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| Full name | Davide Antonio Xausa[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1976-03-10)10 March 1976 (age 49) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | 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) | |||||||||||||||||
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Davide Antonio Xausa (born 10 March 1976) is a Canadian formersoccer player.
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 toStoke-on-Trent, England in January 1998 to play forPort Vale on trial. Unable to secure a contract he was asked to jointheir rivalsStoke City the following month. Xausa signed a six-month contract and but he only played once, away atBury in1997–98, as then managerChris 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 withSt Johnstone. Due to injuries and lack of first team action, Xausa made a move the Netherlands Netherlands to sign withEerste Divisie sideDordrecht '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 withInverness 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, after he turned down the chance of a trial withAberdeen.[2] He was cup-tied for Livi's appearance in the semi-finals of the2000–01 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 joinedFalkirk.[5] He scored his first and what turned out to be only goal for Falkirk in theScottish Cup againstAyr 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.
Xausa earned his firstcap forCanada on 27 April 1999 againstNorthern Ireland. In all he played 32 full international games and scored 2 goals – one againstGuatemala in afriendly on 29 May 1999 and the other one in theOpen Canada Cup againstEcuador on 6 June 1999, which Canada lost 2–1.
In 2000, he was part of Canada's squad that won their firstCONCACAF Gold Cup alongside fellowInverness Caledonian Thistle team-mate,Richard Hastings.[7] He played two games in the2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.[8] His last national team game was on 18 January 2003 against theUnited States.
Following his retirement from playing football, Xausa became CEO and President of Velofix Holdings Ltd in North America.[9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | ||
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| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Canada | |||
| 1999 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 2 | |
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