1. Steven Davis was born on 1 January 1985 and is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
29 Facts About Steven Davis
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Steven Davis made his full international debut in 2005 and made 140 appearances at senior level, scoring 13 goals, to become the most capped Northern Ireland player, a record for any man from the British home nations.
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Steven Davis captained his country at UEFA Euro 2016 where they reached the last 16.
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Steven Davis won three consecutive Scottish Premier League titles with the Glasgow club in 2009,2010 and 2011, as well as one further Scottish Cup in 2009 and two more League Cups.
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Steven Davis won another Scottish league title in 2021 and another Scottish Cup in 2022, as well as reaching the 2022 UEFA Europa League final.
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Steven Davis announced his retirement from playing in January 2024, having been absent through injury for over a year.
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Steven Davis made 371 appearances, with 28 goals, across his two spells at Ibrox.
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Steven Davis, who was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, started his career at St Andrews Boys Club in the DAWFL, before transferring to Aston Villa in 2002.
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Steven Davis's first professional appearance was on 18 September 2004, he was a 57th-minute replacement for Nolberto Solano in a goalless Premier League match against Norwich City at Carrow Road.
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Steven Davis's form prompted the Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez, to state that Davis could be "another Frank Lampard".
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Steven Davis made 102 appearances for Villa and scored nine times.
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Steven Davis made his Fulham debut against Arsenal on 12 August 2007 and made 22 appearances for Fulham before moving to Rangers.
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On 31 January 2008, Steven Davis was signed on a six-month loan by Rangers, the club he supported as a boy.
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Steven Davis scored his first goal, again in European competition, against German team Werder Bremen.
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Steven Davis scored in the penalty shootout against Dundee United that won Rangers the League Cup.
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Steven Davis helped the team reach the 2008 UEFA Cup Final, and won the Scottish Cup in May.
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Steven Davis scored his first goal since his move became permanent against Motherwell.
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Steven Davis scored the only goal in the final Old Firm derby of the season on 9 May 2009 to take Rangers to the top of the SPL by two points.
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Steven Davis continued his goalscoring form against Falkirk in the next game, curling a free kick into Bobby Olejnik's top right hand corner.
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Steven Davis was named PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year on 2 May 2010, and won the SPL and Scottish League Cup for the second time each.
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Steven Davis followed this up by scoring the winner in the match against Inverness at Ibrox in January 2011.
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On 19 July 2011, Steven Davis signed a new five-year contract with Rangers.
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Steven Davis rejected the chance to stay with Rangers and instead signed a three-year contract with Premier League club Southampton on 6 July 2012.
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On 17 October 2014, Steven Davis signed a new contract to keep him at Southampton until 2018.
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On 6 January 2019, Steven Davis returned to Rangers on a six-month loan.
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Steven Davis tore his anterior cruciate ligament in December 2022, an injury which required surgery and a long rehabilitation process.
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On 25 January 2024, Steven Davis announced his retirement from football as a result of the injury.
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Steven Davis reported that this "came out of the blue" and that it "was too good an opportunity to turn down".
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Steven Davis was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to football.