Ben Davies (footballer, born 1993)

Benjamin Thomas Davies (born 24 April 1993) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a left-back and centre-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Wales national team.

[2] After spending time in the youth academy at Swansea City, he and his family moved to Viborg, Denmark, after his father accepted a job offer.

[6] After spending time with the youth ranks, Davies signed a two-year contract with Swansea City, making his first-team debut against West Ham United for the Premier League on 25 August 2012, coming on as an 84th minute substitute for Neil Taylor in a 3–0 home win.

[11] On 24 February 2013, Davies started at left-back in the 2013 Football League Cup final at Wembley Stadium, as the Swans beat Bradford City 5–0 to win the club's first major trophy.

[citation needed] He was an unused substitute for the 2015 League Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on 1 March 2015, in which Tottenham were beaten 2–0 by Chelsea.

[25][26] Davies scored his first goal of the 2020–21 season, his first in over three years, in the EFL Cup tie against Stoke City, helping the team win 3–1 to reach the semi-finals.

He returned to being a regular starter under the management of Antonio Conte, who was hired as head coach in November 2021, playing as a left-sided centre-back in a back three.

[28] Davies scored his first goal of the 23/24 Season with a header from Pedro Porro's corner kick in a 4–2 defeat away to Brighton and Hove Albion.

[32] In the summer of 2021, Davies was awarded a 2:1 degree in economics and business from the Open University, after balancing his studies with his job as a professional footballer over a period of five years.

Davies playing for Tottenham Hotspur in 2016