Keinan Davis

Keinan Vincent Joseph Davis (born 13 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Udinese.

Following youth spells at Stevenage and Biggleswade Town Davis moved to the Aston Villa Academy at the age of 17 in December 2015 and made his first team debut just over a year later against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup in January 2017. Having played in a role in Aston Villa's promotion back to the Premier League in 2019, he played on loan at EFL Championship sides Nottingham Forest and Watford, helping the former win the 2022 Championship play-offs. He has represented England at Under-20 level.

Early career
Davis grew up in Stevenage and went to The Nobel School. He started his football career within the Stevenage F.C. academy but was released by coach Darren Sarll in 2015. Keinan was then picked up by Biggleswade Town under-18 coach Dave Northfield.

Aston Villa
In December 2015, following a four-week trial after being scouted in a friendly between Biggleswade Town Under-18s and an Aston Villa youth side, Davis signed for Aston Villa on an 18-month professional contract.

Following a calendar year in the Aston Villa U21 side, manager Steve Bruce gave Davis his Villa debut on 8 January 2017, coming off the bench against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup, Villa lost 2–0. Davis was given his league debut on 14 January 2017 against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Davis scored his first professional goal away to Barnsley on 16 September 2017.

On 22 September 2020, Davis was given a new Aston Villa contract extension to keep him with the club until 2024. On 25 April 2021, Davis scored his first Premier League goal, an injury time equaliser against West Bromwich Albion.

Nottingham Forest (loan)
On 1 January 2022, Davis joined Championship side Nottingham Forest on loan for the rest of the season. He made his Forest debut on 9 January, in a 1–0 FA Cup victory over Arsenal. Davis got his first goal for Nottingham Forest on 25 January 2022, in a 3–0 victory over Barnsley. On 10 June 2022, Forest announced that Davis would return to Villa once his loan expired.

Watford (loan)
On 13 August 2022, Watford announced the signing of Davis on a season-long loan. He scored his first goal for Watford in a 2–2 draw with Sunderland on 17 September 2022. He scored his second in the 30th minute against Norwich on 15 October 2022, to make the score 2–0 to Slaven Bilić's men.

Udinese
On 1 September 2023, Davis joined Italian club Udinese for an undisclosed fee. He signed a four-year contract. Owing to injury, it was not until 7 January 2024 when Davis made his Serie A debut as a late substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Lazio. On the final matchday of the 2023–24 season, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 away win over Frosinone, securing their survival in the top tier.

International career
In March 2018, Davis scored for the England under-20 team in victories against Poland and Portugal.

Honours
Aston Villa Nottingham Forest
 * EFL Championship play-offs: 2019
 * EFL Cup runner-up: 2019–20
 * EFL Championship play-offs: 2022