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{{Short description|Trinidad and Tobago footballer}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2011}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name      = Steve David
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1951|11|3}}
| birth_place = [[Point Fortin]], Trinidad and Tobago
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1973
| years2 = 1973–1974
| years3 =  1974–1976
| years4 =  1977–1978
| years5 =  1978
| years6 =  1978–1979
| years7 =  1980
| years8 =  1980–1981
| years9 =  1981–1983
| years10 =  1983–1984
|  clubs1 =   Police
| clubs2 = [[San Luis F.C.]]
| clubs3 =  [[Miami Toros]]
| clubs4 =  [[Los Angeles Aztecs]]
| clubs5 =  [[Detroit Express]]
| clubs6 =  [[California Surf]]
| clubs7 =  [[San Diego Sockers (NASL)|San Diego Sockers]]
| clubs8 =  [[San Jose Earthquakes (NASL)|San Jose Earthquakes]]
| clubs9 =  [[Phoenix Inferno]] ''(indoor)''
| clubs10 =  [[Phoenix Inferno|Phoenix Pride]] ''(indoor)''
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 
| caps3 =  53
| caps4 =  27
| caps5 =  11
| caps6 =  40
| caps7 =   6
| caps8 =  38
| caps9 =  91
| caps10 =  22
| goals1 =
| goals2 = 
| goals3 =  37
| goals4 =  26
| goals5 =  2
| goals6 =  16
| goals7 =  2
| goals8 =  17
| goals9 =  119
| goals10 =  15
| nationalyears1 = 1972–1976
| nationalteam1 =   [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]]
| nationalcaps1 =    16
| nationalgoals1 =   16
| manageryears1 =
| managerclubs1 =
}}

'''Steve David''' (born 11 March 1951 in [[Point Fortin]], [[Trinidad]]) is a [[Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidadian]] former [[North American Soccer League (1968-1984)|North American Soccer League]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|international]] football player.

==Club career==
David began his professional career with Police in Trinidad and Tobago. In 1974, he signed with the [[Miami Toros]] in the [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]]. That season, the Toros had reached the finals, losing the championship games to Los Angeles 4–3. David had a standout second season and was named the 1975 NASL MVP as the Toros reached the league cup play-off semi-final stage.<ref>[http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1975.html#NASL The Year in American Soccer – 1975]</ref> After a poor 1976 season, scoring only one goal in thirteen games, the Toros traded him to the [[Los Angeles Aztecs]]. He had a rebound in form, scoring twenty-six goals in twenty-four games. However, he began expressing dissatisfaction with the Aztecs at the beginning of the 1977 season. After a 1–2 start, the Aztecs sent David to the [[Detroit Express]] in exchange for a 1979 first-round draft pick and cash on 22 April 1978.<ref>''The Aztecs, off to a shaky 1–2 start'' Washington Post, The (DC) – Sunday, 23 April 1978</ref> He played eleven games with the Express before they sent him to the [[California Surf]]. He finished the 1978 season, then played the entire 1979 season, in California. In 1980, he began the season with the [[San Diego Sockers (NASL)|San Diego Sockers]] before they sent him to the [[San Jose Earthquakes (NASL)|San Jose Earthquakes]]. He remained with the Earthquakes through the 1981 season after which he left the NASL. He finished his NASL career as the league's 8th all-time leading scorer with 228 points in 175 games, including a 7th best tally of 100 goals. In the fall of 1981, he signed with the [[Phoenix Inferno]] of the [[Major Soccer League|Major Indoor Soccer League]]. He finished the 1981–82 season the league's 4th best scorer with 81 points in 44 games and the 1982–83 season 9th best with 81 points in 47 games.

==International career==
David scored 16 goals in [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] qualifiers for T&T between 1972 and 1976. He was inducted into the Trinidad and Tobago Football Hall of Fame in 2008.

== Career statistics ==

=== International goals ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 10 November 1972 || King George V Park, [[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]] || {{fb|ATG}} || 11–1 || Win || [[1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification]]
|-
| 2. || 10 November 1972 || King George V Park, [[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]] || {{fb|ATG}} || 11–1 || Win || [[1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification]]
|-
| 3. || 10 November 1972 || King George V Park, [[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]] || {{fb|ATG}} || 11–1 || Win || [[1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification]]
|-
| 4. || 19 November 1972 || [[Antigua Recreation Ground]], [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda]] || {{fb|ATG}} || 1–2 || Win || [[1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification]]
|-
| 5. || 30 November 1972 || [[Skinner Park]], [[San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago]] || {{fb|NGY}} || 1–1 || Draw || [[1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification]]
|-
| 6. || 29 November 1973 || [[Stade Sylvio Cator]], [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Haiti]] || {{fb|HON|1949}} || 2–1 || Lost || [[1973 CONCACAF Championship]]
|-
| 7. || 4 December 1973 || [[Stade Sylvio Cator]], [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Haiti]] || {{fb|HAI|1964}} || 2–1 || Lost || [[1973 CONCACAF Championship]]
|-
| 8. || 10 December 1973 || [[Stade Sylvio Cator]], [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Haiti]] || {{fb|GUA}} || 1–0 || Win || [[1973 CONCACAF Championship]]
|-
| 9. || 14 December 1973 || [[Stade Sylvio Cator]], [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Haiti]] || {{fb|MEX}} || 4–0 || Win || [[1973 CONCACAF Championship]]
|-
| 10. || 17 December 1973 || [[Stade Sylvio Cator]], [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Haiti]] || {{fb|ANT|1959}} || 4–0 || Win || [[1973 CONCACAF Championship]]
|-
| 11. || 17 December 1973 || [[Stade Sylvio Cator]], [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Haiti]] || {{fb|ANT|1959}} || 4–0 || Win || [[1973 CONCACAF Championship]]
|-
| 12. || 17 December 1973 || [[Stade Sylvio Cator]], [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Haiti]] || {{fb|ANT|1959}} || 4–0 || Win || [[1973 CONCACAF Championship]]
|-
| 13. || 15 August 1976 || [[Barbados National Stadium]], [[Bridgetown]], [[Barbados]] || {{fb|BRB}} || 2–1 || Lost || [[1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification]]
|-
| 14. || 14 November 1976 || [[André Kamperveen Stadion|National Stadion]], [[Paramaribo]], [[Suriname]] || {{fb|SUR}} || 1–1 || Draw || [[1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification]]
|-
| 15. || 18 December 1976 || [[Stade de Baduel]], [[Cayenne]], [[French Guiana]] || {{fb|SUR}} || 3–2 || Lost || [[1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification]]
|-
| 16. || 18 December 1976 || [[Stade de Baduel]], [[Cayenne]], [[French Guiana]] || {{fb|SUR}} || 3–2 || Lost || [[1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification]]
|-
| colspan="12"|<small>''Correct as of 24 July 2011''</small>
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060911231116/http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_sports_mag?id=83740026 ''Trinidad Express'' article]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080501104955/http://home.att.net/~nasl/nasl.htm ''NASL homepage'']
*[http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/]
*[http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/D/David.Steve.htm NASL/MISL stats]

{{1974 NASL All-Stars}}
{{1975 NASL All-Stars}}
{{1977 NASL All-Stars}}
{{North American Soccer League (1968–1984) top scorers}}
{{North American Soccer League (1968–1984) MVP}}

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