32 Facts About Charlie Davies

Charles Desmond Davies was born on June 25,1986 and is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward.

Charlie Davies set several soccer records at his high school, the Brooks School, before appearing for the Boston College Eagles and the Westchester Flames in college.

Charlie Davies signed his first professional contract with Swedish Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF in December 2006 before joining Sochaux in July 2009.

Charlie Davies was capped seventeen times for the United States national team between 2007 and 2009, and scored four international goals.

On October 13,2009, Charlie Davies was involved in a serious car crash on the George Washington Parkway that killed a fellow passenger and left Charlie Davies with severe injuries that kept him out of the 2010 World Cup, and effectively ended his international career.

Charlie Davies attended the Brooks School in North Andover, Massachusetts and graduated in 2004 alongside fellow professional Mike Fucito.

Charlie Davies was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy in 2006, capping his comeback season.

Charlie Davies finished his college career with twenty-four goals and ten assists in thirty-seven games, including fifteen goals in sixteen games his final season.

Rather than finishing his degree at Boston College, Charlie Davies decided to turn pro after three years of college.

Charlie Davies was a well-established professional prospect, and was expected to be a very high MLS draft pick had he chosen to accept the Generation Adidas contract that he was offered.

Ultimately, Charlie Davies decided to sign with Nike and try his luck in Europe rather than signing with Major League Soccer.

On June 24,2007, Charlie Davies netted his first goal for the club, which was the decisive goal in Hammarby's match against Faroese club Klaksvik in the first round of the 2007 Intertoto Cup, but he was still unable to score in the Allsvenskan.

Charlie Davies scored fourteen goals in twenty-seven games, twenty-five of which were starts.

The 2009 season began well for Charlie Davies, who scored four goals in the first nine league games.

Charlie Davies subsequently left Sweden to join up with the US national team, marking his last appearance with Hammarby.

However, after only eight appearances with the club, Charlie Davies was seriously injured in a car crash while in the United States.

Charlie Davies made his debut as a substitute in the 52nd minute, against the Columbus Crew on March 19,2011, scoring two goals.

Charlie Davies finished his time at the club without making a start or scoring a goal.

Charlie Davies was waived from the Union at the conclusion of the 2017 season.

Charlie Davies announced his retirement from playing soccer on March 2,2018.

Charlie Davies played ten games, mostly as a substitute, for the United States U-20 men's national soccer team, but did not make the roster for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Charlie Davies was the last player cut from the Youth Championship roster.

Charlie Davies led the team to the final where he scored a hat trick, making him the MVP of the competition and giving the US its first Milk Cup success.

Charlie Davies next focused on the under-23 national team as his next target for international play.

Charlie Davies later trained and played with the team, eventually making the roster for the men's tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Charlie Davies came on as a substitute in the team's last match against Nigeria, where he nearly tied the match when his header rang off the crossbar in the waning moments, which would have sent the team through to the knockout rounds had it gone into the net.

Charlie Davies added his second national team goal against Egypt in the final group stage game of the 2009 Confederations Cup.

Charlie Davies was left off the US roster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup after he was not cleared medically by his French club team, Sochaux.

Charlie Davies had sustained serious injuries in an October 2009 automobile crash.

On January 25,2010, ESPNsoccernet reported Charlie Davies was jogging and hoped to return to Sochaux by April.

Charlie Davies returned to France to complete his rehabilitation with his club on February 17,2010, with plans to commence full team training within a month.

Two years after the crash Charlie Davies filed a $20 million lawsuit against Das Enterprises, which operates the Shadow Room, and Red Bull North America, which hosted the private event at which alcohol was served.