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Tierna Lillis Davidson (born September 19, 1998) is an American soccer player for the Chicago Red Stars 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 women's national soccer 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]

Tierna Davidson

Tierna Davidson with the USWNT
Personal information
Full name	Tierna Lillis Davidson[1]
Date of birth	(1998-09-19) September 19, 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth	Menlo Park, California, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Position(s)	Center back, left back
Club information
Current team	Chicago Red Stars
Number	12
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Stanford Cardinal	46	(5)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Chicago Red Stars	27	(1)
National team‡
2015–2018	United States U20	8	(1)
2018–	United States	48	(1)
Honours Women's soccer Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 France Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 26, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 23, 2022

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–present

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]

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 Women's U-20 Championship.[13] Davidson scored the tying goal in the Championship game against Mexico, but the United States would lose on penalty kicks.[14]

Davidson was not part to the final roster for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's 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.[15]

Davidson scored her 1st international goal on August 31, 2018 against Chile.[16] Davidson was not part of the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship due to a fractured ankle injury while playing for Stanford.[17] In December, Davidson was named 2018 U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year.[18]

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.[19]

In May 2019, Davidson was named to the final 23-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, the youngest player on the roster.[20]

In June 2021, Davidson was named to the 18-player squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo.[21]

International goals

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	Lineup	#	Min	Assist/pass	Score	Result	Competition
1	2018-08-31[22]	Carson	Chile	Start	1.1	8	Tobin Heath	1–0	3–0	Friendly

World Cup appearances

Match	Date	Location	Opponent	Lineup	Result	Competition
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
1	2019-06-13[23]	Paris, France	Chile	Start	3–0 W	Group stage

Olympic appearances

Match	Date	Location	Opponent	Lineup	Result	Competition
2020 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
1	2021-07-21[24]	Tokyo, Japan	Sweden	{{{4}}}. on 80' (off Dunn)	0–3 L	Group stage
2	2021-07-24[25]	Saitama, Japan	New Zealand	Start	6–1 W	Group stage
3	2021-07-27[26]	Kashima, Japan	Australia	Start	0–0 D	Group stage
4	2021-08-02[27]		Canada	Start	0–1 L	Semi-final
5	2021-08-05[28]		Australia	Start	4–3 W	Bronze medal match

Personal life

Davidson is openly queer.[29][30]

Honors

Stanford

• 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament

United States

• FIFA Women's World Cup: 2019[31]
• Olympic Bronze Medal: 2020[32]
• SheBelieves Cup: 2018;[33] 2020;[34] 2021;[35] 2022[36]
• Tournament of Nations: 2018

Individual

• U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year: 2018

References

External links

• Stanford profile
• Tierna Davidson at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Tierna Davidson

Tierna Lillis Davidson (* 19. September 1998 in Menlo Park, Kalifornien) ist eine US-amerikanische Fußballnationalspielerin, die seit der Saison 2019 beim NWSL-Teilnehmer Chicago Red Stars unter Vertrag steht.

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- [en] Tierna Davidson

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[it] Tierna Davidson

Tierna Davidson (Menlo Park, 19 settembre 1998) è una calciatrice statunitense, difensore del Chicago Red Stars e della nazionale statunitense.

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