Steven Davis
Steven Davis was born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom on January 1st, 1985 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 39, Steven Davis biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Steven Davis (born 1 January 1985) is a Northern Ireland professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Rangers and is the captain of the Northern Ireland national team.
Davis made his international debut in 2005 and has since been capped 113 times at senior level, scoring twelve goals.
At UEFA Euro 2016, he captained his country. Davis began his playing days with Aston Villa in the Premier League in 2004.
Since appearing in 42 games during the year, he was named "Young Player of the Year," "The Fans Player of the Year," and "Player of the Year" for the 2005–06 season.
Davis was sold to Fulham for £4 million in the summer of 2007, but he moved to Rangers in January 2008 for the first six months.
He was a member of the 2008 Scottish League Cup Final and the 2007–08 Scottish Cup respectively.
He moved permanently to Rangers at the end of the season.
He made 211 appearances for the Glasgow club, winning three straight league titles in 2009, 2010, and 2011, as well as three Scottish Cups and three League Cups. Davis rescinded his employment and became a free agent with Southampton in 2012, but he returned to Rangers under Steven Gerrard as manager after the club's insolvency.
Club career
Davis, a boy from Ballymena, County Antrim, began his career at St Andrews Boys Club before moving to Aston Villa in 2002. He was a member of the 2002 FA Youth Cup winning team that defeated Everton 4–2 in the final, defeating Everton 4–2. In a goalless Premier League match against Norwich City at Carrow Road on September 18, he was his first professional appearance. Davis made 28 league appearances over the season, scoring the winner in a 3–2 victory over Southampton on April 16, 2005.
Davis volleyed past Jussi Jääinen to win a 2–2 home draw against Bolton Wanderers on August 13, 2005, Villa's first game of the new season. Villa defeated 8–3 at Wycombe Wanderers on September 20th in the third round of the Football League Cup. He scored twice on September 20th. By October 2005, he had been a regular for the club and played only one game for Villa during the 2005–06 season. Davis was named Villa's "Young Player of the Year," "The Fans Player of the Year," and "Player of the Year" for the 2005–06 season. Davis could have been "another Frank Lampard" in his appearance, according to Northern Ireland boss Lawrie Sanchez. Davis made 102 appearances for Villa and scored nine times. He scored the first goal of a 2–1 victory over West Bromwich Albion on January 2, 2006.
Davis went from Aaron Hughes, a teammate of Aaron Hughes, to Fulham on July 5, 2007, a fee of about £4 million. He made his Fulham debut against Arsenal on August 12th and made 22 appearances for Fulham before moving to Rangers.
Davis was signed on a six-month loan by Rangers, the club he supported as a child on 31 January 2008. Davis made his Rangers debut against Panathinaikos in the UEFA Cup on February 13th. Against German team Werder Bremen, he scored his first goal in European competition for the first time. In the penalty shootout against Dundee United that defeated Rangers in the League Cup, Davis scored for Rangers. He also assisted the team in the 2008 UEFA Cup Finals and lifted the Scottish Cup in May.
Davis joined Fulham permanent on August 21, 2008, a three-year deal. During a 1–1 draw the day after he had signed permanently, he made his first appearance of the season against Aberdeen. Davis scored his first goal for Rangers since his move to Motherwell was Cameron's first goal. He scored his only goal in the final Old Firm derby of the season on May 9, 2009, bringing Rangers to the top of the SPL by two points. Davis also won the SPL crown and Scottish Cup with Rangers in 2008.
Davis made his goalscoring debut against St. Mirren on January 27th. In the upcoming game, he maintained his goalscoring form against Falkirk, curling a free kick into Bobby Olejnik's top right hand corner. Davis' debut in January 2010 earned him the SPL Player of the Month award. He was also named PFA Scotland Player of the Year on May 2nd, 2010 and was crowned SPL and Scottish League Cup champion for the second time.
Davis kicked the ball 30 yards from goal before smashing it into the top corner in October 2010. Former Rangers fan Ian Durrant was compared to the goal. Davis won the match against Inverness at Ibrox in January 2011. Davis opened the scoring in a match against Celtic in 2011, which Rangers won 2–1 after extra time. This was his third appearance in the Scottish League Cup. Davis had a score in back-to-back games against Motherwell and then Hearts in the 2011 championship race before winning their 54th and final game of the season in a 5–1 victory over Kilmarnock.
Davis signed a new five-year contract with Rangers on July 19, 2011. With the absence of formal club captain David Weir for the first part of the 2011–12 season, he was named Rangers temporary captain. Davis scored his first goal of the 2011-12 season in a 2–0 victory over Aberdeen at Ibrox in August. Davis had two assists in the game as Rangers defeated Celtic 4–2. Rangers boss Ally McCoist praised Davis' performance, saying "It was a captain's job from the best player on the park" after Rangers defeated Dunfermline 4–0 at East End Park. He received the SPL Player of the Month award for his efforts during September 2011. Davis, a former Rangers agent, exercised his right under TUPE legislation to rescind his employment and become a free agent. Players were entitled to become free agents if they objected to PFA Scotland's transfer to the new company, according to PFA Scotland's founder, Charles Green.
Davis turned down the chance to remain with Rangers in favour of a three-year deal with Premier League club Southampton on July 6, 2012. The agreement was subsequently extended to 2016 as part of the deal with Rangers to complete the transfer without the need for the international transfer clearance to be agreed by FIFA, with both clubs agreeing a fee. Davis begged for the Rangers fans to accept his departure, but a minority of followers changed his mind and said he left Rangers in order to resurrect his football career.
He made his debut on 19 August 2012 and scored to put the team ahead of runners Manchester City just three minutes after arriving as a replacement, but Southampton lost 3–2. In a 3–1 home win on February 13, 2013, his only other goal of the season came against the same opposition.
In a 5–1 victory over Barnsley in the League Cup second round on August 27, the former being a penalty.
Davis agreed to a new deal on October 17th, 2014, extending his stay at Southampton until 2018.
Davis scored his first ever league brace for Southampton in a 2–1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on May 8th. In a 4–1 victory over Crystal Palace on the last day of the season, he matched this up with a goal.
He signed a new three-year deal on June 18, extending his club affiliation until 2019.
On September 16, 2017, he made his 200th Southampton appearance against Crystal Palace, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 victory.
Davis returned to Rangers on a six-month loan on January 6, 2019. Davis agreed to join Rangers in a 12-month contract on May 2nd. Davis helped Rangers win the 2020-21 Scottish Premiership, their first Scottish league championship since 2011, and he was named SFWA Footballer of the Year Award recipient.
International career
Davis made his international debut on February 9, 2005, losing by 1–0 to Canada, and he was in charge of Northern Ireland's famous 1–0 win over England in a 2006 World Cup qualification match against England. Davis' first goal came against Wales in a 3–2 home loss in another qualifier on October 8th. In September 2006, he was also on the team that defeated Spain 3–2 at Windsor Park.
He became Northern Ireland's youngest modern day captain against Uruguay in the United States on May 21, 2006, a 1–0 loss.
Davis scored twice in a 3–1 victory over Greece on October 8th, enabling Northern Ireland to qualify for the final tournament of Euro 2016, their first European Championship qualification.
He earned his 116th cap against the Netherlands in November 2019 and became the top British midfielder, surpassing David Beckham. He tied Pat Jennings' record of 119 caps in Northern Ireland on September 7th. He played his 120th match for Northern Ireland against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier play-offs on October 8th, defeating them as the mostcapped player in the region's history. He has 138 caps as of June 20, making him the most capped British player of all time.