Career
He started his professional career with Perth Glory Football Club at just 18 years old, making his debut in 2013. Davies went on to establish a place in Pahang’s starting line-up in quick time, making 25 Malaysia Super League (MSL) appearances and earning plaudits when caretaker coach Ong Kim Swee gave him a debut against Saudi Arabia in the World Cup qualifiers in September. Davies also featured for Malaysia at the 2015 Southern Economic Association, USA Games in Singapore back in June.
Displaying maturity that makes it hard to believe he’s just 21 years old, the young right-back is tipped to be a mainstay in the national team for the next decade.
Born in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Davies moved to Malaysia when he was 20 years old due to his impatient nature in search of International football. "I left Australia because I’m impatient in nature … I wanted playing time and I knew I wasn’t going to get much by staying in Australia," he said.
There are not many A-League regulars in the Socceroos. Davies started his career with A.I.S in 2010.
He captained the squad and was awarded player of the year and voted players player during his 2011/2012 NYL season with the AIS. Previously to this he was a product of the National Training Centre (NTC) programs in Western Australia.
Perth Glory Football Club Davies signed for Perth Glory Football Club and played in the National Youth League for Perth Glory Football Club Youth. In 2013-2014 season, Matthew was promoted to Perth Glory Football Club squad after signing a 2-year contract with the club He went on to make his senior debut against Melbourne City Football Club on 27 October 2013.
He spent 2 years with Perth Glory Football Club accumulating 16 senior appearances.
Pahang FA In April 2015, Davies signed with Malaysia Super League team, Pahang FA during the April transfer window. He was signed as a local player based on his Malaysian heritage Australia U19 Davies was selected for the U19 Young Socceroos squad to represent Australia at the COTIF Tournament in L"Alcúdia, Spain from the 12th to the 21st of August in 2013.
Malaysia u23 An Australian by birth, he chose to represent Malaysia at national level He was eligible by virtue of his mother who was born in Malaysian state of Sabah.
He made his international debut for Malaysia"s under-23 team at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games playing 4 out of 5 Group games.
Malaysia Finished third in their group and were unsuccessful in qualifying for the semifinal. Malaysia Davies has been called up for national team duty on multiple occasions. He debuted for the Malaysia national team on the 8th of September in a World Cup Qualifying game against Saudi Arabia in a 2-1 loss.
He"s since made another four appearances for the Malaysian national team
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