Lorenzo Davids

Feyenoord

Lorenzo Davids started playing football at a young age and joined various youth teams, with the likes of SC Voorland, ASC Waterwijk, FC Omniworld and FC Utrecht before joining Feyenoord, where he started his professional football career. Having been an unused substitute through the first six months of the 2006–07 season at Feyenoord, Davids made one appearance, which was the cup match before leaving the club by joining N.E.C. on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

NEC

Davids made his debut, coming on as a substitute for Patrick Pothuizen in the 58th minute in a 1–0 loss against Roda JC on 10 February 2007. He made several appearance for the club towards the end of the season. At N.E.C., Davids established himself in the first team, playing in left or central midfield, though sometime, he played in defence and continued to retain his first team status throughout his time at N.E.C. before leaving the club. The following season, Davids would score his first goal in a 5–1 win over Groningen on 28 October 2007 and four weeks later on 25 November 2007, Davids scored again, with his second goal, in a 3–2 loss against Utrecht. On 30 December 2007, Davids received a straight red card for a serious foul, in a 3–0 loss against Willem II. At the end of the 2007–08 season, Davids made 29 appearances, scoring twice. The next season (2008–09), Davids signed a new contract with the club, which kept him until 2011. He went on to play all the matches in the league,…

He earned a first call-up for Netherlands U-21 in October 2007.

Davids is the cousin of international footballer Edgar Davids and is 13 years Edgar's junior. He was born in Paramaribo, the capital city of Suriname before moving to Rotterdam with his family aged four. He is married to Samantha Banket and the couple have a son and 2 daughters. They lost their 4-year-old daughter Jeazley in April 2016.