Craig Davies (mai wasan ƙwallon ƙafa)

**Craig Martin Davies** (An haife shi a ranar 9 ga watan Janairun shekara ta 1986) tsohon Ɗan wasan kwallon kafa ne wanda ya taka leda a matsayin ɗan wasan gaba. A cikin shekaru 16 da ya yi aiki, ya zira kwallaye 118 a wasanni 516 da kofin. An haife shi a Ingila, an buga shi sau bakwai ga Wales a cikin shekaru takwas na ƙasa da ƙasa.

Davies ya fara aikinsa a Manchester City, kodayake ya zama ɗan wasa na farko a Oxford United tsakanin shekarar 2004 da 2006. Ya ɗan yi ɗan gajeren lokaci a Italiya tare da Hellas Verona . Da sauri ya koma Ingila a kan aro tare da Wolverhampton Wanderers kafin ya sanya hannu tare da Oldham Athletic a 2007. Ya kwashe lokaci a aro tare da Stockport County a 2008, ya bar Oldham a shekara mai zuwa kuma ya sanya hannu tare da Brighton &amp;amp; Hove Albion . Da yake jin daɗin aro tare da Yeovil Town da Port Vale, ya koma Chesterfield har abada a shekara ta 2010, wanda ya taimaka wajen lashe gasar League Two a kakar wasa ta farko. Ya sanya hannu tare da Barnsley a watan Yulin 2011 kafin a sayar da shi ga Bolton Wanderers don £ 300,000 a watan Janairun 2013. Ya shiga Preston North End a kan aro watanni 12 bayan ya rasa matsayinsa a cikin Ƙungiyar Bolton. Ya sanya hannu tare da Wigan Athletic a watan Yulin 2015 kuma ya taimaka wa kulob ɗin ya sami ci gaba a matsayin zakara na League One . Ya shiga Scunthorpe United a watan Janairun 2017 kuma ya koma Oldham Athletic watanni biyar bayan haka. An sayar da shi ga Mansfield Town a watan Yunin 2018 kuma ya zauna tare da kulob ɗin na tsawon shekaru biyu.

## Ayyukan kulob ɗin

### Manchester City zuwa Oxford
Davies ya kasance memba na Ƙungiyar matasa a Shrewsbury Town, sannan kuma Manchester City, kafin ya koma kungiyar League Two ta Oxford United a watan Agustan shekara ta 2004. Ya fara buga wasan farko a karkashin jagorancin Ramón Díaz a ranar 30 ga watan Agustan shekara ta 2004 a nasarar 1-0 a Notts County . An dakatar da shi watanni biyu bayan haka, tare da wasu 'yan wasan matasa biyu, saboda kasancewa masu ba da shawara ga wani ɗan wasan matasa na ɗan wasan farko Julian Alsop. Ya sanya hannu kan karin kwangila a watan Fabrairun shekara ta 2005.  Da yake magana a watan Satumbar shekara ta 2005, kocin Brian Talbot ya yaba masa saboda "saurin da tashin hankali" bayan da ya kasance mai sukar Ɗan wasan saboda son kai da kuma zabar Lee Bradbury da Steve Basham a gabansa. Ya ci gaba da zira kwallaye takwas a wasanni 29 na tawagar farko a lokacin kakar kuma ya kusa sanya hannu a kungiyar Premier League ta Charlton Athletic a watan Yunin shekara ta 2005. Ba shi da tagomashi a karkashin Talbot kuma kulob din ya nemi ya ci gaba da shi. Bayan barin Filin wasa na Kassam, Davies ya yi magana game da Talbot, yana mai cewa manajan ya tilasta masa ya gabatar da buƙatar canja wuri kuma "bai sami komai [a matsayin manajan] ba".

### Hellas Verona
Davies ya koma Hellas Verona na Jerin B a watan Janairun 2006 don kuɗin £ 85,000. Ya yi fatan cewa matakin zai inganta burinsa na kasa da kasa. Ya sanya hannu kan kwangilar shekaru biyar a matsayin kocin Massimo Ficcadenti ya nuna bangaskiya mai yawa a gare shi, amma ya gudanar da bayyanar daya kawai ga kulob din Italiya a cikin nasarar 3-2 da Brescia ta yi.
 

