Martin Davis (Jamaican footballer)

Martin Davis
Personal information
Full name Martin George Edward Davis
Date of birth (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Jamaica
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Gżira United
Number 91
Youth career
2008–2015 Harbour View
2009–2012 Valencia
2012–2013 Sagunto FC
2015–2016 Toronto FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Toronto FC III 14 (4)
2015–2017 Toronto FC II 11 (1)
2017–2018 Harbour View 3 (0)
2017–2018 → St. Andrews (loan) 14 (0)
2018-2019 St. Andrews 27 (7)
2019– Gżira United 45 (12)
2022 → Sliema Wanderers (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
2012–2013 Jamaica U17 4 (0)
2015 Jamaica U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 October 2018

Martin Davis (born 11 October 1996) is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays for Gżira United F.C. in the Maltese Premier League.

Career

College and amateur

Davis joined Harbour View aged 12, and a year later was awarded a summer scholarship with Spanish club Valencia following his performances at the Nexter Generation Valencia CF Easter Football Camp in Jamaica.[1] He had a two-year orientation with the European club, and it was there he was converted from a forward into a midfielder.[2]

He represented Harbour View in both Junior and Premier Leagues, as well as the Manning Cup at St. George's College during high school. However, he was forced to miss the entire 2014 season due to injury.[3]

He also played for Caxton College and Sagunto FC during his youth career.[4] Davis had a month-long trial with Toronto FC in July 2014, and was subsequently offered a place in the youth development programme.[5]

Professional

Joining the Toronto FC Academy in January 2015, Davis featured for Toronto FC III fourteen times, scoring four times in the 2015 PDL season[6] and appeared for Toronto FC II twice during the 2015 USL season. He made his debut for the reserve team on 28 March 2015 against FC Montreal, before making his first professional start on 19 April 2015 against Whitecaps FC 2.[7]

The club announced that Davis had been rewarded with a USL contract in February 2016, which would see him remain with Toronto FC II for the 2016 season.[8]

In September 2017, Davis signed with St. Andrews F.C. in Malta on an initial loan deal before signing for the club on a permanent basis in 2018.[9] In November 2018, Davis won the BOV Player of the Month award after impressing in a 2–0 win over Balzan F.C.

In August 2019, Davis signed a 5-year contract with Gżira United F.C.[10]

International

Davis has represented Jamaica at under-17[11] and under-20[12] levels. On 12 July 2012, he made his debut in a 5–0 win against Bermuda in the CONCACAF U-17 Championship. He made three further appearances for the U17s in a 1–1 draw against Panama, a 2–2 draw with Barbados and a 4–2 defeat to Canada. In January 2015, he made his debut in the CONCACAF U-20 Championship during a 2–2 draw with Trinidad & Tobago.[13]

He is eligible to represent both Jamaica and Canada, due to his father being Canadian. As a result of holding a Canadian passport, Davis would classify as a domestic player for Toronto FC in both MLS and USL Pro.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Jamaica Football: Martin Davis signs with Toronto FC Academy | Digicel SportsMax". www.digicelsportsmax.com. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  2. ^ SportsXplorer Multimedia (4 April 2013), Spain based Martin Davis speaks to SportsXplorer Multimedia about his experience in Spain, retrieved 25 March 2016
  3. ^ "Martin Davis returns from successful Toronto FC Academy trial | Harbour View Football Club". hvfc.net. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Pint-sized Davis relishing trial stint at Levante - Sport". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Martin Davis on trial at Toronto FC Academy | Harbour View Football Club". hvfc.net. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  6. ^ "TFC Academy PDL 2015". Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Toronto FC II Sign Senior Academy Forward Martin Davis". League1 Ontario. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Toronto FC II Sign Martin Davis - OurSports Central". www.oursportscentral.com. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Former Georgian Davis heads to Malta". 2 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Martin Davis joins Gzira United". 8 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Martin Davis: U17 MNT - Jamaica Football Federation | Jamaica Football Federation". www.jamaicafootballfederation.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ "Jamaica Football Federation | Jamaican U20 MNT - Jamaica Football Federation". www.jamaicafootballfederation.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ^ "Jamaica - M. Davis - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Martin Davis to join Toronto FC system in January". Waking The Red. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2016.