David Haydn Raven (born 10 March 1985 in Birkenhead, Wirral) is an English football player, who currently plays for Carlisle United as a right sided or central defender, having signed on a free transfer from Liverpool.
He initially started playing in Tranmere Rovers's academy while attending Calday Grange Grammar School before joining Liverpool.
Raven made his first team debut with a man of the match display during the Carling Cup quarter-final w...
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David Haydn Raven (born 10 March 1985 in Birkenhead, Wirral) is an English football player, who currently plays for Carlisle United as a right sided or central defender, having signed on a free transfer from Liverpool.
He initially started playing in Tranmere Rovers's academy while attending Calday Grange Grammar School before joining Liverpool.
Raven made his first team debut with a man of the match display during the Carling Cup quarter-final win at White Hart Lane in December 2004 and went on to play in two further games: disappointing defeats to Burnley in the FA Cup Third Round and Southampton in the Barclays Premiership. He had also played in the pre-season match against Wrexham in August 2004.
A Liverpool fan since childhood, Raven gave up a potential career as a musician to ply his trade in football. He played a number of games at centre half for the reserves throughout 2004 but Rafael BenÃtez, having been impressed with the youngster since his arrival in the summer, saw his...
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