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 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 December 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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Early life

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

Youth career

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

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

In November 2020, Davidson joined Melbourne City. [6]

International career

In November 2024, Davidson received her first senior call up to the Australian national team. [7]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 December 2024 Kardina Park, Geelong, Australia Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 1–0 Friendly

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