Steven Davis was born on 1 January 1985 and is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Rangers and captains the Northern Ireland national team.
24 Facts About Steven Davis
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Steven Davis captained his nation to the last 16 at UEFA Euro 2016.
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Steven Davis began his career with Premier League club Aston Villa in 2004.
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Steven Davis made 211 appearances for the Glasgow club, winning three consecutive league titles in 2009,2010 and 2011, two Scottish Cups and three League Cups.
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Steven Davis, who was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, started his career at St Andrews Boys Club 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 for Rangers 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 for Rangers, 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 each for the second time.
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Steven Davis followed this up by scoring the winning goal 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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Steven Davis was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to football.