Matthew Davies (footballer)
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Matthew Thomas Davies (born 7 February 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays primarily as a right-back for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and captains the Malaysia national team.
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Full name | Matthew Thomas Davies[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 29) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Perth, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | A.I.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Perth Glory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Perth Glory | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Perth Glory NPL | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2019 | Sri Pahang | 92 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020– | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 61 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Australia U19 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2018 | Malaysia U23 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015– | Malaysia | 49 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2024 |
Mainly a right-back, Davies could also be played as a centre-back and right-midfielder.
He started his professional career in his native Australia with Perth Glory at 18 years old. After playing for two seasons at Perth Glory, Davies went on to Sri Pahang in 2015 in the Malaysia Super League. After his first season, Davies was given captaincy for Sri Pahang at age 21 years old, making him the youngest captain ever for Sri Pahang and the first half-Malaysian to become captain in the Malaysia Super League.
Born in Australia, Davies qualifies for Malaysia because his mother was born there. He made his international debut with caretaker coach Ong Kim Swee against Saudi Arabia during the World Cup qualifiers in September 2015 at 20 years old. Davies also featured for Malaysia at the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore in June 2015.