"Welsh defender, Ben Davies, was born 24th April 1993 in Neath, Wales. Ben earned his first professional contract with Swansea in 2011 and excelled in their first team, winning their 'Young ...Show More
"Welsh defender, Ben Davies, was born 24th April 1993 in Neath, Wales. Ben earned his first professional contract with Swansea in 2011 and excelled in their first team, winning their 'Young Player of the Year' accolade in 2013 and 2014. He made a total of 91 appearances for the Swans, including a start in their League Cup Final win against Bradford City in 2013.Ben Davies joined Tottenham Hotspur in July, 2014 alongside his Swansea City teammate, Michel Vorm. Davies signed a five-year contract. In his debut season in North London, Davies played 29 times in all competitions. Towards the end of the season, he dislocated his shoulder against Southampton.Ben became a regular in internationals for Wales, often operating on the left side of a back three. Wales qualified for their first major tournament finals since the 1958 FIFA World Cup by claiming a place at Euro 2016 in France, with Davies a regular feature during qualifying. He was instrumental in Wales' run to the semi-finals of Euro 2016, playing every minute of every game up until the last-four clash with Portugal, which he missed through suspension.A Champions League debut came against AS Monaco in September, 2016 and he began to enjoy a sustained run in the Tottenham Hotspur starting XI during the second half of the 2016/17 season. He scored his first two goals for Tottenham Hotspur during that season.Davies' attacking nous contributed to numerous assists during the 2017/18 campaign in which he featured 38 times in all competitions, scoring twice.In his fifth season at Tottenham Hotspur, the defender played 39 times over the course of the 2018/19 season, including six starts in the run to the UEFA Champions League Final 2019.In July, 2019 Davies committed himself to a new five-year contract at Tottenham Hotspur. " Hide
