Mystery name on Stoke City teamsheet and what happened nextThere were Stoke City supporters who didn't even know he existed until his name was read out over the Tannoy but he has since had a big break on North American TVView 3 Images Davide Xausa originally joined Port Vale on trial at the age of 21 just after Christmas in 1997. (Image: The Sentinel)It has gone down as one of the strangest Stoke City debuts of modern times, or at least perhaps the most unexpected. View 3 Images Former Stoke City player Davide Xausa (crouching) is behind a successful mobile bicycle repair business in Canada. Every day, the StokeonTrentLive football desk strive to deliver news, features and transfer-related stories as a part of our overall package of Stoke City content. If you prefer reading our Stoke stories on your phone, consider downloading the Stoke-on-TrentLive app, in which you can personalise the content you see by selecting Stoke City as one of your designated topics.

Source: Daily Mirror February 17, 2026 15:31 UTC