Daws Returns to Poole

Pitching In Southern League Premier Division South club Poole Town have re-signed Marcus Daws on loan from Premier League returnees AFC Bournemouth for the 2022/23 season.

Daws made 9 appearances and scored one goal for the Dolphins on loan last season

Daws has continued to make eye-catching progress since joining the AFC Bournemouth academy ahead of the start of the 2020/21 season.

Daws, who can operate as a left winger or a number 10, trained with Scott Parker’s first-team squad during the first half of the 2021/22 campaign.

Starting out with Bristol Rovers, he joined Southampton when he was 8 and was initially based at their Bath University campus.

Raised in Somerset, Daws moved away from his family when he was just 11 and attended boarding school during his first two years with Southampton.

He then spent three years with a host family before he was released by Southampton at 16 having not had sufficient time to prove himself due to injury.

A series of broken bones in different parts of his body saw Daws sidelined for around three years as he progressed through the age groups at Southampton.

He signed a two-year scholarship with the Cherries in August 2020 and hit the ground running in his first season with the club, netting 18 goals for the under-18s.

During his scholarship, Daws was invited to attend several training camps with Northern Ireland under-18s.

Daws featured as the Cherries reached the fifth round of the FA Youth Cup in 2021/22 and also helped them win the EFL Youth Alliance title.

In June, Daws made his debut for Northern Ireland under-21s in their European Championship Under-21 qualifier against Lithuania in Alytus.

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