Tierna Davidson

Tierna Davidson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-09-19) September 19, 1998
Place of birth	Menlo Park, California, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Stanford Cardinal
Number	10
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–	Stanford Cardinal	46	(5)
National team‡
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	United States U20	8	(0)
2018–	United States	12	(1)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 4, 2018

Tierna Davidson (born September 19, 1998) is an American soccer player. She plays as a defender for Stanford and the United States women's national soccer team.

Stanford University

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. 2017 was a breakout year for Davidson as she 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.^[1]

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.^[2] Davidson scored the tying goal in the Championship game against Mexico, but the United States would lose on penalty kicks.^[3]

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.^[4]

Davidson scored her 1st international goal on August 31, 2018 against Chile.^[5] Davidson was not part of the 2018 CONCACAF World Cup Qualifers due to a fractured ankle injury while playing for Stanford. ^[6]

International goals

	Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting)
Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain Sorted by minutes played
#	NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result	The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
	Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
	Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
	Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
	Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	Lineup	#	Min	Assist/pass	Score	Result	Competition
1	2018-08-31[7]	Carson	Chile	Start	1.1	8	Tobin Heath	1–0	3–0	Friendly

Honors

USWNT

• SheBelieves Cup: 2018^[8]
• Tournament of Nations: 2018

Stanford

• 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament

References

External links

• Stanford profile