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Kyle Davies
Personal information
Full name	Kyle Graham Davies
Date of birth	April 11, 1989 (age 20)
Place of birth	Danville, California, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	FC Dallas
Number	15
Youth career
2006–2007	IMG Soccer Academy
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Kyle Davies (born April 11, 1989 in Danville, California) is an American soccer player who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] Professional

Davies was a member of the US National U-17 Residency in Bradenton, FL and was expected to go play in college before entering the MLS SuperDraft. However, he was offered a contract with English side Southampton , who he joined in February 2007. Work permit issues weren't a problem due to having British parents^[1]. He was a consistent member of the youth and reserve setup at Southampton, but never made a first-team appearance.

Nearing the end of his contract with Southampton, he was approached by MLS who signed him to a 4-year deal before entering him in to a weighted lottery that would allocate him to a single participating MLS club. Real Salt Lake were the winners of the lottery and immediately signed him to their roster^[2]. On April 28, Davies was traded to FC Dallas for a second round draft pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft so RSL could have the room to re-sign Fabian Espindola.^[3]. He made his debut for Dallas on June 13, 2009, in a game against Houston Dynamo.^[4]

[edit] International

Davies was a captain for the United States Under-20 team during the 2009 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, starting all five games for the United States in the tournament.^[5]^[6] The team quailified for the 2009 FIFA Under-20 World Cup taking place in Egypt.^[5] Davies previously played for the U.S. U-20 team, but was unable to compete in the 2007 U-20 World Cup due to a broken leg.^[6]

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

MLS player profile

[0] ttp://www.collegetopros.com/2007/02/kyle-davies-skips-collegegoes-straight.html

[1] ttp://www.tribalfootball.com/southampton-confirm-kyle-davies-way-real-salt-lake-239117

[2] ttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/soccer/04/28/realsaltlake.trade/index.html

[3] ttp://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=06132009_HOUDAL

[FC1-4] ttp://fc.dallas.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090428&content_id=245693&vkey=pr_fcd&fext=.jsp&team=t104

[MLS1-5] ttp://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090423&content_id=243289&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp

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