Davide Xausa

Davide Xausa
Personal information
Full name Davide Antonio Xausa[1]
Date of birth (1976-03-10) 10 March 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward
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)
2008–2012 Vancouver Columbus
Total 162 (40)
International career
1999–2003 Canada 32 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Davide Antonio Xausa (born 10 March 1976) is a Canadian former soccer player.

Club career

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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 Xausa led 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 their rivals Stoke City the following month. Xausa signed a six-month contract and but he only played once, away at Bury in 1997–98, 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 of 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 rivals Livingston in March 2001, after he turned down the chance of a trial with Aberdeen.[2] He was cup-tied for Livi's appearance in the semi-finals of the 2000–01 Scottish Cup.[3] Staying with Livingston for two years he made 68 league appearances. During that time the club enjoyed the most successful 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 Sturm Graz.[4] After another management shift at Livingston in August 2003 he joined Falkirk.[5] He scored his first and what turned out to be only goal for Falkirk in the Scottish Cup against Ayr United[6] but left the club of his own accord in February 2004 to return to his native Canada to play for the Vancouver Whitecaps.

International career

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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 alongside fellow Inverness Caledonian Thistle team-mate, Richard Hastings.[7] He played two games in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.[8] His last national team game was on 18 January 2003 against the United States.

Post playing career

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Following his retirement from playing football, Xausa became CEO and President of Velofix Holdings Ltd in North America.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City 1997–98[10] First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
St Johnstone 1997–98[10] Scottish Premier Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Dordrecht '90 1998–99 Eerste Divisie 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1999–2000[11] Scottish First Division 19 11 1 0 1 0 0 0 21 11
2000–01[12] Scottish First Division 21 7 3 2 2 1 0 0 26 10
Livingston 2000–01[12] Scottish First Division 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4
2001–02[13] Scottish Premier League 28 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 30 7
2002–03[14] Scottish Premier League 30 4 1 0 2 0 2 1 35 5
2003–04[15] Scottish Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Falkirk 2003–04[15] Scottish First Division 13 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 16 1
Vancouver Whitecaps 2004 USL A-League 25 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 6
2005 USL First Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 163 41 7 3 8 1 2 1 180 46
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the UEFA cup.

International

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Source:[16]

National team Year Apps Goals
Canada
1999 7 2
2000 14 0
2001 5 0
2002 5 0
2003 1 0
Total 32 2

Honours

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Livingston

References

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  1. ^ "Davide Xausa". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Xausa turns down Dons". BBC Sport. 15 March 2001. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Kharine no go for Livvy". BBC. 12 April 2001. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Livi win but tumble out". BBC. 3 October 2002. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Livi want Fernandez back". BBC Sport. 27 August 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Ayr 1-2 Falkirk". BBC. 10 January 2004. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Canada Wins Gold Cup". CanadaSoccer. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  8. ^ Davide Xausa – FIFA competition record (archived)
  9. ^ "Davide Xausa - CEO and President at Velofix". theorg.com.
  10. ^ a b c "Games played by Davide Xausa in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Games played by Davide Xausa in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  12. ^ a b "Games played by Davide Xausa in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Games played by Davide Xausa in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  14. ^ "Games played by Davide Xausa in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Davide Xausa in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  16. ^ "Xausa, Davide". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  17. ^ "Livvy wrap up the title". BBC. 28 April 2001. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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