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Full nameBenjamin Keith Davies
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age30
Date of birth11 Aug 1995
BirthplaceBarrow
Height185 cm
ClubOxford United
Centre-back
10
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
653
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Oxford United.

Also this season

On loan at RangersPremiership: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

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

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship10006536.83
FA Cup1001206.9
Premiershipat Rangers100906.3

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

B. Davies is a 30-year-old central defender at Oxford United, rated 29 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 436th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.9% 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.

Judged on this season alone, Davies graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 82nd of 82 of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship, on 1 clean sheet and 2.757 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 43 → 7). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 69th of 82 of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship. At 30 Davies is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.7 reflects that trajectory.

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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 2022/235 clubs
Current potential69th of 82 centre-backs · Championship · 10 appsCurrent season82nd of 82 centre-backs · Championship · 10 apps82nd-best centre-back in the Championship436th in the Championship · potential69th-highest potential centre-back in the Championship
29
Ratingi
69th of 82 centre-backs
6.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
25.9%
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

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 25.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 29, Davies carries the 69th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 82 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.