Tierna Lillis Davidson (born September 19, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women’s professional soccer in the United States, as well as the United States women’s national team.
In 2018, Davidson represented the senior USWNT and the U-20 WNT, earning her first senior cap in a friendly against Denmark on January 21, 2018. After the match, she joined the U-20 team in Trinidad and Tobago for the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship.
Davidson did not make the final squad for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup since she has received senior USWNT call-ups. She was named to the USWNT roster for the 2018 Tournament of Nations on July 18th.
Davidson scored her first international goal against Chile on August 31, 2018. Due to a fractured ankle suffered while playing for Stanford, Davidson was unable to compete in the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s Championship. Young Female Player of the Year in Soccer.
Davidson returned to the USWNT in January 2019 after recuperating from an injury and was named to the team for the 2019 SheBelieves Cup in February. Davidson, the youngest player on the list, was picked to the final 23-member squad for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in May 2019. Davidson was nominated to the 18-player squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in June 2021.
Position: Defender
Achievements:
Stanford
2017 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Tournament
United States
FIFA Women’s World Cup: 2019[30]
Olympic Bronze Medal: 2020[31]
SheBelieves Cup: 2018;[32] 2020;[33] 2021;[34] 2022[35]
Tournament of Nations: 2018
Individual
U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year: 2018