Joshua Solomon-Davies (born 20 November 1999) is a Saint Lucian semi-professional footballer who plays as a right back for the Saint Lucia national football team. He currently plays for Marine in the Northern Premier League Division One West.[2]
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Solomon-Davies was born in Saint Lucia to an English father, and moved to England at the age of six.[3] His grandfather, Carlos “Ball” Southwell was a Saint Lucian footballer.[4]
While a pupil at St Anselm’s College, Birkenhead (Edmund Rice Trust), he won the 100 metres final in 11.3 seconds, competing in the English Schools’ Athletics Championships, in Bedford, in July 2015, aged 15.[5]
At age 17 Solomon-Davies made his professional debut with Tranmere Rovers in a 1-0 National League win over Maidstone United on 29 April 2017.
The following season, on 24 April 2018, Solomon-Davies made his second senior team appearance for Tranmere Rovers in the home fixture against Solihull Moors, losing 2-1.[6]
Having declined the offer of a professional contract with Tranmere Rovers, Solomon-Davies signed with Stalybridge Celtic on 27 September 2018 on a non-contract basis.[7]
On 22 October 2016, Solomon-Davies made his international debut, aged 16, for Saint Lucia’s Under-20 team against Haiti in the Caribbean Union qualifying tournament for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup held at the Ergilio Hato Stadium, Curaçao. Solomon-Davies went on to represent Saint Lucia throughout the tournament in subsequent games against Trinidad & Tobago and Cuba.[8]
Solomon-Davies made his senior debut for the Saint Lucia national football team in a 1-0 friendly loss to Grenada on 28 February 2019.[9]
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