Lance Davids

Lance Davids
Davids with Djurgården in 2007
Personal information
Full name Lance Davids[1]
Date of birth (1985-04-11) 11 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Parkhurst Ambassadors
Hellenic
2001–2004 1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 1860 Munich 21 (0)
2006–2008 Djurgården 64 (6)
2009 Supersport United 6 (0)
2009–2010 Ajax Cape Town 24 (5)
2010–2013 Liersse 28 (1)
2013–2015 Ajax Cape Town 44 (6)
Total 234 (24)
International career
2004–2010 South Africa 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lance Davids (born 11 April 1985) is a South African former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[2]

Club career

Born in Cape Town, Davids hails from Mitchell's Plain on the Cape Flats.

In 1999, Davids went for trials with Budgie Byrne with Arsenal and Manchester United.[3]

1860 Munich

Recruited from the Cape Town based club Hellenic F.C. at age 15 by TSV 1860 Munich, Lance Davids is a youth product of the Bavarian club to which he transferred in 2001. He made his professional debut on 22 November 2003 in a 1–0 loss to Bayern Munich.[4] He made his debut in the German 2. Bundesliga in the 2004–05 season, playing for 1860 Munich making 21 league appearances before transferring to the Swedish Djurgårdens IF from Stockholm.

Djurgården IF

Davids came to Djurgårdens IF from 1860 Munich in Germany at the start of the 2006 season, but had a tough time establishing himself as a starter at the beginning of the season. However, as the season went on, Davids became a regular name in the Djurgården starting line-up. During the 2007 season, Davids played on the right as a midfielder or as a defender.[5] He made his debut on 6 April 2007.[6] He was voted best right back in the Swedish League in 2007 and 2008.[3]

In December 2007, he trialed with two English Premier League clubs, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United,[7] but no transfer materialised.[8]

Supersport United and Ajax CT

In early 2009, Davids signed as a free agent with South African champions SuperSport United on a short-term contract.[9] He made his debut on 4 February 2009 in a 3–0 over Bay United.[10] After one year with Ajax Cape Town F.C., Davids signed on 11 June 2010 for Lierse SK on a free transfer.

Lierse

Davids, who represented South Africa at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, penned a three-year deal with recently promoted Belgian team Lierse S.K. that same summer.[11] He was Lierse's first transfer of the 2010–11 Belgian First Division campaign. He made his debut on 31 July 2010 in a 1–0 loss to Sint Truiden.[12]

Ajax Cape Town

On 31 January 2013, Ajax Cape Town confirmed the signing of their former player from the Belgian club along with fellow South African international Mabhuti Khenyeza.[13] He played what would be his last match on 21 April 2015 in a 1–0 loss to Free State Stars.[14]

International career

Davids made his debut for the South Africa national team on 30 March 2004 against Australia in a 1–0 defeat at Loftus Road, London.[15] His last international was a 4–0 win over Thailand on 16 May 2015.[16]

Retirement

Davids announced his retirement on 18 May 2015 at the age of 30.[3]

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Lance Davids" (in French). footgoal.net. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Lance Davids Hangs His Football Boots". 18 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Scores". USA Today. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. ^ Said, Nick (20 November 2007). "Player ratings vs Canada". Kickoff.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
  6. ^ http://www.bold.dk/img/tag/32x32/3966.png [bare URL image file]
  7. ^ "Newcastle, Blackburn 'keen' on Davids". Kickoff.com. 11 December 2007. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2008.
  8. ^ Kahnlund, Joakim. "Davids får nobben av Blackburn – Vill förlänga med DIF" (in Swedish). FotbollDirekt.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2008.
  9. ^ "Officiel : Davids 3 ans au Lierse" (in French). footgoal.net. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  10. ^ "SuperSport go six points clear - News - Kick Off". Archived from the original on 19 May 2015.
  11. ^ Anderson, Andrew (12 June 2010). "Lance Davids signs for Lierse". Lierse Official Site. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  12. ^ Image Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine liveresult.ru
  13. ^ Soccer-Laduma (31 January 2013). "Ajax Confirm Duo". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  14. ^ "Lance Davids bio, stats, news, video at Football.com". Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  15. ^ "Bafana Bafana: Class of 2010 - SouthAfrica.info". Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  16. ^ "South Africa vs. Thailand (4:0)".