Keinan Davis

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 (age 26)[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
2015–2017	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	21	(3)
International career
2017–2018	England U20	3	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:06, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

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

Following youth spells at Stevenage and Biggleswade Town Davis 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. Having played in a role in Aston Villa's promotion back to the Premier League in 2019, he played on loan at EFL Championship sides Nottingham Forest and Watford, helping the former win the 2022 Championship play-offs. He has represented England at Under-20 level.

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.

Following a calendar year in the Aston Villa U21 side, 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] Owing to injury, it was not until 7 January 2024 when Davis made his Serie A debut as a late substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Lazio.^[16] On the final matchday of the 2023–24 season, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 away win over Frosinone, securing their survival in the top tier.^[17][18]

International career

Born in England, Davis is of Jamaican descent.^[19] In March 2018, he scored for the England under-20 team in victories against Poland and Portugal.^[20][21]

Career statistics

As of matches played 25 November 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aston Villa	2016–17[22]	Championship	6	0	1	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2017–18[23]		28	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	30	3
	2018–19[24]		5	0	1	0	0	0	1[a]	0	7	0
	2019–20[25]	Premier League	18	0	0	0	5	1	—		23	1
	2020–21[26]		15	1	0	0	3	1	—		18	2
	2021–22[27]		1	0	0	0	0	0	1[b]	1	2	1
	2022–23[28]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		73	3	3	1	9	2	2	1	87	7
Nottingham Forest (loan)	2021–22[27]	Championship	15	5	4	0	—		3[a]	0	22	5
Watford (loan)	2022–23[28]	Championship	34	7	0	0	0	0	—		34	7
Udinese	2023–24[29]	Serie A	8	1	0	0	—		—		8	1
	2024–25[30]	Serie A	13	2	2	1	—		—		15	3
	Total		21	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	23	4
Career total			143	18	8	2	9	2	5	1	166	24

1. Appearances in the EFL Championship play-offs
2. Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Aston Villa

• EFL Championship play-offs: 2019^[31]
• EFL Cup runner-up: 2019–20^[32]

Nottingham Forest

• EFL Championship play-offs: 2022^[33]

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. Rostance, Tom (8 January 2017). "Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
4. Shepka, Phil (14 January 2017). "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. De Cosemo, Harry (9 January 2022). "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 Sport. 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. "Serie A | Udinese 1-2 Lazio: Aquile flying up the table - Football Italia". football-italia.net. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
17. "Il gol di Davis salva l'Udinese. Un Frosinone sfortunato scivola in B" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 26 May 2024.
18. "Keinan Davis saved Udinese, now two legends are reviving the Serie A club". BBC Sport. 4 October 2024.
19. "Keinan Davis: 'I feel at home in Udine. European football? It's achievable'". 12 October 2024.
20. Evans, Gregg (22 March 2018). "Aston Villa's Keinan Davis saves the day with late England winner". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
21. Chesterton, Max (27 March 2018). "England U20 3-0 Portugal U20". The Football Association. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
22. "Games played by Keinan Davis in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
23. "Games played by Keinan Davis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
24. "Games played by Keinan Davis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
25. "Games played by Keinan Davis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
26. "Games played by Keinan Davis in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
27. "Games played by Keinan Davis in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
28. "Games played by Keinan Davis in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
29. "Games played by Keinan Davis in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
30. "Games played by Keinan Davis in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
31. 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.
32. McNulty, Phil (1 March 2020). "Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
33. Woodcock, Ian (29 May 2022). "Forest return to Premier League after 23-year wait". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

External links

• Keinan Davis at Soccerbase
• England profile at The Football Association