Davison playing for Arsenal in October 2006 |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gemma Suzanne Davison | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Barnet, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sky Blue FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Watford Ladies | |||
| 2001–2005 | Arsenal Ladies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2008 | Arsenal Ladies | ||
| 2008 | New York Magic | ||
| 2008–2009 | Arsenal Ladies | 22 | (7) |
| 2009 | Chicago Red Eleven | ||
| 2009–2010 | Arsenal Ladies | 22 | (12) |
| 2010 | Buffalo Flash[1] | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Western New York Flash | 12 | (1) |
| 2012– | Sky Blue FC | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | England | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:15, 29 October 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gemma Suzanne Davison (born 17 April 1987) is an English female international football striker or winger. She currently plays her club football in the American WPS for Sky Blue FC.
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Davison began her career with Watford Ladies before joining the youth set up at Arsenal Ladies. She progressed through the youth system to establish herself as regular in the Arsenal Squad. She spent the summer of 2008 playing in the United States for New York Magic,[2] before returning to Arsenal and playing every game of the 2008–09 season, scoring seven times.[3] In 2009 she signed for Chicago Red Eleven for their inaugural season.[4] In 2010 Davison joined Chelsea Ladies pair Eartha Pond and Ann-Marie Heatherson at professional W League club Buffalo Flash.[5] In January 2011, after the Flash joined the WPS and renamed themselves Western New York Flash, Davison left Arsenal to re-sign for the club.[6]
Davison signed for Sky Blue FC in time for the 2012 season, having registered one goal and two assists in 12 appearances during Western New York Flash's title–winning 2011 campaign.[7]
Davison played for England regularly at Under-19,[8] Under-21[9] and Under-23 level.[10] In April 2009 she received her first call-up to the England senior squad.[11] Her England debut came in July 2009 when she came on as a substitute for Jessica Clarke in the 2–0 defeat at home to Iceland.[12]
| Club | Season | League | Europe | WFA Cup | Premier League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal Ladies | 2006–07[13] | 21 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 37 | 10 |
| 2007–08[14] | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 4 | |
| New York Magic | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Arsenal Ladies | 2008–09[15] | 22 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 11 |
| Chicago Red Eleven | 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Arsenal Ladies | 2009–10[16] | 22 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 13 |
| Buffalo Flash | 2010 | ||||||||||||
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