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| 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 | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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| * 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 professionalsoccer player who plays as aleft-back for Australian clubMelbourne Victory.
On 26 January 2009, Davidson signed withVictorian Premier League clubHume 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 severalA-League clubs after being called up the Australian U-20 squad on 17 March 2009.[3][4]In June 2009 he leftHume City to pursue several overseas trials.[5]
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 heavyweightsVfB Stuttgart andSporting CP, along with Turkish clubAnkaragucu, Davidson also immediately received contract offers fromA-League club,Newcastle Jets and another Turkey Super League club inDiyarbakirspor before signing for Paços.[6][7]
On 16 January 2010, Davidson made his senior debut forPaços de Ferreira in thePrimeira Liga, coming on as a substitute againstPorto being the youngest player registered in the league at 18 in 2009–10 season.[8]
Davidson suffered an ankle injury upon return from the2010 AFC U-19 Championship and on 3 February 2011, was subsequently loaned toLiga de Honra outfitSporting Covilhã for the remainder of the 2010–11 season for much needed game time after the long injury lay-off.[9]
Davidson joinedHeracles Almelo in January 2012. He had an excellent senior debut starting forHeracles Almelo in theEredivisie on 25 March 2012 at the Polman Stadium againstFC Utrecht. He playedcentre-back and Heracles Almelo won 3–1 at home.
Davidson moved toWest Bromwich Albion on 5 August 2014, after an impressive2014 FIFA World Cup campaign.[10] On 23 August 2014, Davidson made his debut in thePremier League for West Bromwich Albion, after being subbed on forSébastien Pocognoli in the 60th minute againstSouthampton and the game finished in a nil all draw.[11]
Davidson signed a three-year contract withHuddersfield Town on 26 June 2015.[12] He made his début for theTerriers in a 2–0 defeat againstHull City at theKC Stadium on 8 August 2015. His first goal for the club came in their 5–0 win overCharlton Athletic on 12 January 2016.
On 18 August 2016, Davidson was loaned out toEredivisie sideFC 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]
After being released byHuddersfield Town with a year left on his contract, on 28 August 2017, Davidson joined Croatian clubRijeka on a three-year deal.[14] He made his début for Rijeka in a 3–1 away win againstVrbovec in Round 1 of theCroatian Football Cup on 20 September 2017.[15]
On 13 July 2018, it was announced that Davidson would joinA-League clubPerth Glory on a one-year deal.[16] In his firstseason for the club, the team finished first in the A-League and were crownedpremiers of league.[17]
On 19 June 2019, it was announced that Davidson would joinK League 1 clubUlsan Hyundai on a two-year contract.[18][19]
Melbourne Victory announced that they had signed Davidson for the2021–22 A-League season on 16 July 2021.[20]
Davidson was called up toAustralia 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 the2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Davidson was named as part of Australia's2015 AFC Asian Cup squad, which went on to win the trophy. He scored his first international goal in the semi-final against theUnited Arab Emirates. He was Australia's first choice to play left-back in that squad.
Davidson was born and raised inMelbourne,Australia and is the son of international footballerAlan Davidson. Jason's paternal grandmother isVietnamese and his mother, Effie is the daughter ofGreek immigrants.[22][23]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | ||
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 27 January 2015 | Newcastle International Sports Centre,Newcastle,Australia |  United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
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