Steven Davis (born 1 January 1985) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Southampton and the Northern Ireland national team. Davis made his full international debut in 2005 and has since been capped 55 times at senior level, scoring four goals.
Davis began his career with Premier League side Aston Villa and made his first appearance for the club in 2004 against Norwich City. Davis was named "Young Player of the Year", "The Fans Player of the Year" and "Player of the Year" for the 2005-06 season after making 42 appearances during the season. Davis was sold to Fulham for £4 million in the summer of 2007. He fell out of favour after then manager Lawrie Sanchez left the club and was loaned to Scottish side Rangers in January 2008 for an initial six months. He was part of the side that reached the 2008 UEFA Cup Final and that won the 2007–08 Scottish League Cup and 2007–08 Scottish Cup.
Davis moved to Rangers on a permanent in the summer of 2008 for £3 million. As of the end of the 2010-11 season, Davis has made over 160 appearances for the Glasgow club, winning three consecutive league titles in 2009, 2010 and 2011, two Scottish Cups and three League Cups. He left Rangers in 2012 after he refused to be transferred to a new company that had bought the insolvent club's assets. Davis then signed for Premier League club Southampton.
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