Martin Davis (born 11 October 1996) is a Jamaican

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who currently plays for

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in the Maltese Premier League.

Career

College and amateur

Davis joined Harbour View aged 12, and a year later was awarded a summer scholarship with Spanish club

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following his performances at the Nexter Generation Valencia CF Easter Football Camp in

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. He had a two-year orientation with the European club, and it was there he was converted from a forward into a midfielder. He represented Harbour View in both Junior and Premier Leagues, as well as the

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at St. George's College during high school. However, he was forced to miss the entire 2014 season due to injury. He also played for Caxton College and Sagunto FC during his youth career. Davis had a month-long trial with

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in July 2014, and was subsequently offered a place in the youth development programme.

Professional

Joining the Toronto FC Academy in January 2015, Davis featured for

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fourteen times, scoring four times in the

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and appeared for

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twice during the

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. He made his debut for the reserve team on 28 March 2015 against FC Montreal, before making his first professional start on 19 April 2015 against Whitecaps FC 2. The club announced that Davis had been rewarded with a USL contract in February 2016, which would see him remain with

for the 2016 season. In September 2017, Davis signed with St. Andrews F.C. in Malta on an initial loan deal before signing for the club on a permanent basis in 2018. In November 2018, Davis won the BOV Player of the Month award after impressing in a 2–0 win over Balzan F.C. In August 2019, Davis signed a 5-year contract with Gżira United F.C.

International

Davis has represented Jamaica at under-17 and

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levels. On 12 July 2012, he made his debut in a 5–0 win against

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in the CONCACAF U-17 Championship. He made three further appearances for the U17s in a 1–1 draw against

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, a 2–2 draw with

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and a 4–2 defeat to

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. In January 2015, he made his debut in the

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during a 2–2 draw with Trinidad & Tobago. He is eligible to represent both

and

, due to his father being Canadian. As a result of holding a Canadian passport, Davis would classify as a domestic player for

in both MLS and USL Pro.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Martinn 1996 births Living people Jamaican footballers Jamaica men's youth international footballers Jamaican expatriate footballers Men's association football forwards Toronto FC players Toronto FC II players Harbour View F.C. players St. Andrews F.C. (Malta) players Gżira United F.C. players Maltese Premier League players USL Championship players Jamaica men's under-20 international footballers Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Canada Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Malta Expatriate footballers in Malta Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate soccer players in Canada