Lance Davids

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lance Davids

| image = Lance Davids 23.JPG

| caption = Davids with Djurgården in 2007

| fullname = Lance Davids{{Cite news | title = FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players | url = https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100616010702/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-date = 16 June 2010 | publisher = FIFA | page = 28 | date = 4 June 2010 | access-date = 16 April 2014}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|4|11}}

| birth_place = Cape Town, South Africa

| height = 1.71 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Parkhurst Ambassadors

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Hellenic

| youthyears3 = 2001–2004

| youthclubs3 = 1860 Munich

| years1 = 2004–2005 | clubs1 = 1860 Munich | caps1 = 21 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2006–2008 | clubs2 = Djurgården | caps2 = 64 | goals2 = 6

| years3 = 2009 | clubs3 = Supersport United | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2009–2010 | clubs4 = Ajax Cape Town | caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 5

| years5 = 2010–2013 | clubs5 = Lierse | caps5 = 28 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2013–2015 | clubs6 = Ajax Cape Town | caps6 = 44 | goals6 = 6

| totalcaps = 234

| totalgoals = 24

| nationalyears1 = 2004–2010 |nationalteam1 = South Africa |nationalcaps1 = 23 | nationalgoals1 = 0

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Lance Davids (born 11 April 1985) is a South African former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.{{cite web | url = http://www.footgoal.net/fichejoueur.php?id_comp=54&id_club=26&id_joueur=4962 | title = Lance Davids | language = French | publisher = footgoal.net | access-date = 16 April 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121005180002/http://www.footgoal.net/fichejoueur.php?id_comp=54&id_club=26&id_joueur=4962 | archive-date = 5 October 2012 | url-status = dead }}

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/categories/south-africa/lance-davids-hangs-his-football-boots/209995|title = Lance Davids Hangs His Football Boots|date = 18 May 2015}}

=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.{{Cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores103/103326/20031122BUND-TSV1860MCH0nr.htm|title=Scores|website=USA Today|access-date=9 August 2023}} 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.kickoff.com/static/news/article.php?id=555 | title=Player ratings vs Canada | publisher=Kickoff.com | first=Nick | last=Said | accessdate=2 January 2008 | date=20 November 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226044301/http://www.kickoff.com/static/news/article.php?id=555 | archive-date=26 December 2007 | url-status=dead }} He made his debut on 6 April 2007.http://www.bold.dk/img/tag/32x32/3966.png {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}} He was voted best right back in the Swedish League in 2007 and 2008.

In December 2007, he trialed with two English Premier League clubs, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United,{{cite web | url=http://www.kickoff.com/static/news/article.php?id=845 | title=Newcastle, Blackburn 'keen' on Davids | publisher=Kickoff.com | accessdate=25 January 2008 | date=11 December 2007 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219014614/http://www.kickoff.com/static/news/article.php?id=845 | archivedate=19 December 2007 | df=dmy-all }} but no transfer materialised.{{cite web|url=http://www.fotbolldirekt.com/IndexNews.cfm?ID=25004 |title=Davids får nobben av Blackburn – Vill förlänga med DIF |publisher=FotbollDirekt.com |first=Joakim |last=Kahnlund |language=Swedish |accessdate=25 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127102248/http://www.fotbolldirekt.com/IndexNews.cfm?ID=25004 |archivedate=27 January 2008 }}

=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.{{cite web | url = http://www.footgoal.net/suite.php?selection=55179 | title = Officiel : Davids 3 ans au Lierse | language = French | publisher = footgoal.net | access-date = 16 April 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121005180036/http://www.footgoal.net/suite.php?selection=55179 | archive-date = 5 October 2012 | url-status = dead }} He made his debut on 4 February 2009 in a 3–0 over Bay United.{{cite web| url = http://www.kickoff.com/mobile/news/6604/supersport-go-six-points-clear| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150519072550/http://www.kickoff.com/mobile/news/6604/supersport-go-six-points-clear| archive-date = 2015-05-19| title = SuperSport go six points clear - News - Kick Off}} 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.{{cite web | last = Anderson | first = Andrew | url = http://www.lierse.com/en/news/lance-davids-signs-lierse | title = Lance Davids signs for Lierse | publisher = Lierse Official Site | date = 12 June 2010 | accessdate = 13 June 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100617062619/http://www.lierse.com/en/news/lance-davids-signs-lierse | archive-date = 17 June 2010 | url-status = dead }} 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.[http://static1.liveresult.ru/themes/default/images/ico/football/goal.gif Image] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518093303/http://static1.liveresult.ru/themes/default/images/ico/football/goal.gif |date=18 May 2015 }} liveresult.ru

=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.{{cite news | url = http://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/article/south-africa/ajax-confirm-duo/130134 | title = Ajax Confirm Duo | newspaper = Soccer Laduma| date = 31 January 2013 | accessdate = 13 February 2013 | author1 = Soccer-Laduma }} He played what would be his last match on 21 April 2015 in a 1–0 loss to Free State Stars.{{Cite web |url=https://www.football.com/en/lance-davids/ |title=Lance Davids bio, stats, news, video at Football.com |access-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031000955/http://www.football.com/en/lance-davids/ |archive-date=31 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}

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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/football-bafana-squad-110610.htm |title=Bafana Bafana: Class of 2010 - SouthAfrica.info |access-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614183956/http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/football-bafana-squad-110610.htm |archive-date=14 June 2010 |url-status=dead }} His last international was a 4–0 win over Thailand on 16 May 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/10454/South_Africa_Thailand.html|title = South Africa vs. Thailand (4:0)}}