Leah Davidson

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Leah Davidson
Personal information
Full name Leah Davidson
Date of birth (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 23)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Brisbane Roar 11 (1)
2020– Melbourne City 60 (0)
International career
2022– Australia U23 6 (0)
2024– Australia 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024

Leah Davidson (born 28 March 2001) is an Australian professional women's footballer who plays as a midfielder for Melbourne City.

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Club career

Youth career

In 2013, Davidson started her youth career playing for the U-13's Palm Beach Girls. She scored 13 goals in 18 matches in the 2013 season and finished 5th on the ladder.

Throughout her entire Brisbane Roar career, she played 23 matches and scored 6 goals when playing for the U13s and U14s. [1]

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. [2]

Brisbane Roar

At the age of 17, she competed in the women's NPL in Queensland. [3] 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

In November 2020, Davidson joined Melbourne City. [4]

International career

In November 2024, Davidson received her first senior call up to the Australian national team. [5]

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  3. Bacic, Angela (24 October 2018). "Season 11 Preview: Brisbane Roar". The Women's Game.
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