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.
Davis started his career at Aston Villa, signing from St. Andrews boys club on 15th 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 ...
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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.
Davis started his career at Aston Villa, signing from St. Andrews boys club on 15th 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.
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".
In the 2006-07 season rumours began to circulate that Davis could leave Villa. These proved to be correct, as he...
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