| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Callum Ian Davidson | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | St. Johnstone | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–1998 | St. Johnstone | 43 | (4) |
| 1998–2000 | Blackburn Rovers | 66 | (1) |
| 2000–2004 | Leicester City | 101 | (2) |
| 2004–2011 | Preston North End | 166 | (21) |
| 2011– | St. Johnstone | 15 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998–2009 | Scotland | 19 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 January 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Callum Ian Davidson (born 25 June 1976 in Stirling, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a left back for St. Johnstone of the Scottish Premier League. He signed for the Perthshire SPL club on 26 May 2011.[1]
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Davidson attended Dunblane High School from 1988–1994 where he captained the football team. He was soon scouted and subsequently signed by St. Johnstone. His impressive performances for the Perth club attracted interest from Premiership clubs, resulting in a move to Blackburn Rovers in February 1998 for £1.75m, a St. Johnstone club record. He spent two years at Ewood Park, making 66 League appearances.
He joined Leicester City in July 2000, for a fee of £2.75m, and he remained with the Foxes for four years, making over 100 appearances.
He was signed by Preston North End in 2004 on a free transfer and was later appointed club captain. His time at Deepdale was dominated by recurring injury problems, but he still managed to make over 160 appearances for Preston.
On 26 May 2011, Davidson rejoined his first professional club St. Johnstone[2] on a one-year deal on a free transfer after being released from Preston North End earlier in the year. He made his debut on 23 July against Aberdeen.[3]
Davidson won a total of 17 caps for Scotland between 1998 and 2002. After six years out of the national team, he was included in George Burley's squad to face Northern Ireland in August 2008,[4] but did not play. Davidson's international career was resurrected when he started the 2010 World Cup qualifying match against Norway to win his 18th cap.[5]
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