Davidson (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Luzand the second or paternal family name is Pereira.

Davidson

Davidson with Alanyaspor in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Davidson da Luz Pereira [1]
Date of birth	(1991-03-05) 5 March 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Duque de Caxias, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Winger
Team information
Current team	Qingdao West Coast
Number	11
Youth career
	Santos
	Fluminense
2011–2013	Sport Recife
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Sport Recife	0	(0)
2013	→ Porto-PE (loan)	6	(0)
2014	Galícia	16	(6)
2014	Fortaleza	4	(0)
2015	Jacobina  [ pt ]	7	(1)
2015	Santa Rita	5	(0)
2015–2016	Sporting Covilhã	58	(11)
2016–2018	Chaves	48	(6)
2018–2020	Vitória Guimarães	60	(13)
2020–2022	Alanyaspor	61	(17)
2022–2023	Wuhan Three Towns	59	(24)
2024–2025	İstanbul Başakşehir	33	(6)
2025–	Qingdao West Coast	21	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 August 2025

Davidson da Luz Pereira (born 5 March 1991), simply known as Davidson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger ^[2] for Chinese Super League club Qingdao West Coast.

Career

In 2018, Davidson signed for Vitória Guimarães. ^[3]

On 7 February 2024, Davidson returned to Turkey and signed a with Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir. ^[4]

Career statistics

As of 28 March 2024 ^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Porto-PE	2013	Pernambucano	—		6 [a]	0	—		—		—		—		6	0
Galícia	2014	Baiano	—		16 [b]	6	—		—		—		—		16	6
Fortaleza	2014	Série C	4	0	—		—		—		—		—		4	0
Jacobina  [ pt ]	2015	Baiano	—		7 [b]	1	—		—		—		—		7	1
Santa Rita	2015	Alagoano	—		5 [c]	0	—		—		—		—		5	0
Sporting Covilhã	2015–16	LigaPro	39	8	—		1	0	0	0	—		—		40	8
	2016–17		19	3	—		4	2	4	0	—		—		27	5
	Total		58	11	—		5	2	4	0	—		—		67	13
Chaves	2016–17	Primeira Liga	15	1	—		3	0	0	0	—		—		18	1
	2017–18		33	5	—		1	0	1	0	—		—		35	5
	Total		48	6	—		4	0	1	0	—		—		53	6
Vitória Guimarães	2018–19	Primeira Liga	34	8	—		4	2	1	0	—		—		39	10
	2019–20		26	5	—		1	1	5	2	12 [d]	2	—		44	10
	Total		60	13	—		5	3	6	2	12	2	—		83	20
Alanyaspor	2020–21	Süper Lig	39	11	—		3	1	—		1 [d]	0	—		43	12
	2021–22		22	6	—		0	0	—		—		—		22	6
	Total		61	17	—		3	1	—		1	0	—		65	18
Wuhan Three Towns	2022	Chinese Super League	33	18	—		0	0	—		—		—		33	18
	2023		26	6	—		0	0	—		6 [e]	2	1 [f]	0	33	8
	Total		59	24	—		0	0	—		6	2	1	0	66	26
İstanbul Başakşehir	2023-24	Süper Lig	6	0	—		1	0	—		—		—		7	0
Career total			296	71	34	7	18	4	12	2	19	4	1	0	380	88

1. Appearances in Campeonato Pernambucano
2. Appearances in Campeonato Baiano
3. Appearances in Campeonato Alagoano
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearances in AFC Champions League
6. Appearances in Chinese Super Cup

Honours

Wuhan Three Towns

• Chinese Super League: 2022
• Chinese FA Super Cup: 2023

Individual

• Primeira Liga Goal of the Month: August 2019 ^[6]

References

1. "Davidson da Luz Pereira". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
2. "Davidson da Luz Pereira". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
3. "Davidson fugiu da favela e chegou a Guimarães por conselho da sogra". maisfutebol.iol.pt.
4. "Hoş geldin Davidson da Luz Pereira" (in Turkish). İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
5. Davidson at Soccerway . Retrieved 28 March 2017.
6. "Davidson, Umaro Embaló, Marchesín, Alex Telles, Bruno Fernandes, Zé Luís e João Pedro Sousa foram os outros premiados". Liga Portugal. Retrieved 24 March 2020.