Mark Davies (footballer)

Mark Nicholas Davies ( born February 18, 1988 in Wolverhampton) is an English footballer. The midfielder comes from the Academy of Wolverhampton Wanderers, was captain of the England U-17 national team and is since January 2009, the Premier League club Bolton Wanderers under contract.

Sports career

Mark Davies came as an academy player of Wolverhampton Wanderers to early honors in the English youth team and led the U-17 national team in a European Championship qualifying match against Northern Ireland as a captain on the field. He signed at the age of 17 years, his first professional contract with the " Wolves " and worked under coach Glenn Hoddle after his league debut against Leeds United on 20 August 2005 the focus towards the end of the 2005/06 season successively a regular place. A cartilage damage during the preparation time for subsequent season 2006/ 07 but made ​​sure that his promising development was slowed and it was only used in ten competitive games. The injury problems got worse then even further with a shoulder injury and he was put in the entire 2007/08 season out of action.

On 12 August 2008 he made ​​his comeback in the 3-2 win in the League Cup against Accrington Stanley, as he was preparing a hit as both also scored a goal himself. But regularly used again until he came to the end of the year, as loaned him the Wolves on 27 November 2008 to the third division side Leicester City. Since he found there immediately to perform well, both teams agreed that the initially targeted at one month maturity was extended to 1 February 2009.

Shortly before the end of this period, Davies signed on 26 January 2009 at the first division club Bolton Wanderers a new contract until the end of the 2012/13 season .. Just two days later he was on as a substitute in the Premier League for the first time in the game - the game against the local rivals Blackburn Rovers ended in a 2-2 draw.