### Wolverhampton Wanderers
A watan Yulin shekara ta 2006, Davies ya yi gwaji a garin Northampton .  A watan da ya biyo baya ya koma aro ga kungiyar Wolverhampton Wanderers, yana mai da'awar yana so ya fita daga Italiya saboda yana da ƙuruciya don daidaitawa da canjin al'adu. Ya kasance zaɓi na yau da kullun a cikin rabin farko na kakar 2006-07 bayan ya burge kocin Mick McCarthy a cikin maye gurbin bayyanar a kan reshe sannan kuma a matsayin mai gaba ɗaya. Duk da haka, ya sami kansa ba a yi amfani da shi ba bayan da aka yi amfani da canjin canjin watan Janairu ya ga dan wasan Wolves Andy Keogh. Bai taba samun burin kulob din a wasanni 23 ba, amma ya zira kwallaye sau biyu a gasar cin Kofin FA, abin mamaki a kan kulob din da zai shiga har abada, Oldham Athletic, sau ɗaya a cikin asali na asali  kuma a cikin sakewa. 

### Oldham Athletic
Bayan da Wolves ya zaɓi kada ya ba da rancensa na dindindin, Davies ya sanya hannu ga kungiyar League One ta Oldham Athletic a watan Yunin 2007 don kuɗin da ba a bayyana ba. Ya sanya hannu kan kwangilar shekaru biyu. Ya yi alama ta farko da ya yi da Swansea City ta hanyar zira kwallaye a minti na karshe kuma nan da nan ya zama dan wasa na farko. Manajan John Sheridan yana da bangaskiya ga matashin dan wasan, kodayake ya ce, "Ina ci gaba da ci gaba da Craig kuma watakila ba ya son shi amma zan ci gaba". A watan Agustan shekara ta 2008, ya sanya hannu kan karin kwangila don ci gaba da shi a Oldham har zuwa lokacin rani na shekara ta 2010.  Daga baya a wannan watan ya karbi jan katin farko a cikin aikinsa don buga wa dan wasan adawa a wasan Kofin League. Ya ce "sanyawar ta koya mini darasi" yayin da yake tunani game da aikinsa a lokacin dakatarwarsa. Watanni uku bayan haka, an ba da Davies ga abokan hamayyar Oldham's League One Stockport County don sake dawowa bayan mummunan farawa a kakar, ya kasa zira kwallaye a wasanni goma. Ya zauna a Edgeley Park kuma manajan Jim Gannon yana da sha'awar sanya hannu a kansa har abada. Ya buga wasanni 13 a Stockport, inda ya zira kwallaye shida, ciki har da hat-trick a kan Bristol Rovers. Gundumar ta nuna sha'awar sanya hannu a kansa har abada.

### Brighton & Hove Albion
A watan Janairun shekara ta 2009, Davies ya amince da canja wuri zuwa kungiyar League One ta Brighton &amp;amp; Hove Albion don kuɗin da ba a bayyana ba wanda aka yi imanin ya zama £ 150,000;  an kammala canja wurin a ranar 2 ga Fabrairu. A ranar 10 ga watan Fabrairu, Davies ya fara bugawa kulob din kwallo ta farko a wasan da aka yi da Peterborough United, inda ya ci kwallo a minti na 27 a wasan na farko. Sabon kocin Russell Slade ya jagoranci kulob din daga sakewa duk da raunin da ya samu a gaban biyu na Nicky Forster da Glenn Murray; Davies ya kasa karawa da burinsa a cikin farawa goma da kuma sauye-sauye shida, kodayake zuwan rance Lloyd Owusu ya sami damar samun hanyar taimakawa wajen kashe Brighton zuwa aminci.

A ranar 25 ga watan Satumbar shekara ta 2009, Davies ya shiga kungiyar Yeovil Town a kan aro, da farko na wata daya. Ya fara bugawa Yeovil wasa a ranar 26 ga watan Satumba a nasarar 2-0 a kan Brentford a Huish Park .  Ya buga wasanni hudu a kungiyar Terry Skiverton.

