Davide Xausa

Davide Xausa

Personal information
Full name	Davide Antonio Xausa
Date of birth	10 March 1976 (1976-03-10) (age 35)
Place of birth	Vancouver, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Columbus Clan
Number	16
Youth career
1994–1997	University of Portland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996–1997	St. Catharines Wolves	?	(?)
1998	Stoke City	1	(0)
1997–1998	St. Johnstone	1	(0)
1998–1999	Dordrecht '90	12	(2)
1999–2001	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	41	(17)
2001–2003	Livingston	68	(15)
2004	Falkirk	13	(0)
2004–2005	Vancouver Whitecaps	26	(6)
2008–	Columbus Clan	?	(?)
National team‡
1999–2003	Canada	32	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 February 2007. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 December 2006

Davide Antonio Xausa (born 10 March 1976 in Vancouver) is a Canadian footballer, currently playing for amateur side Columbus Clan.

Club career

Xausa started his career with Metro Ford Wolves before accepting a scholarship with the University of Portland where he was a 3 time All American, 4 time WCC 1st team pick and 3 time All Far West Region 1st team. After spending three years at the University of Portland, Xausa was chosen to be part of the 1996 Canadian Olympic team. During that qualification Xaus aled the Canadian team to final playoff against Australia for a qualification spot. The attempt was unsuccessful but as a result of his play he relocated to Stoke-on-Trent, England in January 1998 to play for Port Vale on trial. Unable to secure a contract he was asked to join the their rivals Stoke City the following month. Xausa garnered a 6 month contract and unfortunately he only appeared on a few occasions as then manager Chris Kamara, was sacked for a poor run of form. Xausa's contract expired and he was offered a 2 year contract, moving North to Scotland to sign with St. Johnstone. Due to injuries and lack if first team action, Xausa made a move the Netherlands Netherlands to sign with Eerste Divisie side Dordrecht '90. Xausa was part of the successful division playoff with Dordrecht and enjoyed a fruitful spell with the club.

Xausa was offered a return to the United Kingdom in late 1999 and settled in Scotland with Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He played over sixty games for the club, maintaining a respectable goals tally before he was sold to first division rivalsLivingston in March 2001.^[1] Staying with Livingston for two years he made 68 league appearances. During that time the club enjoyed the most succssful spell with the team finishing third in the SPL and Xausa starting over 20 games. He struck a formidable partnership with a Spaniard, David Fernandez, and the two became a dangerous combination. Xausa was also part of the UEFA Cup qualification and scored in the homeleg of the second round against Austrian powerhouse Strum Graz. After another management shift at Livingston in August 2003 he joined Falkirk,^[2] but left the club of his own accord in February 2004 to return to his native Canada to play for the Vancouver Whitecaps.

Xausa had a good scoring record averaging a goal every three appearances and was known for his good technical play and great shot. He no longer is active in football at a competitive level.

International career

Xausa earned his first cap for Canada on 27 April 1999 against Northern Ireland. In all he played 32 full international games and scored 2 goals - one against Guatemala in a friendly on 29 May 1999 and the other one in the Open Canada Cup against Ecuador on 6 June 1999, which Canada lost 2-1.

In 2000 he was part of Canada's squad that won their first CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[3] He played two games in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.^[4] His last national team game was on 18 January 2003 against the USA.

International goals

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	29 May 1999	Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada	Guatemala	1-0	1-0	Friendly match
2	6 June 1999	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada	Ecuador	1-1	1-2	Open Canada Cup

Honours

Canada

• CONCACAF Gold Cup: 1

2000

References

1. ^ "Xausa turns down Dons". BBC Sport. 15 March 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/scotland/1222467.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-05. 
2. ^ "Livi want Fernandez back". BBC Sport. 27 August 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/3184633.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-05. 
3. ^ Canada Wins Gold Cup - CanadaSoccer
4. ^ Davide Xausa – FIFA competition record

External links

• Davide Xausa career stats at Soccerbase
• Player profile - CanadaSoccer
• Davide Xausa at National-Football-Teams.com

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Name	Xausa, Davide
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Date of birth	10 March 1976
Place of birth	Vancouver, Canada
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