Curtis Davies

Curtis Davies
Davies playing for Hull City in 2014
Personal information
Full name Curtis Eugene Davies[1]
Date of birth (1985-03-15) 15 March 1985 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Leytonstone, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back[3]
Youth career
2000–2001 Wimbledon
2001–2003 Luton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Luton Town 56 (2)
2005–2008 West Bromwich Albion 65 (2)
2007–2008Aston Villa (loan) 12 (1)
2008–2011 Aston Villa 37 (2)
2010–2011Leicester City (loan) 12 (0)
2011–2013 Birmingham City 89 (11)
2013–2017 Hull City 123 (4)
2017–2023 Derby County 164 (5)
2023–2024 Cheltenham Town 37 (1)
Total 595 (28)
International career
2006–2007 England U21 3 (0)
2023–2024 Sierra Leone 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Curtis Eugene Davies (born 15 March 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Born in England, he represented the Sierra Leone national team.

Davies began his career at Luton Town, for whom he made his professional debut in 2003. Davies moved to Premier League side West Bromwich Albion in 2005. He signed on loan for Aston Villa in 2007, making the move permanent in 2008. After injury problems forced him out of the side in 2009, Davies joined Leicester City on loan in 2010 and then transferred to Birmingham City in January 2011. He signed for Hull City in 2013 and then moved to Derby County in 2017, before leaving in 2023. He then joined Cheltenham Town in 2023, then announced his retirement from football in 2024 after his release by Cheltenham. Davies made three appearances for the England under-21s and was called up to the senior squad several times but never made a full international appearance, before declaring for Sierra Leone in 2023, where he was capped 3 times, scoring once.

  1. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ^ "Hull City Player Profiles: 6 Curtis Davies". Hull City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Curtis Davies". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 July 2022.