Leslie Elias Davies (born 29 October 1984) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a

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for Trearddur Bay.

Career

Davies began his career with Caernarfon Town before signing for

Bangor City Bangor City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Bangor) are an inactive Welsh football club from the City of Bangor, Gwynedd. They started the 2021–22 season in the Cymru North the second level of the Welsh football league system, but ...

. During his time with Bangor, Davies was dubbed "Bangor's Number 9", and was a popular figure with the fans, winning the BCFCSA Player of the Season for two successive years, whilst also getting voted into the team of the season by the league's managers in 2011–12. Between 2005 and 2007, Davies played for Porthmadog, scoring 18 goals before returning to Bangor. During his second spell with Bangor, Davies was nominated for the UEFA Player of the Year award in July 2012, after receiving the required single nomination from journalist Dave Jones of The Daily Post. On 8 August 2015, Bangor City announced that Davies had left the club to sign for Connah's Quay Nomads, and this was confirmed by The Nomads on Monday 10 August. He made 79 competitive appearances for the Nomads, scoring 24 goals, before moving to

Bala Town Bala Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed y Bala) is a Welsh football team from Bala, Gwynedd, who play in the Cymru Premier. They play their home games at Maes Tegid. History For a full history see; '' List of Bala Town FC seasons'' Al ...

in May 2017. Davies returned to Bangor for a third spell in May 2018. In January 2019, he signed for

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. In May 2019, Davies signed for Aberystwyth Town for the 2019–20 season. Davies left Aberystwyth in June 2019, before the season started to sign for

phoenix club Bangor 1876.

International career

Davies has represented Wales at U18, U21 level and also as a semi-professional for their U23 team.

Style of play

Davies is well known for his strength and has earned the nickname "The Truck" as a result.

References

External links

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Bangor City profileWelsh Premier League profile
1984 births Living people Welsh men's footballers Bangor City F.C. players Porthmadog F.C. players Wales men's under-21 international footballers Wales men's under-23 international footballers Wales men's youth international footballers Footballers from Bangor, Gwynedd Cymru Premier players Connah's Quay Nomads F.C. players Men's association football forwards Aberystwyth Town F.C. players Llandudno F.C. players Bala Town F.C. players Bangor 1876 F.C. players Flint Town United F.C. players {{Wales-footy-forward-stub