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Kyle Davies (soccer)

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Not to be confused with Kylie Davies.
Kyle Davies
Personal information
Full name Kyle Graham Davies[1]
Date of birth (1989-04-11) April 11, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Danville, California, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2005–2006 IMG Soccer Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Southampton 0 (0)
2009 Real Salt Lake 0 (0)
2009–2011 FC Dallas 14 (0)
2011 Los Angeles Galaxy 0 (0)
2011 Toronto FC 1 (0)
2012 Orlando City 16 (0)
International career‡
2005–2006 United States U17 4 (0)
2006 United States U18 6 (0)
2006–2009 United States U20 18 (0)
2008 United States U23 2 (0)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Runner-up CONCACAF U-20 Championship 2009
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 4, 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 4, 2012

Kyle Graham Davies (born April 11, 1989, in Danville, California, United States) is an American former soccer player.

Career

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Professional

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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 were not a problem due to having British parents.[2] 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 four-year deal before entering him into 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.[3] 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 Fabián Espíndola.[4] He made his debut for Dallas on June 13, 2009, in a game against Houston Dynamo.[5]

Davies was waived by Dallas on May 5, 2011[6] and was picked up by Los Angeles Galaxy on May 11, 2011.[7]

Davies was traded to Toronto FC on September 15, 2011, for Dasan Robinson.[8] Davies made his debut as a second half sub for Doneil Henry on October 15 against Philadelphia Union, the game ended in a 1–1 away draw.[9] Davies was waived by Toronto on November 23, 2011.[10]

Davies was signed by Orlando City on April 5, 2012, shoring up the defense for the defending USL Pro champions.[11]

International

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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.[12][13] The team qualified for the 2009 FIFA Under-20 World Cup taking place in Egypt,[12] where Davies captained the team in the first and last games. He saw limited playing time, however, due to a head injury.[13]

Career statistics

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England League Playoffs League Cup FA Cup Total
Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton Championship 2007–08 0 0 — — — 0 0
2008–09 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 0 0 — — — 0 0
United States League Playoffs U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Champions League Total
Real Salt Lake MLS 2009 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 0 0 — — — 0 0
FC Dallas MLS 2009 11 0 — — — 11 0
2010 3 0 — — — 3 0
2011 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 14 0 — — — 14 0
Los Angeles Galaxy MLS 2011 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 0 0 — — — 0 0
Canada League Playoffs Canadian Championship CONCACAF Champions League Total
Toronto FC MLS 2011 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 0 0 — — — 0 0
Career total 14 0 — — — 14 0

Last updated on September 21, 2011

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: United States" (PDF). FIFA. October 6, 2009. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  2. ^ "From College to the Pros - the US soccer ladder: Kyle Davies Skips College...goes straight to the pros". www.collegetopros.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Southampton confirm Kyle Davies on way to Real Salt Lake | MLS News | tribalfootball.com". www.tribalfootball.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Kyle Davies was traded from Real Salt Lake to FC Dallas - Soccer - SI.com". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. ^ [1] [dead link]
  6. ^ "places defender Kyle Davies on waivers". FC Dallas. 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  7. ^ "MLS Ticker: Galaxy signs Davies, Sinovic joins Sporting Kansas City and more | SBI Soccer". Soccerbyives.net. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  8. ^ "Toronto-Los Angeles Swap Defenders | Toronto FC". Torontofc.ca. 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  9. ^ Dave Zeitlin (2011-10-15). "TFC Draws Union In Philadelphia | Toronto FC". Torontofc.ca. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  10. ^ Joe Prince-Wright (2014-08-07). "Players waived as teams begin to shape rosters for 2012". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  11. ^ "Orlando City Soccer Club: News". Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
  12. ^ a b "News | FC Dallas". Archived from the original on 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  13. ^ a b [2] [dead link]
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