Jason Davidson

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Jason Davidson
File:Jason Davidson.jpg
Davidson with Australia U20 in 2009
Personal information
Full name Jason Alan Davidson[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-29) 29 June 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Melbourne Victory
Number 2
Youth career
2005–2008 Seiritsu Gakuen
2009 Paços de Ferreira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Hume City 16 (2)
2009–2011 Paços de Ferreira 5 (0)
2010–2011 → Sporting Covilhã (loan) 14 (0)
2011–2014 Heracles Almelo 46 (2)
2014–2015 West Bromwich Albion 2 (0)
2015–2017 Huddersfield Town 27 (1)
2016–2017 → Groningen (loan) 22 (0)
2017–2018 Rijeka 0 (0)
2018 → Olimpija Ljubljana (loan) 13 (1)
2018–2019 Perth Glory 26 (2)
2019–2021 Ulsan Hyundai 7 (0)
2021–2022 Melbourne Victory 25 (1)
2022–2024 Eupen 62 (1)
2024–2025 Panserraikos 28 (1)
2025– Melbourne Victory 0 (0)
International career‡
2009–2011 Australia U20 6 (0)
2012–2022 Australia 23 (1)
Medal record
Representing File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Men's Association football
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2015 Australia
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Runner-up 2010 China
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 August 2022

Jason Alan Davidson (born 29 June 1991) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Australian club Melbourne Victory.

Club career

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Hume City

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On 26 January 2009, Davidson signed with Victorian Premier League club Hume City, becoming the youngest starting member in the VPL at the age of 17. After having spent three years in the Japanese football development system. He garnered attention from several A-League clubs after being called up the Australian U-20 squad on 17 March 2009.[3][4] In June 2009 he left Hume City to pursue several overseas trials.[5]

Paços de Ferreira

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In September 2009 Davidson signed with Portuguese club, Paços de Ferreira before being voted 2009 Victorian Premier League – Under 21 Player of the Year. Among serious interest from clubs such as European heavyweights VfB Stuttgart and Sporting CP, along with Turkish club Ankaragucu, Davidson also immediately received contract offers from A-League club, Newcastle Jets and another Turkey Super League club in Diyarbakirspor before signing for Paços.[6][7]

On 16 January 2010, Davidson made his senior debut for Paços de Ferreira in the Primeira Liga, coming on as a substitute against Porto being the youngest player registered in the league at 18 in 2009–10 season.[8]

Davidson suffered an ankle injury upon return from the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship and on 3 February 2011, was subsequently loaned to Liga de Honra outfit Sporting Covilhã for the remainder of the 2010–11 season for much needed game time after the long injury lay-off.[9]

Heracles Almelo

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Davidson joined Heracles Almelo in January 2012. He had an excellent senior debut starting for Heracles Almelo in the Eredivisie on 25 March 2012 at the Polman Stadium against FC Utrecht. He played centre-back and Heracles Almelo won 3–1 at home.

West Bromwich Albion

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Davidson moved to West Bromwich Albion on 5 August 2014, after an impressive 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign.[10] On 23 August 2014, Davidson made his debut in the Premier League for West Bromwich Albion, after being subbed on for Sébastien Pocognoli in the 60th minute against Southampton and the game finished in a nil all draw.[11]

Huddersfield Town

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Davidson signed a three-year contract with Huddersfield Town on 26 June 2015.[12] He made his début for the Terriers in a 2–0 defeat against Hull City at the KC Stadium on 8 August 2015. His first goal for the club came in their 5–0 win over Charlton Athletic on 12 January 2016.

Groningen

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On 18 August 2016, Davidson was loaned out to Eredivisie side FC Groningen on a season-long deal. Davidson had an outstanding performance on his debut, 21 August 2016 against FC Twente in a thrilling game.[13]

Rijeka

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After being released by Huddersfield Town with a year left on his contract, on 28 August 2017, Davidson joined Croatian club Rijeka on a three-year deal.[14] He made his début for Rijeka in a 3–1 away win against Vrbovec in Round 1 of the Croatian Football Cup on 20 September 2017.[15]

Perth Glory

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On 13 July 2018, it was announced that Davidson would join A-League club Perth Glory on a one-year deal.[16] In his first season for the club, the team finished first in the A-League and were crowned premiers of league.[17]

Ulsan Hyundai

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On 19 June 2019, it was announced that Davidson would join K League 1 club Ulsan Hyundai on a two-year contract.[18][19]

Melbourne Victory

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Melbourne Victory announced that they had signed Davidson for the 2021–22 A-League season on 16 July 2021.[20]

International career

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File:Eduardo Vargas and Jason Davidson - Chile vs. Australia - 2014 FIFA World Cup.JPG
Davidson playing against Eduardo Vargas at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Davidson was called up to Australia U-20 squad on 17 March 2009 to compete in the Under 20 World Cup held in Egypt in September 2009. He was also called into Australia's initial 50-man squad prior to the 2011 Asian Cup, he was cut however from the final squad.[3][4]

Davidson made his first full international debut on 15 August 2012 against Scotland in Edinburgh, coming on as a substitution just after half time and scoring an own goal after trying to clear a header.[21] He played in all of Australia's group matches against Chile, Holland and Spain at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Davidson was named as part of Australia's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad, which went on to win the trophy. He scored his first international goal in the semi-final against the United Arab Emirates. He was Australia's first choice to play left-back in that squad.

Personal life

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Davidson was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia and is the son of international footballer Alan Davidson. Jason's paternal grandmother is Vietnamese and his mother, Effie is the daughter of Greek immigrants.[22][23]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 7 April 2024[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hume City 2009 Victorian Premier League 16 2 0 0 — — 16 2
Paços de Ferreira 2009–10 Primeira Liga 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Sporting Covilhã 2010–11 Liga de Honra 14 0 0 0 — — 14 0
Heracles Almelo 2011–12 Eredivisie 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
2012–13 10 0 2 0 — — 12 0
2013–14 30 2 3 0 — — 33 2
Total 46 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 51 2
West Bromwich Albion 2014–15 Premier League 2 0 3 0 — — 5 0
Huddersfield Town 2015–16 Championship 27 1 3 0 — — 30 1
FC Groningen 2016–17 Eredivisie 22 0 0 0 — — 22 0
Rijeka 2017–18 Croatian First Football League 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
Olimpija Ljubljana 2017–18 Slovenian PrvaLiga 13 1 1 0 — — 14 1
Perth Glory 2018–19 A-League 28 2 0 0 — — 28 2
Ulsan Hyundai 2019 K League 1 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2020 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 8 0
Total 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 11 0
Melbourne Victory 2021–22 A-League 25 1 2 1 1 0 — 28 2
Eupen 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 33 0 0 0 — — 33 0
2023–24 28 1 1 0 — 1 0 30 1
Total 61 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 63 1
Career total 266 10 16 1 4 0 2 0 288 11

International

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Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 January 2015 Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle, Australia File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 2–0 2–0 2015 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

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'Olimpija Ljubljana

Perth Glory

Ulsan Hyundai

Melbourne Victory

Australia

Australia U-20

Individual

References

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