| Name: | David van Zanten |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Date of Birth: | 08/05/1982 |
| Height: | 5' 10" (178cm) |
| Weight: | 11st 5lbs (72.18kg) |
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| Clubs: | Hibernian, Morton, Hamilton |
| Position: | Defender |

| Squad Number: | 2 | |
| Home Kit Sponsor: | Alastair MacPherson, Largs | |
| Away Kit Sponsor: | Kirsten & Morven McEwan | |
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A former defender with Tolka Rovers in the Irish Republic, David grabbed the opportunity to join Celtic in 1999 as a 17-year old.
However, despite 20 Irish Youth caps to his credit, the sizeable squad list at Celtic Park was an effective barrier in providing First Team opportunities so a move to Saints followed in the summer of 2003.
The summer of 2008 saw David leave St Mirren to move to Hibernian who were then managed by former St Mirren player Mixu Paatelaininen. After Mixu was replaced by John Hughes, appearances for David became scarcer so much so he was put out on a short loan spell with Morton before eventually being released by the Easter Road side during the January 2010 'Transfer Window'.
David joined Hamilton Academical for the second half of the 2009-2010 season where he made 6 appearances but on June 15th 2010 he was officially announced as new manager, Danny Lennon's first signing for St Mirren.
The following table shows the player's St Mirren related stats across all competitive games in the following competitions; SPL, SFL First Division, Scottish Cup, League Cup and Challenge Cup.
| Starting Appearances: | 210 | |
| Substitute (used): | 8 | |
| Substitute (unused): | 10 | |
| Goals: | 7 |
Updated on Saturday, February 12th, 2011.
| Competition | Apps (as sub) |
Goals | Yellow Cards |
Red Cards |
| League | 24 (0) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FA Cup | 3 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| League Cup | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career History: | ||||
| Club | Season | Comp. | Apps (as sub) |
Goals |
| St Mirren | 2010 - 11 | League | 25 (3) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 4 (1) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 0 (1) | 0 | ||
| Hamilton | 2009 - 10 | League | 4 (2) | 0 |
| Morton | 2009 - 10 | League | 6 (0) | 1 |
| FA Cup | 2 (0) | 0 | ||
| Hibernian | 2009 - 10 | League | 1 (0) | 0 |
| Hibernian | 2008 - 09 | League | 26 (3) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Hibernian | 2007 - 08 | Euro Cups | 1 (0) | 0 |
| St Mirren | 2007 - 08 | League | 29 (0) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 5 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| St Mirren | 2006 - 07 | League | 37 (0) | 1 |
| FA Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 2 (0) | 0 | ||
| St Mirren | 2005 - 06 | League | 31 (1) | 3 |
| FA Cup | 4 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 2 (0) | 0 | ||
| St Mirren | 2004 - 05 | League | 33 (0) | 1 |
| FA Cup | 3 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| St Mirren | 2003 - 04 | League | 32 (3) | 2 |
| FA Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||