Chris David (footballer)

Christofer David (born Christofer Gurkan, 6 March 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer of Aramean [3] descent who plays as a midfielder for Cape Town City in the South African PSL.

Chris David
Personal information
Full name Christofer David[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-06) 6 March 1993[2]
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cape Town City
Number 10
Youth career
2000–2013 FC Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Fulham 6 (1)
2015 → FC Twente (loan) 2 (0)
2015 → Jong FC Twente (loan) 12 (2)
2015–2017 Go Ahead Eagles 8 (1)
2017–2018 FC Utrecht 0 (0)
2017–2018 Jong FC Utrecht 12 (1)
2019– Cape Town City 9 (2)
National team
2009–2010 Netherlands U17 8 (0)
2010–2011 Netherlands U18 6 (1)
2011–2012 Netherlands U19 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:25, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, David's family moved to Enschede when he was 3 years old. He joined FC Twente youth team at the age of seven and moved through the age groups at the Dutch club.

In 2010, together with his family, he switched the Turkish surname Gurkan for his originally Aramaic surname David.[4]

Fulham

Former Fulham manager Martin Jol signed David, who was also attracting attention from Ajax on 4 January 2013 from Dutch club FC Twente.[5]

David made his Fulham debut in the FA Cup third round against Norwich City at Carrow Road.[6] On 11 May, the final day of the season with Fulham already relegated, David scored on his Premier League debut in the dying seconds to tie the game against Crystal Palace.[7] Despite being featured for five matches at the start of the 2014–15 season and aiming for first team football,[8] David's first team opportunities were soon limited under new manager Kit Symons.[9]

Twente

On 31 January 2015, it was announced that David was sent on loan to his former club FC Twente until the end of the season. The club has the possibility to make the deal permanent.[10] David did previously hint his return after they were relegated to the Football League Championship.[11]

However, David was placed in the Jong FC Twente squad instead and made his debut against Almere City on 6 February 2015.[12] David made his senior FC Twente debut on 22 February 2015, coming on as a substitute for Bilal Ould-Chikh in the 60th minutes, in a 2–1 loss against Vitesse Arnhem.[13] David made another league appearance, in a 1–1 draw against NAC Breda on 28 February 2015. After this, David continued to play for Jong FC Twente throughout the season. David was captain and scored his first goal, in a 2–2 draw against Volendam on 3 April 2015.[14] David scored his second goal on the last game of the season against Achilles '29.[15] At the end of the 2014–15 season, the club decided not to take up options to sign David permanently, as the club's financial problem believed to be the main factor.[16]

Upon returning to Fulham, David was among nine players to be released by the club.[17]

Go Ahead Eagles

On 14 August 2015, it was announced that David has been signed by Dutch Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles.[18]

Cape Town City

On 23 February 2019, Cape Town City announced the signing of David on a contract until June 2021.[19]

Club Statistics
As of 26 January 2014[20]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 2013–14 Premier League 1120000031
2014–15 Championship 5010000060
Career total 6130000091
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References
  1. "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 February 2014. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. "Chris David profile". Fulham FC. 4 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  3. http://www.chrisdavid.nl/profiel
  4. "Familie David wijzigt achternaam - Chris Gurkan wordt Chris David". Chris David.nl. 15 May 2010. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  5. "Fulham sign Dutch teenager Chris David from FC Twente". BBC Sport. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  6. "Norwich City 1–1 Fulham". BBC Sport. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  7. "Fulham 2-2 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  8. "David's First Team Aim". Fulham F.C. 22 July 2014. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  9. "Geen toekomst bij Fulham voor David" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  10. David verkiest FC Twente boven Cambuur en Dordt (Dutch). Voetbal International. 31 January 2015.
  11. "Transfer news: Fulham midfielder Chris David admits he could return to FC Twente". Sky Sports. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  12. "Jong FC Twente met Chris David onderuit tegen Almere City FC" (in Dutch). RTV Oost. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  13. "FC Twente lijdt in eigen huis tegen Vitesse vierde nederlaag op rij" (in Dutch). RTV Oost. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  14. "Jong FC Twente speelt gelijk bij FC Volendam, NEC kampioen Jupiler League" (in Dutch). RTV Oost. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  15. "Jong FC Twente sluit Jupiler League af met overwinning" (in Dutch). RTV Oost. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  16. "Agent Bjelland bevestigt vertrek" (in Dutch). Goal.com. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  17. "Player Departures". Fulham F.C. 12 June 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  18. FC Twente ziet speler met Premier League-ervaring naar Jupiler League vertrekken (Dutch). Voetbalprimeur. 14 August 2015.
  19. Cape Town City announce the signing of Dutch attacker Chris David, goal.com, 23 February 2019
  20. Soccerway profile
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