Billy Sass-Davies

William John Sass-Davies (born 17 February 2000) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Crewe Alexandra.

Billy Sass-Davies
Personal information
Full name William John Sass-Davies[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-17) 17 February 2000[2]
Place of birth Abergele, Wales
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Crewe Alexandra
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2017 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Crewe Alexandra 2 (0)
2018 → Colwyn Bay (loan) 8 (0)
2018–2019 → Leek Town (loan) 9 (1)
2019 → FC United of Manchester (loan) 8 (0)
2019 → Altrincham (loan) 2 (0)
2019 → A.F.C. Telford United (loan) 6 (0)
2020 → Ashton United (loan) 5 (1)
2020 → Altrincham (loan) 6 (0)
National team
2017–2018 Wales U19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:09, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

Career

Sass-Davies signed professional terms with Crewe in July 2017.[2] After being on the substitutes bench for the opening five games of the 2017–18 season, he made his first-team debut, aged 17, on 29 August 2017, being named in the starting line-up in an EFL Trophy group stage game against Newcastle United U21s at Gresty Road.[4]

In February 2018 he joined Colwyn Bay on loan.[5]

He joined Northern Premier League side Leek Town on loan in November 2018.[6]

In January 2019 he joined FC United of Manchester on loan[7] making his debut, and being voted man of the match, the next day in a victory in a league match against Bradford Park Avenue.[8] In March 2019, he joined Altrincham on loan and made one appearance, as a second half substitute, in a 1-0 win at York City.[9][10] On 19 April 2019, Sass-Davies made his first League start for Crewe, playing in a 2-0 win over Yeovil Town at Gresty Road.[11]

He was offered a new contract by Crewe at the end of the 2018-19 season.[12] During the 2019–20 season, Sass-Davies had a loan spell at A.F.C. Telford United, and in February 2020 went on a month's loan to Northern Premier League side Ashton United,[13] making his debut against Witton Albion on 8 February 2020.[14]

Sass-Davies scored his first professional goal, for Crewe, in a 1-2 defeat by Lincoln City in the first round of the EFL Cup at Gresty Road on 5 September 2020.[15]

On 7 November 2020, he rejoined Altrincham on loan for a month.[16] This was his second spell on loan at the club. On 3 December 2020, Sass-Davies was recalled by Crewe Alexandra following several injuries to some first-team players.[17] He made six league appearances for Altrincham during this loan spell.

International career

He was called up by the Wales national under-19 football team in September 2017 to play against Iceland,[18] starting four matches and appearing among the substitutes several times during the 2017-18 season.

Career statistics
As of 3 December 2020.
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crewe Alexandra2017–18League Two0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2018–19[19]League Two2000000020
2019–20[20]League Two0000100010
2020–21[21]League One0000112031
Crewe Alexandra total 2000213071
Altrincham (loan)2020–21[21]National League6000000060
Total 80002130131
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. "Billy Sass-Davies". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. Billy Sass-Davies at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. "Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Newcastle Utd U21s". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  5. "Wales Under-19 international Billy Sass-Davies ready for Colwyn Bay FC debut". Daily Post. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  6. "Sass-Davies in as defensive cover". Pitchero. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  7. "NEW SIGNINGS: Zehn Mohammed and Billy Sass-Davies". FC United of Manchester. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  8. "NEW SIGNINGS: Bradford Park Avenue 2-3 FC United of Manchester". FC United of Manchester. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  9. "Billy on the move". Crewe Chronicle. 13 March 2019.
  10. "Duo recalled from loans". Vital Crewe. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  11. "Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  12. "Crewe Alexandra: Nicky Hunt signs new deal, but George Ray rejects contract offer". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  13. "Loan: Sass-Davies Joins Ashton United". CreweAlex.Net. Crewe Alexandra F.C. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  14. "Steven tames former club". Witton Albion FC. Witton Albion FC. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  15. "Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  16. Johnson, Steve (7 November 2020). "Sass-Davies rejoins Alty for second loan spell". Vital Crewe. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  17. "Sass-Davies recalled by Crewe". Altrincham FC. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  18. https://www.rhyljournal.co.uk/news/15769710.wales-u19-downed-by-iceland-in-rhyl-international-clash/
  19. "Games played by Billy Sass-Davies in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  20. "Games played by Billy Sass-Davies in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  21. "Games played by Billy Sass-Davies in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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