Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chandra Nicole Davidson | ||
Date of birth | May 15, 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
St. Catharines Jets | |||
2012 | Burlington Bayhawks | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | Indiana University | 75 | (13) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020-2021 | Torreense | 18 | (8) |
2021–2023 | Sporting CP | 36 | (11) |
2023-2024 | Fortuna Sittard | 11 | (2) |
2024– | Benfica | 10 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 12, 2024 |
Chandra Nicole Davidson (born May 15, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Benfica
Davidson was born in Hamilton, Ontario to parents Bill and Kathy. She attended Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School where she was two-time team MVP and league champion. [2] She played for the U21 Provincial St. Catharines Jets and the Burlington Bayhawks. She was three-time MVP with Burlington and led the team to the 2012 National Club Championship, two Ontario Cup titles and an OYSL Championship. [3] From 2011 to 2013, she was a member of Team Ontario, guiding the team to the 2013 National All-Star Championship. [4]
Davidson attended Indiana University. In her freshman season in 2016, she played in 19 games and made 14 starts, bagging 1 goal and 1 assist. In 2017, she started all 19 games, scoring six goals and assisting 2. She was named Academic All-Big Ten. In 2018, she started all 18 games, netted a pair of goals and added 5 assists. She was once again named Academic All-Big Ten along with being named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List. She was also a part of TopDrawerSoccer's National Team of the Week on September 18. In her final season, she served as captain, playing all 19 games, scoring 4 goals and assisting 1. Similar to the prior season, she was named Academic All-Big Ten and named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List. Additionally, she was named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. [4] She graduated college with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science. [4]
In September 2020, she joined Portuguese club Torreense, scoring 8 goals in 19 games. [5] [6]
The following season, she signed with Sporting CP, [7] playing 2+1⁄2 years for the club, appearing 53 times (in all competitions), scoring 21 goals and assisting 11. [8]
During the 2023 summer transfer window, she left Portugal for Dutch club Fortuna Sittard. After 11 appearances and 2 goals for the club she returned to Portugal, signing a 2-year contract with Sporting CP rival, Benfica. [9] Since joining, she has scored 5 goals and assisted 1 in 18 appearances. On March 3, 2024, she was awarded with Player of the Match.
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Torreense | 2020–21 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 18 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 8 | |||
Sporting CP | 2021–22 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 19 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 29 | 16 | ||
2022–23 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 5 | |||
Total | 54 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 29 | ||
Fortuna Sittard | 2023–24 | Eredivisie Vrouwen | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
Benfica | 2023–24 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
Career total | 75 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 36 |
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