Tierna Davidson

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Tierna Davidson
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Davidson with the USWNT in 2019
Personal information
Full name Tierna Lillis Davidson [1]
Date of birth (1998-09-19) September 19, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Menlo Park, California, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Center back, left back
Team information
Current team
 NJ/NY Gotham FC
Number 12
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Stanford Cardinal 46 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Chicago Red Stars 52 (1)
2024– NJ/NY Gotham FC 0 (0)
International career‡
2015–2018 United States U20 8 (1)
2018– United States 57 (1)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 France Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 15, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 9, 2024

Tierna Lillis Davidson (born September 19, 1998) is an American professional soccer player for NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), [2] the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United States, and the United States national team. [3] She was drafted first overall by the Chicago Red Stars in the 2019 NWSL College Draft after playing three years at Stanford. [4]

Contents

Early life

Davidson intended to become an astronaut, before actively pursuing professional soccer. [5]

Stanford University, 2016–2018

In Davidson's freshman year in 2016 she started all 21 games for the Cardinal, and was named to the Pac-12 All Freshman team and the All-Pac-12 Second Team. In 2017, Davidson was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. She was a key part of the Stanford team that won the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament and was named the 2017 College Cup Most Outstanding Defensive Player. [6] In 2018 Davidson only appeared in 3 games for Stanford as she suffered a fractured ankle on September 9 against North Carolina. [7] This would be her final appearance for Stanford as she declared for the 2019 NWSL College Draft, forgoing her final year of college eligibility. [8]

Club career

Chicago Red Stars, 2019–2023

In November 2018, the National Women's Soccer League changed their rules for the NWSL College Draft to allow for players to enter the draft before they had exhausted their college eligibility. [9] This allowed Davidson to declare for the 2019 NWSL College Draft after only playing three years at Stanford. Davidson was selected 1st overall at the draft by the Chicago Red Stars, she was the second consecutive Cardinal to be selected 1st overall after Andi Sullivan was the 1st overall pick in 2018. [10] On March 11, 2019, Davidson signed a contract with the Red Stars. [11]

Davidson was injured in March 2022, suffering an ACL injury, missing the remainder of the 2022 NWSL season. [12]

NJ/NY Gotham FC, 2024–present

Davidson playing for Gotham in 2024 NC Courage vs Gotham FC (Mar 2024) 117.jpg
Davidson playing for Gotham in 2024

Upon becoming an unrestricted free agent, Davidson signed a three-year contract with Gotham FC on January 2, 2024, to play through 2026. [13] Davidson made her debut for Gotham on March 15, 2024, in the 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup. [14]

International career

In 2018 Davidson played for the senior USWNT and the U-20 WNT. She received her first senior cap for the United States on January 21, 2018, in a friendly against Denmark. After the match she joined the U-20 squad in Trinidad & Tobago for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. [15] Davidson scored the tying goal in the Championship game against Mexico, but the United States would lose on penalty kicks. [16]

USWNT Senior Team

Davidson was not part to the final roster for the 2018 FIFA U-20 World Cup as she has continued to receive call-ups for the senior USWNT. On July 18 she was named to the USWNT roster for the 2018 Tournament of Nations. [17]

Davidson scored her 1st international goal on August 31, 2018, against Chile. [18] Davidson was not part of the 2018 CONCACAF Championship due to a fractured ankle injury while playing for Stanford. [19] In December, Davidson was named 2018 U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year. [20]

After recovering from injury, Davidson returned to the USWNT in January 2019 and was named to the roster for the 2019 SheBelieves Cup in February. [21]

In May 2019, Davidson was named to the final 23-player squad for the 2019 FIFA World Cup, the youngest player on the roster. [22]

In June 2021, Davidson was named to the 18-player squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo. [23]

Davidson was not included on the USWNT's 2023 FIFA World Cup roster. [24]

In February 2024, Davidson was named to the USWNT's CONCACAF W Gold Cup pre-tournament camp and roster. [25] She started in the USWNT's match against Argentina [26] and Colombia. [27]

Career statistics

International

As of match played April 9, 2024
National TeamYearAppsGoals
United States
2018 121
2019 130
2020 10
2021 190
2022 30
2023 30
2024 60
Total571

International goals


Goal		DateLocationOpponentLineup#MinAssist/passScoreResultCompetition
12018-08-31 [28] Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1.18' Tobin Heath 1–03–0Friendly

Personal life

Davidson is openly lesbian and proposed to her partner in March 2023. [29] [30] [31]

Honors

Stanford Cardinal

United States

Individual

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