Josh Solomon-Davies

Joshua Solomon-Davies (born 20 November 1999) is a Saint Lucian semi-professional footballer who plays as a right back for the Saint Lucia national football team. He currently plays for Marine in the Northern Premier League Division One West[2], winning promotion to Northern Premier League at the end of 2021/22 season following victory in the play off final.[3]

Josh Solomon-Davies
Personal information
Full name Joshua Solomon-Davies
Date of birth (1999-11-20) 20 November 1999
Place of birth Castries, Saint Lucia[1]
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Marine
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Tranmere Rovers 2 (0)
2018–2019 Stalybridge Celtic 18 (1)
2019– Marine 88 (1)
National team‡
2016-2018 St Lucia U20 6 (0)
2019– St Lucia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:56, 25th April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2019

Early life

Solomon-Davies was born in Saint Lucia to an English father, and moved to England at the age of six.[4] His grandfather, Carlos "Ball" Southwell was a Saint Lucian footballer.[5]

While a pupil at St Anselm's College, Birkenhead (Edmund Rice Trust), he won the 100 metres final in 11.3 seconds, competing in the English Schools' Athletics Championships, in Bedford, in July 2015, aged 15.[6]

Career

At age 17 Solomon-Davies made his professional debut with Tranmere Rovers in a 1-0 National League win over Maidstone United on 29 April 2017.

The following season, on the 24th of April, 2018, Solomon-Davies made his second senior team appearance for Tranmere Rovers in the home fixture against Solihull Moors, losing 2–1.[7]

Having declined the offer of a professional contract with Tranmere Rovers, Solomon-Davies signed with Stalybridge Celtic on the 27th of September, 2018, on a non-contract basis.[8]

In August 2019, he signed for Marine.[9] Solomon-Davies appeared in every round as Marine F.C. progressed to the Third Round of the FA Cup during the 2020/21 season where they were rewarded with a home tie versus Tottenham Hotspur, the widest gap (167 places) between two competing clubs.[10]

International career

On the 22nd of October, 2016, Solomon-Davies made his international debut, aged 16, for Saint Lucia's Under-20 team against Haiti in the Caribbean Union qualifying tournament for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup held at the Ergilio Hato Stadium, Curaçao. Solomon-Davies went on to represent Saint Lucia throughout the tournament in subsequent games against Trinidad & Tobago and Cuba.[11]

Solomon-Davies made his senior debut for the Saint Lucia national football team in a 1-0 friendly loss to Grenada on the 28th of February, 2019.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 29 November 2020
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tranmere Rovers 2016–17[13] National League 1000—0010
2017–18[14] 1000—0010
Total 2000—0020
Stalybridge Celtic 2018–19[15] Northern Premier League Premier Division 18100—1[lower-alpha 1]0191
Marine 2019–20[16] Northern Premier League Division One North West 29140—3[lower-alpha 2]0361
2020–21[17] 2050—2[lower-alpha 1]090
Total 31190—50451
Career total 51290—60662
  1. Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. One appearance in the FA Trophy; one appearance in the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup; one appearance in the Liverpool Senior Cup

International
As of match played 2 March 2019[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Saint Lucia 201920
Total20

References
  1. Admin (10 May 2015). "Gros Islet native features in British under-15 football final".
  2. , ‘My most enjoyable time playing football’ – Marine & Saint Lucia’s Josh Solomon-Davies strides on nonleaguedaily.com
  3. {{cite web|url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/step-4/424594/runcorn-linnets-1-2-marine-dunn-and-dusted-thanks-to-jack/%7Ctitle=Runcorn Linnets 1-2 Marine: Dunn and dusted thanks to Jack|date=1 May 2022|publisher=The Non-League Paper
  4. Bugby, Tony (5 January 2019). "Celtic player stars for St Lucia".
  5. Admin (10 July 2016). "St. Lucia's Josh Solomon-Davies earns Rovers Scholarship".
  6. Admin (12 July 2015). "English Schools National Final".
  7. Admin (24 April 2018). "Tranmere Rovers v Solihull Moors".
  8. Bugby, Tony (27 September 2018). "Haworth undertakes major rebuild at Celtic".
  9. "Josh Solomon-Davies". 13 February 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  10. "Spurs, Marine and the FA Cup third round - history and stats". 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  11. Admin (18 October 2016). "National U20 prepare for second stage of CFU WCQ".
  12. Admin (2 March 2019). "Saint Lucia beaten in WIFA opener".
  13. "Games played by Josh Solomon-Davies in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  14. "Games played by Josh Solomon-Davies in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  15. "Stalybridge Celtic Profile". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  16. "NPL Division One North West Results 2019-20". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  17. "Marine F.C. Results 2020-21". Marine F.C. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  18. "Solomon-Davies, Joshua". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 December 2020.


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