Rhys Norrington-Davies
Personal information
Full name Rhys Llewelyn Norrington-Davies[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999
Place of birth Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Sheffield United
Number 33
Youth career
Bow Street
Aberystwyth Town
Merstham
0000–2017 Swansea City
2017–2018 Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Sheffield United 38 (0)
2018–2019 → Barrow (loan) 28 (0)
2019–2020 → Rochdale (loan) 27 (1)
2020–2021 → Luton Town (loan) 18 (0)
2021 → Stoke City (loan) 20 (1)
International career‡
2017 Wales U19 3 (0)
2017–2019 Wales U21 14 (0)
2020– Wales 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:48, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23,23, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Rhys Llewelyn Norrington-Davies (born 22 April 1999) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Sheffield United and the Wales national team.

Early life

Norrington-Davies was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Welsh parents from Aberystwyth.[3] His father, Patrick, was working in Saudi Arabia with the British Army.[4] Due to the nature of his father's job, Norrington-Davies' family moved frequently during his childhood, spending time in Kenya, London, and in Aberystwyth, where he was educated at Ysgol Penglais,[4][5] and Royal Russell School in Croydon, South London.[6]

Club career

Norrington-Davies played at youth level for Bow Street,[7] Aberystwyth Town,[8] and Merstham.[9] He played for Swansea City, before joining Sheffield United's academy in 2017.[3] He joined Barrow on a one-month loan in September 2018,[10] before the loan was extended to the end of the season in October.[11] He moved on loan to Rochdale in July 2019 on a season-long loan.[12]

Norrington-Davies joined Championship club Luton Town on a season-long loan on 3 September 2020.[13][14] On 12 January 2021, he was recalled by Sheffield United after making 22 appearances in all competitions,[15] and was loaned to Stoke City later that day.[16] He played 20 times for Stoke, scoring once in a 2–0 win over Wycombe Wanderers on 6 March 2021.[17][18]

International career

Norrington-Davies is a Wales under-19 and under-21 international.[19][20][21] He was called up to the senior Wales squad for the first time in October 2020.[22] He made his full international debut for Wales on 14 October 2020 in the starting line-up for the 1–0 Nations League win against Bulgaria.[23]

In May 2021 he was selected to the Wales squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[24]

He scored his first goal for Wales in their UEFA Nations League match against the Netherlands on 8 June 2022.[25]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield United 2018–19[26] Championship 000000—00
2019–20[27] Premier League 000000—00
2020–21[18] Premier League 000000—00
2021–22[28] Championship 22010102[lower-alpha 1]0260
2022–23[29] Championship 1500000—150
2023–24[30] Premier League 101000—20
Total 380201020430
Barrow (loan) 2018–19[21] National League 28010—00290
Rochdale (loan) 2019–20[27] League One 27140201[lower-alpha 2]0341
Luton Town (loan) 2020–21[18] Championship 1801030—220
Stoke City (loan) 2020–21[18] Championship 2010000—201
Career total 13128060301482
  1. ↑ Appearances in the play-offs.
  2. ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy.

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Rhys Norrington-Davies". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Rhys Norrington-Davies – Defender – First Team – Rochdale AFC". Rochdale A.F.C. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 Smith, Peter (12 January 2021). "Who is Rhys Norrington-Davies? The athletic defender Stoke City need". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "'Dream come true' as Aber footballer is called up by Ryan Giggs". Cambrian News. October 2020. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Why football is a league for gentlemen". The Spectator. 8 September 2018.
  7. ↑ @BowStreetFC (1 October 2020). "Great to see former Bow Street junior player, Rhys Norrington-Davies making the latest @cymru squad. All the best t…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ "Jenkins to lead out Wales at Aber". Cambrian News. 14 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Folkestone Invicta 1–4 Merstham (2016–17 FA Youth Cup) – YouthHawk". youthhawk.co.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "Youth internationals make AFC loan moves". The Mail (Barrow). 15 September 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "Rhys-Norrington Davies extends loan with Barrow AFC". The Mail (Barrow). 8 October 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  12. ↑ "Rhys Norrington-Davies: Sheffield United defender joins Rochdale on a season-long loan". BBC Sport. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "RHYS NORRINGTON-DAVIES JOINS THE HATTERS ON LOAN FROM SHEFFIELD UNITED!". Luton Town. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Luton sign Norrington-Davies on loan". BBC Sport.
  15. ↑ "Rhys Norrington-Davies recalled by Sheffield United". Luton Town F.C. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  16. ↑ "Stoke sign left-back Norrington-Davies". BBC Sport.
  17. ↑ "Stoke 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Rhys Norrington-Davies in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  19. ↑ "From Croydon to Wales. Former U18 skipper makes his Wales U19 debut". Kinetic Foundation. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  20. ↑ Rhys Norrington-Davies at WorldFootball.net
  21. 1 2 Rhys Norrington-Davies at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  22. ↑ "Gareth Bale: Wales without Tottenham star for England and Nations League matches". BBC. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  23. ↑ "Williams gives Wales late win in Bulgaria". BBC Sport.
  24. ↑ "Uncapped Colwill in Wales Euro 2020 squad". BBC Sport.
  25. ↑ Feringa, Megan (9 June 2022). "Welsh verdict on Sheffield United's Rhys Norrington-Davies after first goal". YorkshireLive.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Rhys Norrington-Davies in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Rhys Norrington-Davies in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Rhys Norrington-Davies in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Rhys Norrington-Davies in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Rhys Norrington-Davies in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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