Leah Davidson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leah Davidson | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Melbourne City | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Palm Beach | ||
| 2016–2017 | Brisbane Roar QAS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Brisbane Roar | 11 | (1) |
| 2020– | Melbourne City | 60 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Australia U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Australia | 2 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024 | |||
Leah Davidson (born 28 March 2001) is an Australian professional women's footballer who plays as a midfielder for Melbourne City.
Early life
[edit]Davidson grew up on the Gold Coast and attended All Saints Anglican School throughout her upbringing.[1] She played junior football for Palm Beach in the local Gold Coast leagues and scored 13 goals in 18 matches during the 2013 season, which led to selection in multiple Queensland state teams in the following years.[2] In 2016, she was invited to play for Brisbane Roar's QAS junior team.
Club career
[edit]Youth career
[edit]Throughout her entire Brisbane Roar junior career, she played 23 matches and scored 6 goals.[3]
Davidson was also selected to play for the Australian under-20 team during the qualification process for the 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship.[4]
Brisbane Roar
[edit]At the age of 17, she competed in the women's NPL in Queensland.[5] She was part of the Championship winning side with Roar/NTC during the 2018 season and scored seven goals in 16 matches.
On 28 October 2018, Leah Davidson played her first professional career game in a 1–1 draw against Perth Glory coming on as a substitute for Allira Toby.[citation needed]
Melbourne City
[edit]In November 2020, Davidson joined Melbourne City.[6]
International career
[edit]In November 2024, Davidson received her first senior call up to the Australian national team.[7]
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 December 2024 | Kardina Park, Geelong, Australia |  Chinese Taipei |
1–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Saints Magazine - Semester 2, 2018". 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Palm Beach Soccer Club - Well Done to our 3 U'13 NPL girls that represented QLD at the Nationals in Coffs Harbour this week". 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Young Roar prove too strong". Gold Coast United. 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Westfield Young Matildas set for Myanmar mission". 20 April 2019.
- ^ Bacic, Angela (24 October 2018). "Season 11 Preview: Brisbane Roar". The Women's Game.
- ^ "Melbourne City FC signs midfielder Leah Davidson". Melbourne City. 26 November 2020.
- ^ "CommBank Matildas 36 player squad called up for Brazil and Chinese Taipei internationals". Matildas. Football Australia. 15 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Leah Davidson at Soccerway