Keinan Vincent Joseph Davis (born 13 February 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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, on loan from

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. Following youth spells at

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and

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he moved to the Aston Villa academy at the age of 17 in December 2015 and made his first team debut just over a year later against

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in the

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in January 2017.

Club career

Early career

Davis grew up in

and went to

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. He started his football career within the

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academy but was released by coach

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in 2015. Keinan was then picked up by

under-18 coach Dave Northfield.

Aston Villa

In December 2015, following a four-week trial after being scouted in a friendly between Biggleswade Town Under-18s and an

youth side, Davis signed for Aston Villa on an 18-month professional contract. Manager

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gave Davis his Villa debut on 8 January 2017, coming off the bench against

in the

, Villa lost 2–0. Davis was given his league debut on 14 January 2017 against

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. Davis scored his first professional goal away to

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on 16 September 2017. On 22 September 2020, Davis was given a new Aston Villa contract extension to keep him with the club until 2024. On 25 April 2021, Davis scored his first Premier League goal, an injury time equaliser against

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Nottingham Forest (loan)

On 1 January 2022, Davis joined

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side

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on loan for the rest of the season. He made his Forest debut on 9 January, in a 1–0 FA Cup victory over

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. Davis got his first goal for Nottingham Forest on 25 January 2022, in a 3–0 victory over Barnsley. On June 10, 2022, Forest announced that Davis would return to Villa once his loan expired.

Watford (loan)

On 13 August 2022,

announced the signing of Davis on a season-long loan. He scored his first goal for Watford in a 2-2 draw with

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on 17 September 2022. He scored his second in the 30th minute against Norwich on the 15 October 2022, to make the score 2-0 to Slaven Bilic's men.

Career statistics

Honours

Aston Villa *

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runner-up: 2019–20 Nottingham Forest *

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References

External links

*
England profile
at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Keinan 1998 births Living people English footballers England youth international footballers People from Stevenage Footballers from Hertfordshire Association football forwards Stevenage F.C. players Biggleswade Town F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Watford F.C. players English Football League players Premier League players