| Kevin Davies |
 |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Kevin Cyril Davies |
| Date of birth |
26 March 1977 (1977-03-26) (age 32) |
| Place of birth |
Sheffield, England |
| Height |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Playing position |
Striker |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Bolton Wanderers |
| Number |
14 |
| Senior career1 |
| Years |
Club |
App (Gls)* |
1993–1997
1997–1998
1998–1999
1999–2003
2003
2003– |
Chesterfield
Southampton
Blackburn Rovers
Southampton
→ Millwall (loan)
Bolton Wanderers |
129 (22)
025 0(9)
024 0(1)
082 (10)
009 0(3)
210 (46) |
| National team |
|
England U-21 |
003 0(0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 21:47, 25 May 2009 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)
|
Kevin Davies (born 26 March 1977 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English football player who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers as striker and team captain.
He is the half brother of Chesterfield F.C. striker Jamie Jackson.[citation needed]
[edit] Playing career
[edit] Chesterfield
Davies originally made his name as a vital part of the Chesterfield team which reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1997,[1] scoring a hat-trick against current club Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Park, before losing in controversial circumstances to Middlesbrough.
[edit] Southampton
He moved to Southampton in May 1997 and, in his first spell with them, scored nine league goals and impressed. He scored a great solo goal against Everton at Goodison Park and also headed the winner in a 1-0 win against Manchester United.
[edit] Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers signed him for £7.5 million in July 1998, ten times what Southampton had paid for him a year earlier and also a club record. (Chesterfield received no more money from the switch, having failed to negotiate a sell-on clause.) As part of the deal, James Beattie went the other way. However, he scored just one league goal, the winner in a victory over Charlton Athletic. Blackburn were relegated at the end of the season.
[edit] Return to Southampton
Southampton re-signed their former striker in exchange for Egil Østenstad in August 1999. However, just two league matches into his return at Southampton, he found himself sent off in a defeat against Liverpool, after coming on as a substitute for Mark Hughes. He struggled to gain a first team place throughout the next four years, and was more often than not a substitute.
[edit] Bolton Wanderers
In summer 2003, he joined Bolton having been released by Southampton. In a season where he rediscovered his best form, he scored ten times and started every league game. He ended the season by winning the club's Player of the Year award and scored a consolation goal for his team in the 2004 Football League Cup Final against Middlesbrough in Cardiff.
Davies is frequently cited as being the player in the Premier League that commits the most fouls, committing more such offences than any other Premier League player in the 2004–05, 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons. In the 2003-04 and 2007-08 seasons Davis was slightly better behaved, committing the second highest number of fouls per season. In his Bolton career Davies has committed some 522 fouls, more than any other Premier League player in the same period.[2][3][4] At the same time Davies has also featured near the top of the list of most fouled players.[5] During a post match interview with the BBC after a game against Arsenal in January 2009, during which he had been accused of deliberately trying to injure Gael Clichy in a 50/50 challenge, he replied that some Arsenal players tried to "con the referee". He added "A few of them let out a big scream, which is a bit embarrassing because it is a man's game...Kolo Toure did one, and he is a big, strong man. He was screaming 'my leg' which is a bit unnecessary - but they get the free-kicks. In my eyes that is cheating the referee, they have conned him, but they are good at that and you just have to get on with the game."[6]
On 8 November 2007 Davies scored a goal away to Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in Germany. Davies' last gasp effort earned Bolton a crucial away point from the 2-2 draw in the UEFA Cup group stage.
On 12 April 2008, Davies scored his 100th career goal in a 1–0 win over West Ham United at the Reebok Stadium.[7]
On Saturday 3 May 2008, he made his return from a broken hand to help Bolton retain their Premier League status.
Over the summer of 2008 Hull City tried to sign Kevin Davies from Bolton but the club turned down their offer.[8] Davies then signed a new contract with Bolton which will keep him at the club until 2011.[9]
On 31 January 2009, Davies became captain of Bolton Wanderers following the sale of Kevin Nolan to Newcastle United. The same day, Davies' first game as captain saw him score two goals in Bolton's 3-2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur as well as equalling his record for goals in a Premier League season. In the following game, at home against West Ham United he scored his 50th goal for Bolton, and his 10th of the season.
[edit] Personal life
Kevin Davies currently lives with his wife Emma, and two children Lucas and Lana in Bolton. The couple are also expecting another child later in 2009.
[edit] International career
Davies is also currently one of seven English players to have (in a single transfer) cost over £7 million and never represented their country at senior level. This list includes Nigel Reo-Coker, Anton Ferdinand, James Milner, Curtis Davies, Carl Cort and Dean Richards.
[edit] Honours
- Southampton
- 2003 F.A. Cup runners up medal (Awarded by club for contributions en route to final)
- Bolton Wanderers
- 2004 League Cup runners up medal
- 2004 Player of The Year
- 2007 Peace Cup Runners up
- 2008 Player of the year
- 2009 Player of the year
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