Chandra Davidson
{{Short description|Canadian soccer player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Chandra Davidson
| full_name = Chandra Nicole Davidson
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1998|5|15}}
| birth_place = Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Benfica
| clubnumber = 25
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = St. Catharines Jets
| youthyears2 = 2012
| youthclubs2 = Burlington Bayhawks
| collegeyears1 = 2016–2020
| college1 = Indiana University
| collegecaps1 = 75
| collegegoals1 = 13
| years1 = 2020-2021
| clubs1 = Torreense
| caps1 = 18
| goals1 = 8
| years2 = 2021–2023
| clubs2 = Sporting CP
| caps2 = 36
| goals2 = 11
| years3 = 2023-2024
| clubs3 = Fortuna Sittard
| caps3 = 11
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = Benfica
| caps4 = 10
| goals4 = 3
| club-update = May 12, 2024
}}
Chandra Nicole Davidson (born May 15, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Benfica
Early life
Davidson was born in Hamilton, Ontario to parents Bill and Kathy. She attended Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School where she was two-time team MVP and league champion.{{cite news |first=Laura |last=Lennie |publisher=Stoney Creek News|title=Bishop Ryan captures HWCAA senior girls soccer championship crown |url=https://www.thespec.com/news/bishop-ryan-captures-hwcaa-senior-girls-soccer-championship-crown/article_ae98b677-5d91-5af5-86fa-2d019f8c95a9.html |website=The Hamilton Spectator |language=en |date=May 20, 2015}} She played for the U21 Provincial St. Catharines Jets and the Burlington Bayhawks. She was three-time MVP with Burlington and led the team to the 2012 National Club Championship, two Ontario Cup titles and an OYSL Championship.{{cite web |publisher=Burlington Post|title=U-14 Burlington Bayhawks win national soccer title |url=https://www.insidehalton.com/life/u-14-burlington-bayhawks-win-national-soccer-title/article_fdfee375-7c87-501c-9132-fdc2780cf54f.html |website=Inside Halton |language=en |date=October 11, 2012}} From 2011 to 2013, she was a member of Team Ontario, guiding the team to the 2013 National All-Star Championship.{{cite web |title=Chandra Davidson - Women's Soccer |url=https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/chandra-davidson/12668 |website=Indiana University Athletics |language=en}}
College career
Davidson attended Indiana University. In her freshman season in 2016, she played in 19 games and made 14 starts, bagging 1 goal and 1 assist. In 2017, she started all 19 games, scoring six goals and assisting 2. She was named Academic All-Big Ten. In 2018, she started all 18 games, netted a pair of goals and added 5 assists. She was once again named Academic All-Big Ten along with being named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List. She was also a part of TopDrawerSoccer's National Team of the Week on September 18. In her final season, she served as captain, playing all 19 games, scoring 4 goals and assisting 1. Similar to the prior season, she was named Academic All-Big Ten and named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List. Additionally, she was named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. She graduated college with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science.
Club career
In September 2020, she joined Portuguese club Torreense, scoring 8 goals in 19 games.{{cite web |title=Chandra Davidson maakt overstap naar Fortuna Vrouwen - Fortuna Sittard |url=https://fortunasittard.nl/en/news/chandra-davidson-maakt-overstap-naar-fortuna-vrouwen |website=Fortuna Sittard EN |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Chandra Davidson Stats, Height, Age & Profile |url=https://elitefootball.com/profile/chandra-davidson/48349 |website=elitefootball.com |language=en}}
The following season, she signed with Sporting CP,{{cite web |title=Signing: Chandra Davidson with Sporting C.P. |url=https://www.ksirius.pt/news/signing-chandra-davidson-with-sporting-cp |website=KSirius |language=en}} playing {{frac|2|1|2}} years for the club, appearing 53 times (in all competitions), scoring 21 goals and assisting 11.{{cite web |title=Chandra Davidson :: 2022/2023 :: Sporting :: Player Profile :: playmakerstats.com |url=https://www.playmakerstats.com/player/chandra-davidson/836868?epoca_id=152 |website=www.playmakerstats.com}}
During the 2023 summer transfer window, she left Portugal for Dutch club Fortuna Sittard. After 11 appearances and 2 goals for the club she returned to Portugal, signing a 2-year contract with Sporting CP rival, Benfica.{{cite web |title=Chandra Davidson is a new addition! |url=https://www.slbenfica.pt/en-us/agora/noticias/2024/01/23/futebol-feminino-benfica-chandra-davidson-reforco-ate-2026 |website=www.slbenfica.pt |language=en}} Since joining, she has scored 5 goals and assisted 1 in 18 appearances. On March 3, 2024, she was awarded with Player of the Match.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated| May 12, 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |Domestic Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Continental ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="1"|Torreense
|rowspan="1"|2020–21 |18 | 8 | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 19 | 8 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Sporting CP
|rowspan="1"|2021–22 |19 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 29 | 16 | |||
| rowspan="1"|2022–23
|17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 24 | 5 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!54 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 29 | |
| rowspan="1"|Fortuna Sittard
|rowspan="1"|2023–24 |11 | 2 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 11 | 2 | |||||
| rowspan="2"|Benfica
|rowspan="1"|2023–24 |10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | |
| 2024–25
|17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| colspan="3" scope="row" |Career total
!75 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 36 |
Honours
Sporting
Benfica
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.ksirius.pt/info-football-women/chandra-davidson CHANDRA DAVIDSON]
- [https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/chandra-davidson/12668 Chandra Davidson - Women's Soccer]
- [https://www.playmakerstats.com/player/chandra-davidson/836868 Chandra Davidson :: Benfica :: Player Profile :: playmakerstats.com]
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