Keinan Davis

Keinan Vincent Joseph Davis (born 13 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Udinese.

Not to be confused with Keenan Davis.

Keinan Davis
Personal information
Full name Keinan Vincent Joseph Davis[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-13) 13 February 1998[2]
Place of birth Stevenage, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Udinese
Number 9
Youth career
2014–2015 Stevenage
2015 Biggleswade Town
2015–2016 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2023 Aston Villa 73 (3)
2022 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 15 (5)
2022–2023 → Watford (loan) 34 (7)
2023– Udinese 0 (0)
International career
2017–2018 England U20 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2023 (UTC)

Following youth spells at Stevenage and Biggleswade Town he moved to the Aston Villa academy at the age of 17 in December 2015 and made his first team debut just over a year later against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup in January 2017.

Club career

Early career

Davis grew up in Stevenage and went to The Nobel School. He started his football career within the Stevenage F.C. academy but was released by coach Darren Sarll in 2015. Keinan was then picked up by Biggleswade Town under-18 coach Dave Northfield.

Aston Villa

In December 2015, following a four-week trial after being scouted in a friendly between Biggleswade Town Under-18s and an Aston Villa youth side, Davis signed for Aston Villa on an 18-month professional contract.

Manager Steve Bruce gave Davis his Villa debut on 8 January 2017, coming off the bench against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup, Villa lost 2–0.[3] Davis was given his league debut on 14 January 2017 against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[4] Davis scored his first professional goal away to Barnsley on 16 September 2017.[5]

On 22 September 2020, Davis was given a new Aston Villa contract extension to keep him with the club until 2024.[6] On 25 April 2021, Davis scored his first Premier League goal, an injury time equaliser against West Bromwich Albion.[7]

Nottingham Forest (loan)

On 1 January 2022, Davis joined Championship side Nottingham Forest on loan for the rest of the season.[8] He made his Forest debut on 9 January, in a 1–0 FA Cup victory over Arsenal.[9] Davis got his first goal for Nottingham Forest on 25 January 2022, in a 3–0 victory over Barnsley.[10] On 10 June 2022, Forest announced that Davis would return to Villa once his loan expired.[11]

Watford (loan)

On 13 August 2022, Watford announced the signing of Davis on a season-long loan.[12] He scored his first goal for Watford in a 2-2 draw with Sunderland on 17 September 2022. He scored his second in the 30th minute against Norwich on 15 October 2022, to make the score 2–0 to Slaven Bilić's men. [13]

Udinese

On 1 September 2023, Davis joined Italian club Udinese for an undisclosed fee.[14] He signed a four-year contract.[15]

Career statistics
As of matches played 8 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2016–17[16] Championship 601000—70
2017–18[17] 282111000303
2018–19[18] 5010001[lower-alpha 1]070
2019–20[19] Premier League 1800051—231
2020–21[20] 1510031—182
2021–22[21]1000001[lower-alpha 2]121
2022–23[22] 0000000000
Total 733319221877
Nottingham Forest (loan) 2021–22[21] Championship 15540—3[lower-alpha 1]0225
Watford (loan) 2022–23[22] Championship 3470000—347
Udinese 2023–24[23] Serie A 0000——00
Career total 1221571925114319
  1. Appearances in the EFL Championship play-offs
  2. Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Aston Villa" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. "Keinan Davis: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  3. "Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  4. "Wolves 1-0 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  5. "Barnsley 0–3 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  6. "Keinan Davis: Aston Villa striker extends contract until 2024". Sky Sports. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  7. "Aston Villa 2-2 West Brom". Aston Villa F.C. Official Site. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  8. "DAVIS ARRIVES ON LOAN". Nottingham Forest FC. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  9. "Grabban's late goal knocks out Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  10. "Forest cruise past struggling Barnsley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  11. Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Reds confirm retained list". Nottingham Forest Football Club. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  12. "Official: Davis Signs For The Hornets". Watford F.C. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  13. "Watford 2-2 Sunderland". BBC. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  14. "Keinan Davis departs". Aston Villa Football Club. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  15. "Welcome Keinan" [Welcome Keinan] (in Italian). Udinese. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  16. "Games played by Keinan Davis in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  17. "Games played by Keinan Davis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  18. "Games played by Keinan Davis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  19. "Games played by Keinan Davis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  20. "Games played by Keinan Davis in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  21. "Games played by Keinan Davis in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  22. "Games played by Keinan Davis in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  23. "Games played by Keinan Davis in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  24. Woodcock, Ian (27 May 2019). "Aston Villa 2–1 Derby County". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  25. McNulty, Phil (1 March 2020). "Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  26. "Forest return to Premier League after 23-year wait". BBC Sport. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
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