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{{Short description|Hong Kong-born Northern Irish footballer}}
{{Other people|David Williamson}}
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| years3 = 1996–1998
| clubs3 = [[Cambridge United F.C.|Cambridge United]]
| caps3 =
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1997
| clubs4 = → [[Coleraine F.C.|Coleraine]] (loan)
| caps4 = 6
| years5 = 1998
| clubs5 = [[Kettering Town F.C.|Kettering Town]]
| years6 = 1999
| caps6 = 21
| goals6 = 4
| clubs6 = [[Yee Hope FC|Yee Hope]]
| years7 = 2000
| caps7 = 2
| goals7 =
| clubs7 = [[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]]
| years8 = 2000
| caps8 = 19
| clubs8 = → [[Crusaders F.C.|Crusaders]] (loan)
| years9 = 2000
| caps9 = 18
| goals9 = 2
| clubs9 = [[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]
| years10 = 2001–2002
| caps10 = 17
| goals10 =2
| clubs10 = [[Bray Wanderers F.C.|Bray Wanderers]]
| years11 = 2002
| caps11 = 19
| goals11 = 3
| clubs11 = [[Connecticut Wolves]]
| years12 = 2003
| caps12 = 23
| goals12 = 4
| clubs12 = [[Kettering Town F.C.|Kettering Town]]
| years13 = 2003
| clubs13 = [[Ards F.C.|Ards]]
| caps13 = 20
| goals13 = 2
| years14 = 2004
| clubs14 = [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]]
| caps14 = 21
| goals14 = 2
| years15 = 2005
| clubs15 = [[TP-47]]
| caps15 = 16
| goals15 = 1
| years16 = 2005–2006
| clubs16 = [[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]]
| caps16 = 19
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==Club career==
David was first spotted while playing in the [[Northern Ireland]] [[Milk Cup]] for
David spent a year and a half in [[Hong Kong]] and played for [[Yee Hope]] and [[Instant-Dict F.C.]] He faced future teammate [[Kevin Hunt (footballer, born 1975)|Kevin Hunt]] on his debut for Yee Hope. While in Hong Kong, he played twice for the Hong Kong national team in friendlies against Chinese clubs Guan-Jo and Xin-Xeng.<ref>Bohemian FC match programme, Vol. 52, no. 16</ref> He returned to Ireland and signed for [[Sligo Rovers]] in January 2000 on a non-contract basis, making his debut against [[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]. He impressed so much in that match that Bohs offered him a contract. There was controversy over this and the Eircom League refused to register his transfer. brought them to the High Court [http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0216/sport.html] and won the case but David was not allowed to play for Bohs for the rest of the season. Crusaders took him up North on loan for the remainder of the season.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
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