Leif Davis

Leif Davis (born 31 December 1999) is an English footballer who plays for Championship club Leeds United as a left back. He can also play as a centre back.

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, he started his career at English youth football club Wallsend Boys Club in Newcastle.

On 27 June 2016, Davis joined Morecambe where he would come through the ranks of the academy.

On 4 July 2018, Davis joined EFL Championship side Leeds United under head coach Marcelo Bielsa for an undisclosed fee, where he initially linked up with the Leeds academy.

After impressing for Leeds' Under 23s, Davis was promoted to the first team and was named as an unused substitute on several occasions by head coach Marcelo Bielsa before making his debut for the club on 23 December 2018, when he started in a 3–2 win against Aston Villa at Villa Park after Barry Douglas fell ill before kickoff.

With Davis potentially set for a spell in the side, after injuries to left backs Barry Douglas and Gjanni Alioski, Davis himself was ruled out for the remainder of the season including Leeds' playoff campaign after knee surgery.

Davis was regularly named as an unused substitute on the bench for the 1st team squad in the Championship, but still featured regularly for Carlos Corberán's Leeds United under 23s side over the course the 2018/19 season, that won the PDL Northern League 2018/19 season by winning the league, they then became the national Professional Development League Champions by beating Birmingham City in the final.

After the end of the season, Davis was linked with a £4 million move to Premier League side Liverpool.

On 9 November 2019, Davis became the first player in Leeds United’s history to end on the winning side in his first seven league appearances for the club.

Davis predominantly plays as a left back. He was converted by Corberán to play as a centre back. Davis describes his style as a "a modern-day, attacking left-back".

As of 20 August 2019