Eric Davis (Panamanian footballer)
 Davis with Panama in 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Eric Javier Davis Grajales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Colón, Panama | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Plaza Amador | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Árabe Unido | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Fénix | 41 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | → Árabe Unido (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Sporting San Miguelito | 64 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2023 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 164 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | D.C. United | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | FC Košice | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Vila Nova | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Plaza Amador | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Panama U20 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Panama U23 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2026 | Panama | 109 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:55, 27 June 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Eric Javier Davis Grajales (born 31 March 1991) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Plaza Amador and the Panama national team.
Club career
[edit]Árabe Unido
[edit]In 2009, he signed for Liga Panameña de Fútbol club Árabe Unido where he made 44 appearances.
Fénix
[edit]In mid-2011 he signed a new contract with Uruguayan Primera División club Centro Atlético Fénix.[2] He made his debut on 12 May 2012, playing 10 minutes against Club Sportivo Cerrito.[3]
In summer 2013, Davis joined Sporting San Miguelito[4] and he returned to Árabe Unido in summer 2015.[5]
Dunajská Streda
[edit]In September 2015, Davis signed a contract with Fortuna liga club Dunajská Streda.[6] He spent eight seasons with the club, making more than 140 league appearances and helping them secure several top-three finishes in the Slovak Super Liga, including runner-up finishes in 2018–19, 2020–21 and 2022–23.[7]
Later career
[edit]Davis joined MLS side D.C. United in 2023,[8] before returning to Slovakia with FC Košice in February 2024.[9] He subsequently moved to Brazilian club Vila Nova,[10] before returning to Panama to sign for Plaza Amador in July 2025.[11]
International career
[edit]Davis was part of the Panama U-20 squad that participated in the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship where he help his nation qualify to the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia.[12]
His senior international debut for Panama came on 11 August 2010 against Venezuela, in a friendly match played in Panama City[13] and he has, as of 8 June 2015, earned a total of 19 caps, scoring no goals.
In 2011, he was called up for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup by Julio Dely Valdés.[14] He played for Panama in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
In May 2018, he was named in Panama's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, where he played in two matches against England and Tunisia as Panama were knocked out at the Group Stage.[15]
In May 2026, he was selected in Panama's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[16] He announced his retirement from international football after the conclusion of the tournament.[17]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 27 June 2026[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Panama | 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 15 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 109 | 9 | |
- Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[18]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 22 June 2019 | FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, United States |  Guyana | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 2. | 13 July 2021 | BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States |  Qatar | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 3. | 17 July 2021 | BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States |  Honduras | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| 4. | 12 November 2021 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Honduras | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 30 January 2022 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Jamaica | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| 6. | 12 September 2023 | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala |  Guatemala | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 7. | 17 October 2023 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | Guatemala | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 8. | 10 June 2025 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Nicaragua | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 18 November 2025 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  El Salvador | 2–0 | 3–0 |
Honours
[edit]Club
- Deportivo Árabe Unido
- Plaza Amador
Panama
- CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2023;[19] third place: 2015[20]
Individual
- Slovak Super Liga Goal of the Month: September 2019
- Slovak Super Liga Team of the Season: 2019–20[21]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 8 July 2018. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018.
- ↑ "Eric Davis al Fénix de Uruguay" (in Spanish). Panamafutbol. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 22 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ – Soccerway
- ↑ Eric Davis es el nuevo fichaje del Sportin SM – Crítica (in Spanish)
- ↑ El Árabe buscará su segundo bicampeonato – LPF (in Spanish)
- ↑ "V Dunajskej Strede ďalší Panamčan" (in Slovak). ProFutbal. 11 September 2015. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ↑ "Eric Davis: DAC zostane navždy v mojom srdci" (in Slovak). Dunajská Streda. 25 May 2023.
- ↑ "D.C. United ha Fichado al Defensa de la Selección Panameña Éric Davis" (in Spanish). D.C. United. 3 August 2023.
- ↑ "Eric Davis es el nuevo jugador del FC Kosice de Eslovaquia" (in Spanish). La Estrella de Panamá. 6 February 2024.
- ↑ "Eric Davis sale del Vila Nova brasileño tras rescindir contrato de mutuo acuerdo" (in Spanish). La Prensa. 28 May 2025.
- ↑ "Eric Davis es presentado como nuevo jugador del Plaza Amador" (in Spanish). RPC TV. 10 July 2025.
- ↑ Eric Davis – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ↑ Eric Davis at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 – Full Details Archived 15 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ↑ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – Final 23-man lists | Goal.com".
- ↑ "Los 26 Mundialistas de Panamá" [Panama's 26-Man World Cup Squad] (in Spanish). Panamanian Football Federation. 26 May 2026. Archived from the original on 26 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ Tuñón, Emiliana (28 June 2026). "Eric Davis confirma su retiro de la selección de Panamá; termina una era junto a Godoy y Quintero". La Estrella de Panamá.
- 1 2 "Erick Davis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ↑ "Mexico 1–0 Panama (Jul 16, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ↑ "USA 1, Panama 1 (2–3 on penalties) | CONCACAF Gold Cup Match Recap | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ↑ "V Jedenástke sezóny sedem futbalistov majstra. Najlepším hráčom Greif". Fortuna liga.
External links
[edit]- Eric Davis at Soccerway
- Profile – Sporting SM
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Colón, Panama
- Men's association football defenders
- Panamanian men's footballers
- 21st-century Panamanian sportsmen
- Panama men's international footballers
- C.D. Árabe Unido players
- Centro Atlético Fénix players
- Sporting San Miguelito players
- FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players
- D.C. United players
- FC Košice (2018) players
- Vila Nova Futebol Clube players
- C.D. Plaza Amador players
- Liga Panameña de Fútbol players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Slovak First Football League players
- Major League Soccer players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
- 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2024 Copa América players
- 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2026 FIFA World Cup players
- FIFA Men's Century Club
- Panamanian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
- Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil