About Matthew Davies

Matthew Thomas "Matt" Davies (born 7 February 1995) is a professional footballer who plays primarily as a right-back for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim. Born in Australia, he plays for the Malaysia national team.

He started his professional career in his native Australia with Perth Glory at 18 years old. After playing for two seasons at Perth Glory, Davies went on to Sri Pahang in 2015 in the Malaysia Super League. After his first season, Davies was given captaincy for Sri Pahang at age 21 years old, making him the youngest captain ever for Sri Pahang and the first half-Malaysian to become captain in the Malaysia Super League.

Davies qualified for Malaysia through his mother, who hails from Sabah. He made his international debut with caretaker coach Ong Kim Swee against Saudi Arabia during the World Cup qualifiers in September 2015 at 20 years old. Davies also featured for Malaysia at the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore in June 2015.