Jordan Andrew Davies (; born 18 August 1998) is a Welsh professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

. Born in Wrexham, Davies joined the local team's academy. He joined Cymru Premier side Bangor on a short-term loan the day after his 18th birthday. Following an unsuccessful stint at

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, he re-signed for Wrexham in 2020. Davies has represented Wales U17 in a one-off appearance in 2015 and Wales U19 in a duel against the Czech Republic U19 in 2016.

Club career

Bangor (loan)

Following impressive displays within the Wrexham academy, Davies joined

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side Bangor on a short-term loan the day after his 18th birthday. Davies made 14 appearances in four months at Bangor with his performances leading to comparisons with

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by former Wales international

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. Following the conclusion of the loan, Bangor made an offer to sign Davies on a permanent basis. However, this offer was rejected by Wrexham.

Brighton & Hove Albion

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signed him to a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee shortly after his return to Wrexham. Davies was selected and scored his first professional goal in the

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victory over

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in October 2018. On 10 June 2020, Davies was released by the club.

Wrexham

Following his release by Brighton at the conclusion of the 2019–2020 Premier League season, Davies re-signed with

on a two-year contract. In his first season back at the Racecourse, Davies played a central role as Wrexham narrowly missed out on the National League playoffs the final day of the season. This season included Davies scoring the first hattrick of his professional career in the April win over

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. On 1 January 2022, Davies signed a three-and-a-half-year extension with

Career statistics

Honours

Brighton & Hove Albion * PL2 Division Two Play-Off Winners: 2017-18 Wrexham *

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: runner-up: 2021–22 Individual *

Young Player of the Season:

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Players' Player of the Season: 2021–22 *

Team of the Season: 2021–22

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Jordan 1998 births Living people Welsh men's footballers Footballers from Wrexham Men's association football midfielders Wrexham A.F.C. players Bangor City F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players