Philippe Davies (born December 12, 1990) is a Canadian retired

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player.

Career

Youth and college

Born in Longueuil,

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, Davies attended Collège Français in his hometown. He played for the under-15 and under-16 sides of Ligue de soccer élite du Québec team FC Select South Shore AAA from 2003 to 2005. He spent a year in

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in 2006, playing for the under-16 and

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team

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, before playing for the FC Select South Shore AAA under-18 side in 2007. He signed for the

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on October 10, 2007, playing for them in the

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and

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season.

Professional

Davies made his debut for the senior

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team in a 4–0 victory over Minnesota Thunder on July 9, 2009. Vancouver declined its 2012 contract option on Davies on January 20, 2012. After two seasons with the

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, Davies signed with the Ottawa Fury in their first

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season in 2014. Davies was re-signed by Ottawa for the 2015 season, but would only make 5 appearances after breaking his arm in pre-season. In August 2015, he announced his retirement at the age of 24 and his move to a coaching position with ARS Rive-Sud where he grew up. This was due to his father's battle with cancer and the resulting need to be close to his family. In December 2015 however, Davies signed with local PLSQ club

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at the instigation of the club's then-head coach, Mathieu Rufié.

International

Davies is a former Canada under-17 and

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member and he played 17 games, scoring four goals for both teams. Davies made his senior team debut on January 26, 2013, in a friendly against

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as a second half sub for Terry Dunfield, the game ended as a 4–0 defeat.

Personal life

His father Randolph is former professional Canadian

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player who was born in

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, Quebec, and his mother was born in Saint-Jean d’Iberville, Quebec. Davies played hockey and soccer in his childhood.

Club Statistics

Updated: August 20, 2011

References

External links

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Vancouver Whitecaps bio
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