David Doe

{{Short description|Liberian professional footballer (born 2000)}}

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|birth_place = Monrovia, Liberia

|height = 1.80 m

|position = Defender

|currentclub = Edmonton BTB SC

|clubnumber = 3

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|youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 = Edmonton Juventus SC

|youthyears3 = 2015–2018 |youthclubs3 = FC Edmonton

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|college1 = NAIT Ooks

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|collegegoals1 = 13

|years1 = 2017 |clubs1 = FC Edmonton |caps1 = 4 |goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2019–2020 |clubs2 = FC Edmonton |caps2 = 9 |goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2021 |clubs3 = South Bend Lions FC |caps3 = 12 |goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2024– |clubs4 = Edmonton BTB SC |caps4 = 17 |goals4 = 0

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David Doe (born January 22, 2000) is a Liberian footballer who plays for Edmonton BTB SC in League1 Alberta.

Early life

Born in Liberia, Doe moved to Canada with his family as a child.{{cite web|url=https://worldfootballindex.com/2019/11/david-doe-fc-edmonton-interview/|title=David Doe On His Friendship With Alphonso Davies & The Canada Soccer Experience|first=Thomas|last=Nef|date=November 26, 2019|work=World Football Index}}{{cite web|url=https://www.southbendlions.com/2021/04/get-to-know-david-doe/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210402183234/https://www.southbendlions.com/2021/04/get-to-know-david-doe/|title=Get to Know: David Doe|date=April 2, 2021|archive-date=April 2, 2021|url-status=dead|first=Matt|last=Bates|work=South Bend Lions}} Doe played youth soccer with the St. Albert Impact and Edmonton Juventus, winning a national title with the latter in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://fcedmonton.canpl.ca/article/fc-edmonton-sign-academys-david-doe-abraham-dukuly-to-first-team-contracts|title=FC Edmonton sign Academy's David Doe, Abraham Dukuly to First-Team Contracts|date=August 30, 2017|work=FC Edmonton}} In 2015, he joined the FC Edmonton Academy.{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/fc-edmonton-promotes-academy-products-to-first-team|title=FC Edmonton promotes Academy products to first team|date=February 15, 2019|work=Canadian Premier League}}

College career

In 2018, Doe attended Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, where he played for the men's soccer team.{{cite web|url=https://www.naitooks.com/sports/msoc/2018-19/bios/doe_david_5lq0|title=David Doe NAIT profile|work=Northern Alberta Institute of Technology}} At the end of the season, he was named to the All-ACAC Team.{{cite journal|url=https://www.naitooks.com/general/2018-19/releases/20181026gpvqmv|title=Ooks Take Home Hardware At Awards Banquet, Including Women's North Coach of the Year and Men's Rookie of The Year|date=October 26, 2018|journal=Northern Alberta Institute of Technology}} He helped NAIT win the ACAC title and finish sixth at the CCAA nationals, scoring 13 goals and leading the ACAC with 23 points in ten regular season matches.

Club career

In August 2017, Doe signed a professional contract with North American Soccer League side FC Edmonton.{{cite web|url=https://the11.ca/doe-dukuly-make-the-moves-from-fce-academy-to-the-first-team/|title=Doe, Dukuly make the moves from FCE Academy to the first team|first=Steven|last=Sandor|work=The 11|date=August 30, 2017}} He made his professional debut on October 6 against the Jacksonville Armada.{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/video/fc-edmontons-david-doe-returns-as-version-2-0|title=FC Edmonton's David Doe returns as Version 2.0|date=February 20, 2019|work=Canadian Premier League}} After FC Edmonton folded their professional team after the 2017 season, he re-joined the FC Edmonton Academy.

In February 2019, Doe signed with the reformed FC Edmonton professional side ahead of the inaugural Canadian Premier League season.

In April 2021, Doe signed with USL League Two expansion club South Bend Lions FC.{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/fc-edmonton-south-bend-lions-usl/|title=USL2 Side South Bend Lions Brings In Former Eddies Duo|first=John|last=Jacques|date=April 4, 2021|work=Northern Tribune}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/46338086?subseason=731558|title=David Doe 2021 USL2 Stats|work=USL League Two}}

In 2024, he joined Edmonton BTB SC in League1 Alberta.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C4yOnBVxbLd/?img_index=2|title=League1 Player Signing|website=Instagram|publisher=BTB SC|date=March 24, 2024}}

International career

In February 2016, Doe made his debut in the Canadian national team program, attending a training camp with the Canada U17 team.{{Canada Soccer player|id=5589}} He was called up to another camp in October 2016.

Personal life

Doe is close friends with Canadian national team player Alphonso Davies.{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/alphonso-davies-takes-in-fce-match-to-support-friends-doe-amanda-velado-tsegaye|title=Davies takes in FCE match to support friends Doe, Amanda, Velado|date=June 3, 2019|work=Canadian Premier League|first=Charlie|last=O'Connor-Clarke}}{{cite web|url=https://edmontonsun.com/sports/soccer/jones-soccer-star-davies-supports-his-edmonton-friends|title=Soccer star Davies supports his Edmonton friends|first=Terry|last=Jones|date=June 2, 2019|work=Edmonton Sun}}