Mark Davies
Personal information
Full name	Mark Nicholas Davies
Date of birth	18 February 1988 (1988-02-18) (age 21)
Place of birth	Wolverhampton, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Bolton Wanderers
Number	16
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005–2009 2008–2009 2009–	Wolverhampton Wanderers → Leicester City (loan) Bolton Wanderers	27 (1) 07 (2) 19 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:40, 26 December 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Mark Nicholas Davies (born 18 February 1988 in Wolverhampton) is an English football player, currently playing for Bolton Wanderers of the Premier League.

[edit] Career

Davies, a former student of Pool Hayes Community School in Willenhall, is a product of Wolves' youth academy. He had already captained the England U-17 team in a European Under-17 Championship qualifier against Northern Ireland at Molineux, by the time he signed professional forms aged 17 in 2005.

The midfielder soon made his senior debut on 20 August 2005 in a 2-0 defeat at Leeds United, and went on to feature frequently throughout the season, finishing it with a regular starting place in Glenn Hoddle's side.

However, he suffered a cartilage problem in pre-season that kept him on the sidelines for most of the 2006/07 season. His injury problems grew further as a shoulder problem caused him to miss all of the following season.

He made his return during pre-season for the 2008/09 season and made his first team return against Accrington Stanley in the League Cup, where he scored and gained an assist in a 3-2 win.

On 27 November 2008, Davies joined League One Leicester City on a one-month loan deal in order to regain full match fitness after almost two years out.^[1] He impressed during his initial loan spell, causing Leicester to extend it until 1 February.^[2]

Davies joined Bolton Wanderers on 26 January 2009 for an undisclosed fee on a four and a half year contract. ^[3].

He made his debut for Bolton as a substitute in their 2-2 draw with local rivals Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park two days after completing his move from Wolves and made his first start against Tottenham on 31 January, the first goal coming from his free kick. His first goal came in a League Cup game at Tranmere Rovers on 25 August that year.^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official club profile — Bolton Wanderers
• Mark Davies career stats at Soccerbase
• FootballTalentspotter.com profile

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