A ranar 15 ga watan Janairun shekara ta 2010, Davies ya koma kungiyar League Two ta Port Vale a kan yarjejeniyar aro ta wata daya,    inda ya koma Micky Adams, manajan da ya sanya hannu a Brighton. Ya yi fatan wannan aikin aro zai iya sake farfado da aikinsa a Filin wasa na Withdean,  kuma ya kawo karshen fari na watanni goma sha ɗaya.  Da sauri ya sami yabo daga abokin aikinsa Marc Richards, wanda ya ce: "Craig yana da girma, tsayi kuma yana da ƙarfi, wanda shine duk abin da mai kyau zai so, kuma yana iya zira kwallaye". Mataimakin kocin Geoff Horsfield ya ce sa hannun Davies ya kasance "mai ban sha'awa ga kulob din". Micky Adams ya ce "Shi babban yaro ne, mai ƙarfi wanda yake da sauri. Ya bambanta da abin da muke da shi kuma tabbas zai haifar da wasu matsaloli".

Ya fara da kyau sosai a lokacin bayyanarsa ta farko sau biyu,  kuma ya ƙare fari na shekara guda a karo na huɗu.  An tsawaita yarjejeniyar rancensa da sauri har zuwa ƙarshen kakar. Ya gama kamfen ɗin tare da kwallaye bakwai a wasanni 24 na Vale.

### Chesterfield
A ranar 6 ga watan Yulin shekara ta 2010, an soke kwangilarsa ta Brighton ta hanyar yardar juna bayan yarjejeniya da manajan Gus Poyet. Daga baya a wannan rana, Davies ya sanya hannu kan kwangilar shekara guda tare da kungiyar League Two ta Chesterfield. Ya yi tarihi lokacin da a cikin cin nasara 5-4 kafin kakar wasa ta bana ga Derby County ya zama dan wasa na farko da ya zira kwallaye a sabon Filin wasa na B2net na Chesterfield .  Irin wannan girmamawa ta zo ne a ranar 7 ga watan Agustan shekara ta 2010, lokacin da ya ci Barnet 2-1 ya zama dan wasa na farko da An kore shi a filin wasa - kuma ya fara buga wasan farko a kulob din. Kwallaye goma sha ɗaya da ya ci a wasanni goma sha uku na farko ya taimaka wajen tura kungiyarsa zuwa saman gasar, kuma an sanya shi dan wasan watan Oktoba na watan Oktoba bayan ya zira kwallaye biyar a wasanni shida. Ya sake lashe wannan girmamawa a watan Maris, inda ya zira kwallaye shida a wasanni shida. Chesterfield ya ƙare kakar a matsayin zakarun league, don haka ya sami ci gaba zuwa League One. Davies ya gama da kwallaye 23 a cikin sunansa, ya sanya shi na huɗu (tare da Adam Le Fondre) a cikin jerin kwallaye na rukuni - kwallaye biyar sama da abokin wasan Jack Lester, amma kwallaye guda biyar a bayan Crewe Alexandra's Clayton Donaldson. An kuma sanya masa suna a cikin PFA Team of the Year, tare da abokan aiki Danny Whitaker da Tommy Lee.

### Barnsley
Lokacin Davies mai nasara sosai tare da Chesterfield ya ba shi kulawa daga kungiyoyi da yawa na Championship, gami da Reading. Koyaya, kocin Barnsley ne Keith Hill wanda ya sami damar jarabtar saurayin dan wasan, wanda ya sanya hannu kan kwangila tare da kulob din a watan Yulin 2011.  Ya ɗauki har sai bayyanarsa ta tara ga Davies ya sami burinsa na farko ga kulob din, lokacin da ya buga daga yadudduka 12 (11  a cikin 2-1 da aka ci Bristol City a Oakwell .  Wannan shi ne na farko na kwallaye takwas a wasanni takwas, a lokacin da ya zira kwallaye sau biyu a kan Doncaster Rovers da Ipswich Town .   Ya gama kamfen din 2011-12 tare da kwallaye 11 a wasanni 42.

