Archie Daniel Davies (born 7 October 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender for

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side

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...

. He played youth football with

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and

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, commonly referred to as Brighton, is a professional football club based in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Their home gr ...

and had a loan spell from the latter at

Whitehawk Whitehawk is a suburb in the east of Brighton, England, south of Bevendean and north of Brighton Marina. The area is a large, modern housing estate built in a downland dry valley historically known as Whitehawk Bottom. The estate was originall ...

in 2017. His former clubs also include

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. The club was founded in the spr ...

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Career

Brighton & Hove Albion

Davies played youth football for

before joining

at the age of 15. He signed his first professional contract with the club in 2017. Davies joined

on loan in August 2017, and played a total 8 league games for them. Davies made his professional debut for

, on 25 September 2019 in a 3–1 defeat at home against

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in the

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. Davies was released by Brighton in the summer of 2020 upon the expiry of his contract.

Crawley Town

Davies signed for

on 1 August 2020 following his release from

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. His first appearance for Crawley on 8 September 2020 in a 2–1

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defeat to Gillingham. He made his league debut for the club four days later in a 2–0 defeat to

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. In total he made 38 appearances across the 2020–21 season. On 10 August 2021, Davies scored his first senior goal with a 95th-minute equaliser in a 2–2

draw Gillingham. Crawley lost the penalty shoot-out despite Davies scoring his penalty. He made 37 appearances during 2021–22 season. Davies was released by Crawley in June 2022.

Aldershot Town

On 16 June 2022, it was announced that Davies had joined

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club

on a one-year contract.

Dundalk

On 26 January 2023, Davies signed a two-year contract with

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club

Carlisle United

On 9 July 2024, Davies signed for

side

for an undisclosed fee.

Personal life

Davies was born in

St Leonards-on-Sea St Leonards-on-Sea (commonly known as St Leonards) is a town and seaside resort in the borough of Hastings in East Sussex, England. It has been part of the borough since the late 19th century and lies to the west of central Hastings. The origin ...

and grew up in St Leonards-on-Sea and

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before attending Buckswood School. He can speak Spanish.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual

PFAI Team of the Year The Professional Footballers' Association of Ireland Team of the Year (often called the PFAI Team of the Year, or simply the Team of the Year) is an annual award given to the group of eleven players voted by their fellow players as having perform ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Archie 1998 births Living people Footballers from Hastings English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Whitehawk F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Dundalk F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players League of Ireland players Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland 21st-century English sportsmen