George Davis IV (born August 5, 1987) is the Director of the LouCity & Racing Foundation and an

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former soccer player who previously played for

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in the

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Early life

Personal

Davis was born in

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, to George Davis III. He attended

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where he played soccer;

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in the sport for three years. While at Elida he was named to the

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All League team three times and was named to the All-Northwest District All District team twice.

College and youth

Davis played two years of

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between 2005 and 2006. During his two seasons at Bowling Green Davis would appear in 36 matches; starting 32; and score three goals with two assists. Prior to this

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year Davis transferred and played two years of

at the

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between 2007 and 2009. During his two seasons at Kentucky Davis appeared in 26 matches and score two goals with three assists. During his Junior year Davis and Kentucky reached the championship game of the 2009 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament but lost on penalties to

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. The final goal of his college career came in his final game as a Senior when he came off the bench in the 2009 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament against

. After the tournament Davis was named to the Conference USA All Tournament team. In 2006 Davis also played with the

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in the

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going goalless over three matches.

Club career

Dayton Dutch Lions

Following his final season at Kentucky, Davis joined the

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in 2010 for their debut season in the

. He made his season debut on May 8 against the Cincinnati Kings and appeared in 16 matches for the club, scoring five goals and contributing seven assists. Davis turned professional with the Lions following their self-promotion to the USL Professional Division in 2011. He made his professional debut on April 16, 2011, in the Lions' season-opening game against the

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. He led the team with seven goals and two assists for 16 points, earning USL PRO All-League Second Team honors.

Los Angeles Blues

2012 season

Davis signed with

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on January 26 and made his season debut on April 14 against

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. He went on to appear in 12 of Los Angeles' first 14 league matches as well as their one U.S. Open Cup match against

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; going goalless across all competitions.

=Loan to Orlando

= In mid July Davis was loaned to

side Orlando City SCMax Griffin loaned to LA Blues in exchange for George Davis IV
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on July 14 against

. He appeared in seven of Orlando's last eight league matches going goalless as Orlando won the USL regular season championship. Davis also played in Orlando's lone

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match against Wilmington scoring a goal in stoppage time; his only goal of the 2012 campaign. Orlando lost the match 3–4.

2013 season

Davis returned to the

for the 2013 season and made his season debut on March 23 against

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where he scored the opening goal of Los Angeles' season. He became an integral part of Los Angeles' team appearing in 24 of their 26 league matches while scoring eight goals and would only miss matches due to a hamstring injury. He also appeared in one of Los Angeles' two U.S. Open Cup matches scoring one goal in a 1–2 loss to

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as well as their lone

match going goalless. After the season Davis was named to the USL All-League Second Team for the second time in his career.

Richmond Kickers

2014 season

On February 28 Davis signed with

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side Richmond Kickers and made his season debut on March 29 against Charleston where he scored a brace. He appeared in all 28 of Richmond's league matches and was second on the team to

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in both goals and points with 11 and 27 respectively. He also appeared in all three of Richmond's U.S. Open Cup matches scoring a goal in each as well appearing in both of Richmond's

matches going goalless. His league marks in both goals and points ranked in the top ten of all USL players and after the season Davis was named to the USL All-League First Team.

2015 season

Davis returned to the Richmond Kickers, appeared in 25 of Richmond's 28 league matches, and made his season debut on March 28 against Wilmington. He scored eight goals in league play including his first professional

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on April 18 against

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. His final goal of the league campaign came in Richmond's final game against

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; earning them the sixth and final spot in the

playoffs. Davis then appeared in Richmond's lone

match failing to score a goal. He also appeared in two of Richmond's three U.S. Open Cup matches scoring one goal against the

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Louisville City FC

2016 season

On January 15 Davis signed with

side

and he made his season debut on March 26 against

. He appeared in 27 of Louisville' 30 league matches and scored five goals to be the team's second leading goal scorer behind

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. He also appeared in one of Louisville's two U.S. Open Cup matches going goalless as Louisville lost to

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2–1. In the

playoffs he appeared in all three of Louisville's matches and scored one goal in extra time against

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. Louisville eventually lost in the Eastern Conference final against

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in a

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2017 season

Davis resigned with

on November 30, 2016 and made his season debut on March 25 against

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. He appeared in 26 of Louisville's 32 league matches and was tied for second on the team with

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with 7 goals; including three in his final five league matches. He also appeared in both of Louisville's U.S. Open Cup matches as well as all four of their

matches going goalless in both competitions. Davis and Louisville went on to win the USL Cup Final against

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2018 season

Davis had his contract renewed with

and he made his season debut on March 17 against USL expansion side

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. He went on to appear in 30 of Louisville's 34 league matches scoring eight goals. The third most on the team behind

and

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. On August 5 he scored his 50th goal in

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competition. Just the fourth player in the USL's modern era to do so. He also appeared in all five of Louisville's U.S. Open Cup matches as Louisville reached the quarter finals of the competition for the first time in its history. This included a 3–2 victory over the

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; Louisville's first victory over an MLS side. Davis also appeared in all four of Louisville's

playoff matches as he and Louisville went on to win the USL Cup Final against

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. Davis announced his retirement from professional soccer on January 20, 2022.

Managerial career

University of Northwestern Ohio

Davis served as an assistant coach for the

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under Gavin Oldham from 2012 until 2016. While Davis was on the coaching staff Northwestern Ohio made the 2014 NAIA national semi-final and won the 2015 WHAC Tournament Championship.

Hanover College

Davis joined the

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coaching staff in 2016 as an assistant under Matt Wilkerson. Hanover won the HCAC tournament in 2017.

Louisville City FC

On July 1, 2018, was Davis appointed Joint Interim Manager of Louisville City FC as a

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along with teammates

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and

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following the departure of James O'Connor for Orlando City SC. He made his managerial debut on July 7 against

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and amassed a 4–2–1 record before being replaced by

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. His last match as manager was on August 10 against

after which he returned to his player duties.

Career Statistics

Honors

Club

Orlando City SC * USL Regular Season (1):

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(2):

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Individual

*USL All League First Team (1):

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*USL All League Second Team (2): 2011,

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References

External links

Dayton Dutch Lions profile

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