Ben Davies

Benjamin Keith Davies (born 11 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for club Bolton Wanderers.

Davies spent most of his early career with Preston North End, and had loan spells with York City, Tranmere Rovers, Southport, Newport County and Fleetwood Town. He moved to Liverpool in 2021, but never played for the club and was loaned to Sheffield United before he was sold to Scottish club Rangers in 2022. He spent the 2024–25 season on loan at Birmingham City. On 23rd August 2025 he joined Oxford United on loan for 2025/26 season.

Career Preston North End

Born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, Davies signed with the youth system at Preston North End after being spotted playing for Furness Rovers aged 11. He made his debut for the first team in a home 2–2 draw against Coventry City on 26 January 2013 at the age of 17 years, completing 83 minutes before being replaced by David Buchanan. He drew praise from Preston manager Graham Westley, who likened Davies' transition into the first team to that of George Boyd at Stevenage. He was substituted shortly after for Paul Huntington, with Preston to ultimately lose the match.

Davies joined League Two club York City on 19 July 2013 on a one-month loan. He made his debut in a 1–0 home win over Northampton Town on 3 August 2013, in the first match of 2013–14. having appeared in York's opening two matches. He signed a two-year contract extension with Preston in May 2014.

Davies joined Tranmere Rovers of League Two on 19 September 2014 on a one-month loan and made his debut a day later in a 2–1 home defeat to Exeter City. He joined National League club Southport on 11 September 2015 on a one-month loan, and made his debut a day later in a 2–1 away defeat to Forest Green Rovers. having made nine appearances for Southport. subsequently extended until the end of 2015–16. He made 19 league appearances for Newport County. He made his debut for the club on the same day, starting a 1–0 away win over Shrewsbury Town. He made 22 league appearances for Fleetwood Town and scored once as they qualified for the play-offs, Davies signed a new three-year contract in July 2017. He signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal in March 2018. Davies won Preston's Young Player of the Year award for the 2017–18 season. He won Preston's Players' Player of the Year award for the 2018–19 season, as well as the Sir Tom Finney Player of the Year award.

Liverpool Davies signed for Premier League club Liverpool on 1 February 2021 on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee, reported to be an initial fee of £500,000, plus £1.1 million in performance-related add-ons. Sepp van den Berg also moved in the opposite direction on loan for the rest of the season as part of the deal. Davies did not make an appearance for Liverpool during the remainder of the 2020–21 season. He scored his first goal for Sheffield United on 23 February 2022 when he came on as a substitute and scored a late winner in a 1–0 win against Blackburn Rovers.

Rangers Davies signed for Scottish Premiership club Rangers on 19 July 2022 on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee, reported to be an initial £3 million, potentially rising to £4 million in add-ons. He made his debut for the club as a substitute against Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise during a UEFA Champions League qualifier loss on 2 August.

Davies returned to English football when he joined recently relegated League One club Birmingham City on 24 August 2024 on loan for the rest of the season.

On 23 August 2025, Davies joined EFL Championship club Oxford United on loan for the rest of the season. He made his debut on 13 September in a 2–2 draw with Leicester City.

Bolton Wanderers On 10 June 2026, Davies signed a two-year deal with EFL Championship side Bolton Wanderers.

Style of play Davies is a left-sided centre-back who can also play at left-back. League One

2014–15 League One

2015–16 Championship

2016–17 Championship

2017–18 Championship

2018–19 Championship

2019–20 Championship

2020–21 League Two

Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2014–15 National League

Newport County (loan) 2015–16 Premier League

2021–22 Championship

2022–23 Scottish Premiership

2023–24 Scottish Premiership

2024–25 League One

Oxford United (loan) 2025–26 Championship

Honours Rangers Scottish League Cup: 2023–24

Birmingham City EFL League One: 2024–25 EFL Trophy runner-up: 2024–25