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Steven Davis
	Steven Davis
Personal information
Full name	Steven Davis
Date of birth	1 January 1985 (age 25)
Place of birth	Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Rangers
Number	7
Senior career1
National team2
	1 Senior club appearances and goals; counted for the domestic league only and; correct as of 30 December, 2009.; 2 National team caps and goals correct; as of 5 December, 2009.; * Appearances (Goals)

For people with a similar name, see Steve Davis (disambiguation).

Steven Davis (born 1 January 1985 in Ballymena, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Rangers and the Northern Ireland national team.

[edit] Club career

[edit] Aston Villa

Davis started his career at Aston Villa, signing from St. Andrews boys club on 15 January 2002. He was a member of the 2002 FA Youth Cup winning team that beat Everton 4-2 in the final. His first professional appearance was on 18 September 2004, he was a 57 minute replacement for Nolberto Solano in a Premier League match against Norwich City.^[1]

By October 2005 he was a regular for the club and missed only one game for Villa in 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 2005/06. His form prompted the Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez, to state that Davis could be "another Frank Lampard".^[2]

[edit] Fulham

In the 2006-07 season rumours began to circulate that Davis could leave Villa. These proved to be correct, as he followed team-mate Aaron Hughes to Fulham on 5 July 2007, for a fee of around £4 million.^[3] Davis made 102 appearances for Villa and scored nine times. He made his Fulham debut against Arsenal on 12 August 2007 and was a regular in the side until then manager Lawrie Sanchez's departure.

[edit] Rangers

On 31 January 2008 Davis was signed on a six-month loan deal by Rangers, the club he supported as a boy and was given the number 12 shirt.^[4] Davis made his Rangers debut against Panathinaikos in the UEFA Cup on 13 February.^[5] He scored his first goal, again in European competition though this time it was against German side Werder Bremen.^[6] Davis scored for Rangers in the penalty shootout against Dundee United that won him a Scottish League Cup winner's medal. He also helped the team reach the 2008 UEFA Cup Final and won the Scottish Cup in May. On 21 August 2008, Davis made his move from Fulham permanent in a deal worth £3m, signing a four-year contract.^[7] With number 12 already occupied by Lee McCulloch and 7 by Brahim Hemdani, Davis was given number 35, which he had worn in European ties during his loan spell with the Gers. He made his first appearance of the season for Rangers against Aberdeen during a 1-1 draw the next day.^[8] He scored his first goal for Rangers, since his move became permanent, against Motherwell.^[9] On the 9th of May 2009 Davis scored his first goal in the Old Firm Derby in a crucial league showdown at Ibrox. The goal turned out to be the winner the game finishing Rangers 1-0 Celtic.

[edit] International career

He made his full international debut on 9 February 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. Davis first goal came against Wales in a 3-2 defeat. He was also part of the side who beat Spain 3-2 at Windsor Park in September 2006.

On 21 May 2006 he became Northern Ireland's youngest modern day captain against Uruguay in the United States, unfortunately his tenure as captain got off to a losing start, as the team lost 1-0.

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 October 2005	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Wales	2-2	2-3	FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifying
2	15 October 2008	Belfast, Northern Ireland	San Marino	4-0	4-0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying

[edit] Career statistics

As of 5 December 2009.

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aston Villa	2004-05	28	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	1
	2005-06	35	4	4	2	3	2	0	0	42	8
	2006-07	28	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	31	0
	Total	91	5	5	2	6	2	0	0	102	9
Fulham	2007-08	22	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	25	0
Fulham	Total	22	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	25	0
Rangers	2007-08	12	0	4	0	1	0	9	1	26	1
	2008-09	34	6	5	1	4	0	0	0	43	7
	2009-10	12	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	18	0
	Total	58	6	9	1	6	0	14	1	87	8
Career total		171	11	15	3	14	2	14	1	213	18