A ranar 22 ga watan Satumba, Davies ya zira kwallaye hudu a cikin minti 19 na rabi na biyu a cikin rushewar Birmingham City 5-0 a St Andrew's, inda ya sami kansa a cikin Team of the Week .  A ranar 17 ga Nuwamba, ya nuna dawowarsa daga kusan wata daya tare da matsalar hamstring tare da daidaitawa a cikin 1-1 draw tare da Bolton Wanderers a The Reebok .  Ya zira kwallaye tara ga "Tykes" a wasanni 22 a farkon rabin yakin neman zabe na 2012-13.

### Masu yawo na Bolton

A watan Janairun shekara ta 2013, masu fafatawa da gasar zakarun Turai na Bolton Wanderers sun yi nasarar samun nasarar samun kudin sauya £ 300,000 ga Davies, kuma sun fara tattaunawa kan sharuddan sirri. Ya amince da yarjejeniyar shekaru biyu da rabi, kuma ya zama sa hannu na dindindin na farko na Dougie Freedman a matsayin manajan "Trotters". Ya fara bugawa Bolton wasa a ranar 19 ga watan Janairu, a matsayin mai maye gurbin Darren Pratley a wasan da ba a ci kwallo ba tare da Crystal Palace a Selhurst Park .  Ya zira kwallaye na farko ga Bolton a ranar 9 ga Fabrairu a cikin nasarar 2-1 a kan Burnley a Filin wasa na Reebok,  kuma ya biyo bayan wannan tare da daidaita burin ga Bolton cikin 1-1 draw tare da Nottingham Forest a City Ground mako guda bayan haka.  An kore shi bayan ya karbi katunan rawaya guda biyu a cikin nasarar 3-2 ga Charlton Athletic a The Valley a ranar 30 ga Maris.

Ya buga wasanni goma ba tare da ya zira kwallaye ba yayin da yake fama da raunin a farkon rabin kakar 2013-14.  An ruwaito cewa yana shiga Wolves a kan aro a watan Nuwamba, tare da kocin Kenny Jackett wanda a baya ya ba da £ 400,000 ga dan wasan gaba a lokacin rani. A ranar 31 ga watan Janairun shekara ta 2014, Davies ya koma Preston North End a kan aro don sauran kakar, inda ya zira kwallaye biyar a wasanni goma sha biyar. Ya yi alama ta farko a Deepdale washegari tare da burin budewa na nasarar 2-0 a kan Notts County .  A ranar 12 ga Afrilu, ya zira kwallaye ga Lilywhites a nasarar gida 6-1 a kan Carlisle United. Manajan Simon Grayson ya yaba masa saboda siffarsa kuma ya bayyana Davies a matsayin cikakken kunshin. Lilywhites sun ci gaba da samun matsayi a ƙarshen kakar 2013-14, inda suka sha kashi a hannun Rotherham United a matakin kusa da na karshe.

Ya lashe kyautar 'yan wasan watan kulob din a watan Agusta 2014.  Koyaya a cikin kakar 2014-15, Davies ya yi gwagwarmaya da matsalolin hamstring, kamar yadda yawancin abokan aikinsa suka yi. A ranar 6 ga Afrilu, ya zira kwallaye a rabi na biyu a wasan da ya yi da Cardiff City, amma duk da haka ya sake tashi a horo daga baya a wannan makon tare da wani rauni na hamstring. Manajan Neil Lennon ne ya sake shi a watan Mayu na shekara ta 2015.

### Wigan Athletic
A watan Yulin 2015, Davies ya sanya hannu kan kwangilar shekaru biyu tare da sabuwar kungiyar Wigan Athletic bayan da aka sake shi daga Bolton; Manajan "Latics" Gary Caldwell ya ce shi "mai karfi ne wanda ke da rikodin waƙa a wannan rukuni". Ya zira kwallaye biyu a wasanni 30 a duk faɗin yakin neman zabe na 2015-16 yayin da Wigan ta sami ci gaba a matsayin zakara na League One .  Koyaya, ya yi gwagwarmaya don lokacin wasa a ƙarƙashin sabon kocin Warren Joyce yayin da Wigan ya yi guguwa a gasar zakarun Turai a kakar 2016-17.

