Les Davies

Les Davies
Personal information
Full name	Leslie Elias Davies
Date of birth	(1984-10-29) 29 October 1984
Place of birth	Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Gap Connah's Quay
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2002–03	Caernarfon Town	6	(0)
2003–05	Bangor City	49	(12)
2005–07	Porthmadog	64	(18)
2007–15	Bangor City	226	(76)
2015–	Gap Connah's Quay	27	(7)
National team
	Wales U18
	Wales U21
	Wales U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Leslie Elias "Les" Davies (born on 29 October 1984) is a Welsh footballer who currently plays as a striker for Welsh Premier League side Gap Connah's Quay.

Playing style

Davies is well known for his strength and has earnt the nickname "The Truck" as a result.

Career

Davies is currently playing for Gap Connahs key after his second spell with Bangor City and was nominated for the UEFA Player of the Year award in July 2012, after receiving the required single nomination from an unknown journalist.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

During his time at Bangor City, Davies was dubbed "Bangor's Number 9", and was a popular figure with the fans, winning the BCFCSA Player of the Season for two successive years, whilst also getting voted into the team of the season by the league's managers in 2011–12.

On 8 August 2015, Bangor City announced that Davies had left the club to sign for gap Connah's Quay Nomads, and this was confirmed by The Nomads on Monday 10 August.^[5]

International career

Davies has represented Wales at U18, U21 level and also as a semi-professional for their U23 team.

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