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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameBenjamin Keith Davies
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age31
Date of birth11 Aug 1995
BirthplaceBarrow
Height185 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubBolton
Centre-back
1
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
45
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Bolton.

Also this season

On loan at Oxford UnitedChampionship: 10 apps, 0g 0a, 653 min

On loan at Oxford UnitedFA Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 120 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Bolton; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100766.9

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

B. Davies is a 31-year-old central defender at Oxford United, rated 22.7 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (15.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.76 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Davies.

On the season, Davies graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 2.757 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 4 → 4). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23. At 31 Davies is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2022/236 clubs
22.7
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
15.8%
Minutes
limited game time
2.76
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Oxford United finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

10
Apps
2.76
Def. / 90
6
Tackles
8
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 10 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 15.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 22.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles6
Interceptions8
Blocks6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.