### Scunthorpe United
A ranar 7 ga watan Janairun shekara ta 2017, Davies ya shiga kungiyar Scunthorpe United ta League One kan kwangila har zuwa karshen kakar 2016-17, tare da kungiyar Graham Alexander ta uku a teburin. Ya kasa zira kwallaye 21 a rabi na biyu na yakin, kodayake ya kasance mai maye gurbin kuma kawai ya fara wasanni uku.

### Komawa zuwa Oldham
A watan Yunin 2017, Davies ya koma Oldham Athletic - kuma a League One - a kan yarjejeniyar shekaru biyu a matsayin kocin John Sheridan na biyu na lokacin rani. Ya ce damar sake haduwa da Sheridan shine babban abin da ya yanke shawarar shiga kulob din. An haɗa shi da tafiya zuwa Coventry City a cikin canjin canjin Janairu, amma sabon kocin Richie Wellens ya bayyana cewa zai zama "mai kashe kansa" na kulob din don karɓar duk wani tayin. Davies ya ƙare yakin neman zabe na 2017-18 tare da kwallaye 14 a wasanni 44, amma bai iya hana Oldham ya koma League Two ba. Bayan ya bar Oldham, ya zargi shugaban Abdallah Lemsagam saboda yadda yake kula da ma'aikatan.

### Garin Mansfield
A ranar 29 ga watan Yunin 2018, Davies ya sanya hannu kan kwangilar shekaru biyu tare da kungiyar Mansfield Town bayan "Stags" sun biya Oldham kuɗin da ba a bayyana ba. Ya ce kocin David Flitcroft zai iya samun mafi kyawunsa, bayan da ya horar da shi a Barnsley. Koyaya, an ruwaito cewa yana wasa a "kimanin kashi 60 cikin dari na iyawa" a farkon rabin kakar 2018-19 saboda ɓangarorin ƙashi da aka kama a cikin haɗin idonsa kuma ya sa shi ciwo koyaushe; an yi masa tiyata a watan Disamba kuma an cire shi daga aiki don sauran kakar. Ya sami nasarar yin wasanni biyar kawai a lokacin kakar 2019-20, amma yana dawowa cikin lafiyar lokacin da aka ƙare kakar a watan Maris saboda annobar COVID-19 a Ingila. Manajan Graham Coughlan ne ya sake shi a ƙarshen kamfen ɗin.

## Ayyukan kasa da kasa
Davies yana da rikodin ga tawagar Wales na kasa da shekara 21 ta hanyar kasancewa daya daga cikin mutane hudu da suka zira kwallaye a wannan matakin tare da John Hartson, Lee Jones da Ched Evans.  Wannan aikin ya gan shi ya sami kira zuwa manyan 'yan wasa. Koyaya, an kore shi a watan Agustan shekara ta 2006 a cikin nasarar 3-2 da Isra'ila ta yi,  kuma ya sami haramtacciyar wasanni biyar na kasa da kasa.

Wales ta rufewa shi sau bakwai, ya cancanci ta hanyar kakansa, bayan ya fara bugawa kasa da kasa a matsayin mai maye gurbin a wasan da ba a ci kwallo ba tare da Slovenia a ranar 17 ga watan Agusta 2005.  Watanni biyu bayan haka ya janye daga tawagar kasa da kasa saboda dalilai na kansa.

An tuno shi zuwa tawagar a watan Janairun 2008 don wasan sada zumunci da Norway a Wrexham bayan ya yi watanni goma sha takwas saboda dakatarwar kasa da kasa. Kungiyarsa ta Oldham ta musanta sake kiran a watan Agustan shekara ta 2008 saboda batun horo. An kira shi don ya shiga cikin cancanta zuwa Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta FIFA ta 2014. Ya zo a matsayin mai maye gurbin rabi na biyu a kan Scotland a ranar 12 ga Oktoba 2012. 
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