Matthew Davies (footballer)

Matthew Davies

Davies playing for Malaysia in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Thomas Davies[1]
Date of birth	(1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Perth, Australia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number	2
Youth career
2010–2012	A.I.S.
2012–2015	Perth Glory
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Perth Glory	16	(0)
2014	Perth Glory NPL	5	(1)
2015–2019	Sri Pahang	92	(3)
2020–	Johor Darul Ta'zim	71	(2)
International career‡
2013	Australia U19	5	(0)
2015–2018	Malaysia U23	15	(0)
2015–	Malaysia	53	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Malaysia Malaysia under-23 Sea Games Sea Games 2017 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2024

Matthew Thomas "Matt" Davies (born 7 February 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays primarily as a right-back and captains both Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team.

He started his professional career in his native Australia with Perth Glory at 18 years old. After playing for two seasons at Perth Glory, Davies went on to Sri Pahang in 2015 in the Malaysia Super League. After his first season, Davies was given captaincy for Sri Pahang at age 21 years old, making him the youngest captain ever for Sri Pahang and the first half-Malaysian to become captain in the Malaysia Super League.

Born in Australia, Davies qualified for Malaysia through his mother, who hails from Sabah. He made his international debut with caretaker coach Ong Kim Swee against Saudi Arabia during the World Cup qualifiers in September 2015 at 20 years old. Davies also featured for Malaysia at the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore in June 2015.