mouth of one of his opponents, Örebro defender Michael Almebäck, with his elbow.[11] Davies subsequently left Sweden to join up with the U.S. national team, marking his last appearance with Hammarby. [edit] SochauxOn July 10, 2009, before returning from his suspension in Sweden, it was announced that Davies would sign with Ligue 1 club Sochaux.[12] On August 15, in his second game with Sochaux, Davies came on as a second-half substitute and scored twice; Sochaux ultimately lost the game to Bordeaux, 3–2.[13] [edit] International[edit] YouthDavies played ten games, mostly as a substitute, for the United States U-20 men's national soccer team, but did not make the roster for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was the last player cut from the Youth Championship roster.[14] After failing to make the U-20 roster at the 2005 World Youth Championship he then focused on the under-23 national team as his next target for international play.[14] He later trained and played with the team, eventually making the roster for the men's tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[15] As a member of the United States men's Olympic team he made only one appearance in the three games the United States team played at the Olympics. He came on as a substitute in the team's last match against Nigeria, where he nearly tied the match when his header rang of the crossbar in the waning moments, which would have sent the team through to the knockout rounds had it gone into the net.[16][17] [edit] SeniorHe made his debut for the senior national team on June 2, 2007, as a substitute in a 4–1 friendly victory over China in San Jose, California. Later that summer he was a part of the squad that took part in the Copa América 2007 in Venezuela. On October 15, 2008, he scored his first national team goal in a 2–1 loss to Trinidad and Tobago during the third round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[17][18] He added his second national team goal against Egypt in the final group stage game of the 2009 Confederations Cup. On August 12, 2009, Davies scored the opening goal in a 2–1 loss to Mexico in Mexico City, becoming only the fourth American to score against Mexico in the Azteca Stadium. [edit] International goals
[edit] Personal[edit] Automobile accidentOn October 13, 2009, Davies, who was in Washington, D.C. for a World Cup Qualifier game between Costa Rica and the United States, was a passenger in an SUV that lost control on the George Washington Parkway and struck a metal railing at about 3:15 a.m., tearing the vehicle in half. The accident shut down the George Washington Parkway until 8:15 a.m. that morning. The accident killed a 22-year old woman who was in the SUV with Davies, while Davies himself suffered a lacerated bladder, fractured right tibia and femur, a fractured elbow, and facial injuries.[19][20] Davies, who at the time of the accident was in violation of a team-imposed curfew, will miss six to twelve months, and will therefore likely miss the 2010 World Cup.[21] [edit] References
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