Steven Davis
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| Steven Davis | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 1, 1985 (age 22) | |
| Place of birth | Ballymena, Northern Ireland | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) | |
| Nickname | Stevis | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Aston Villa | |
| Number | 12 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003- | Aston Villa | 86 (5) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005- | Northern Ireland | 17 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Steven Davis (born January 1, 1985 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish international football player who currently plays for Aston Villa F.C. as a midfielder. He attended Ballymena Academy between the years 1996 and 2001 before leaving to pursue his budding football career. His nickname is Stevis.
His first appearance as an Aston Villa player was made after 57 minutes as a replacement for Nolberto Solano against Norwich City on September 18, 2004. He was a member of the F.A. Youth Cup winning Aston Villa team of 2001/2.
He made his full international debut on February 9, 2005 in a 1-0 loss to Canada, and made the assist in Northern Ireland's famous 1-0 victory over England in a qualification match for World Cup 2006. He was also part of the side who beat Spain 3-2 at Windsor Park in September 2006.
By October 2005 he was a regular for club and country, missing only one game for Villa in the 2005-06 season. Having put in some stunning performances for club and country Davis was named Villa's Young Player of the Year, The Fans Player of the Year and Player of the Year for 2005/2006. His form prompted the Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez, to state that Davis could be "another Frank Lampard".[1]
On 21 May 2006, he became Northern Ireland's youngest modern day captain against Uruguay in the United States Of America, unfortunately his tenure as captain got off to a losing start, as the team lost 1-0.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Sanchez says Davis could emulate Lampard. Kieran Daley / independent.co.uk. Retrieved on August 20, 2006.
- ^ Steve's proudest moment. belfasttelegraph.co.uk (pay-per-view). Retrieved on August 20, 2006.
[edit] External links
| Aston Villa F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Sørensen | 2 Delaney | 3 Samuel | 4 Mellberg | 5 Laursen | 6 Barry | 8 McCann | 9 Ángel | 10 Carew | 11 Petrov | 12 Davis | 13 Taylor | 15 Agbonlahor | 16 Bouma | 17 Young | 18 Hughes | 19 Ridgewell | 20 Sutton | 21 Cahill | 22 Moore | 23 Berger | 24 Bardsley | 25 Olejnik | 26 Gardner | 27 Osbourne | 28 Maloney | 29 O'Halloran | Manager: O'Neill |
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