# Archie Davies

Archie Daniel Davies (born 7 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two side Carlisle United.
He played youth football with Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion and had a loan spell from the latter at Whitehawk in 2017. His former clubs also include Crawley Town, Aldershot Town & Dundalk.

## Career
### Brighton & Hove Albion

Davies played youth football for Crystal Palace before joining Brighton & Hove Albion at the age of 15. He signed his first professional contract with the club in 2017.
Davies joined Whitehawk on loan in August 2017, and played a total 8 league games for them.
Davies made his professional debut for Brighton & Hove Albion, on 25 September 2019 in a 3–1 defeat at home against Aston Villa in the EFL Cup.
Davies was released by Brighton in the summer of 2020 upon the expiry of his contract.

### Crawley Town

Davies signed for Crawley Town on 1 August 2020 following his release from Brighton. His first appearance for Crawley on 8 September 2020 in a 2–1 EFL Trophy defeat to Gillingham. He made his league debut for the club four days later in a 2–0 defeat to Port Vale. In total he made 38 appearances across the 2020–21 season.
On 10 August 2021, Davies scored his first senior goal with a 95th-minute equaliser in a 2–2 EFL Cup draw Gillingham. Crawley lost the penalty shoot-out despite Davies scoring his penalty. He made 37 appearances during 2021–22 season. Davies was released by Crawley in June 2022.

### Aldershot Town

On 16 June 2022, it was announced that Davies had joined National League club Aldershot Town on a one-year contract.

### Dundalk

On 26 January 2023, Davies signed a two-year contract with League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk.

### Carlisle United

On 9 July 2024, Davies signed for EFL League Two side Carlisle United for an undisclosed fee.

## Personal life

Davies was born in St Leonards-on-Sea and grew up in St Leonards-on-Sea and Lanzarote before attending Buckswood School. He can speak Spanish.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 22 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Whitehawk (loan) | 2017–18 | National League South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2018–19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2019–20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Crawley Town | 2020–21 | League Two | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Crawley Town | 2021–22 | League Two | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Crawley Town | Total | Total | 67 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 1 |
| Aldershot Town | 2022–23 | National League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Dundalk | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Dundalk | 2024 | LOI Premier Division | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Dundalk | Total | Total | 57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 67 | 1 |
| Carlisle United | 2024–25 | EFL League Two | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 172 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 201 | 3 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 appearances in EFL Trophy
* ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
* ↑ 4 appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League & 1 appearance in Leinster Senior Cup
* ↑ Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup

## Honours
### Individual

* PFAI Team of the Year: 2023