Jason Davidson
Australia U20 in 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Jason Alan Davidson[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 29 June 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth |
Victoria , Australia | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Eupen | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Seiritsu Gakuen | ||||||||||||||||
2009 | Paços de Ferreira | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2009 | Hume City | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Paços de Ferreira | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 |
→ Sporting Covilhã (loan) | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Heracles Almelo | 46 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | → Groningen (loan) | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Rijeka | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018 |
→ Olimpija Ljubljana (loan) | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Perth Glory | 26 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2021 |
Ulsan Hyundai | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Melbourne Victory | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Eupen | 62 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 |
Australia U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2012– | Australia | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 August 2022 |
Jason Alan Davidson (born 29 June 1991) is an Australian professional Soccer player who plays as a defender for Belgian club Eupen.
Club career
Hume City
On 26 January 2009, he signed with
In June 2009 he left Hume City to pursue several overseas trials.[5]Paços de Ferreira
In September 2009 he signed with Portuguese club,
On 16 January 2010, Davidson made his senior debut for
Davidson suffered an ankle injury upon return from the
Heracles Almelo
Davidson joined Heracles Almelo in January 2012. Davidson had an excellent senior debut starting for Heracles Almelo in the Eredivisie on 25 March 2012 at the Polman Stadium against FC Utrecht. Davidson played center back and Heracles Almelo beat FC Utrecht 3–1 at home.
West Bromwich Albion
He moved to
Huddersfield Town
Davidson signed a three-year contract with
Groningen
On 18 August 2016, Davidson was loaned out to Eredivisie side FC Groningen on a season-long deal. Davidson had an outstanding performance on his debut, 21 August 2016 against FC Twente in a thrilling game.[13]
Rijeka
After being released by Huddersfield Town with a year left on his contract, on 28 August 2017, Davidson joined Croatian club Rijeka on a three-year deal.[14] He made his début for Rijeka in a 3–1 away win against Vrbovec in Round 1 of the Croatian Football Cup on 20 September 2017.[15]
Perth Glory
On 13 July 2018, it was announced that Davidson would join
Ulsan Hyundai
On 19 June 2019, it was announced that Davidson would join
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory announced that they had signed Davidson for the
International career
Davidson was called up to
Davidson made his first full international debut on 15 August 2012 against Scotland in Edinburgh, coming on as a substitution just after half time and scoring an own goal after trying to clear a header.[21] He played in all of Australia's group matches against Chile, Holland and Spain at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Davidson was named as part of Australia's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad, which went on to win the trophy. He scored his first international goal in the semi-final against the United Arab Emirates. He was Australia's first choice to play left-back in that squad.
Personal life
Davidson was born and raised in
Career statistics
Club
Statistics accurate as of 21 May 2022[24]
Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Hume City | 2009 | Victorian Premier League
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16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
Paços de Ferreira | 2009–10 | Primeira Liga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Sporting Covilhã
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2010–11 | Liga de Honra
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14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
Heracles Almelo | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
2013–14 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||||
Total | 46 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | ||
West Bromwich Albion | 2014–15 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Huddersfield Town | 2015–16 | Championship
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27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||
FC Groningen | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
Rijeka | 2017–18 | HT Prva Liga
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Olimpija Ljubljana | 2017–18 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
Perth Glory | 2018–19 | A-League
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28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||
Ulsan Hyundai
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2019 | K League 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Melbourne Victory | 2021–22 | A-League
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25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |
Eupen | 2022–23 | Belgian First Division A
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 205 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 225 | 10 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 27 January 2015 | Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle, Australia | United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
Honours
- Olimpija Ljubljana
Perth Glory
- A-League: Premiers 2018–19
Ulsan Hyundai
Melbourne Victory
- FFA Cup: 2021
- Individual
References
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Jason Davidson". Socceroos.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ a b Clubs race to secure Davidson
- ^ a b Star recipe: one raw talent, add insult to injury, leave 3 years
- ^ "Hume City send Jason Davidson off in style." Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
- ^ "Aussie youngster Davidson signs with Portuguese club | A League News | tribalfootball.com". Archived from the original on 11 September 2009.
- ^ Prospect off to Portugal after A-League snub
- ^ Young Aussie makes first team bow [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Davidson Heads Out on Sporting Loan ~ the Far Post". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Davidson joins Baggies". West Bromwich Albion. 5 August 2014.
- ^ Dawkes, Phil (23 August 2014). "Southampton claimed their first Premier League point under Ronald Koeman but were left frustrated as West Brom held them to a goalless draw at St Mary's". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Jason Davidson Joins Huddersfield Town".
- ^ "Jason Davidson: Huddersfield Town defender joins FC Groningen". BBC Sport. 18 August 2016.
- ^ Lewis, Dave (28 August 2017). "Davidson inks deal in Croatia in bid to win back Socceroos spot". The World Game. SBS.
- ^ "Vrbovec – Rijeka 1:3". HNS-CFF. 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Glory snap up another Socceroo". Perth Glory. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "A-League: Perth Glory vs Newcastle Jets, result, Perth Glory Premier's Plate, Ivan Franjic goal". Fox Sports. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "Exclusive: Davidson departs Perth". FTBL. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "I had to 'grab' Korea opportunity, declares Davidson". The World Game. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ Melbourne Victory signs Jason Davidson, Melbourne Victory official website, 16 July 2021
- ^ "Exclusive - Osieck names Qantas Socceroos squad - Football Australia 2013". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Jason Davidson, 2014 FIFA World Cup Profile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 June 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ Jason Dasey (28 May 2010). "The Story of Jason Davidson". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "J. Davidson". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ Harrington, Anna (20 May 2022). "ALM young guns get shot against Barcelona". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "PFA reveals player-voted Austraffic A-League Men Team of the Season on eve of Grand Final". Professional Footballers Australia. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
External links
- Jason Davidson – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Jason Davidson – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Jason Davidson at Soccerbase
- Jason Davidson at Soccerway
- Jason Davidson – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)