Cassidy Davis

Cassidy Davis
Personal information
Full name Cassidy Davis
Date of birth (1994-08-26) 26 August 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle Jets
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Lake Macquarie 22 (12)
2013– Newcastle Jets 185 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 October 2026

Cassidy Davis (born 26 August 1994) is an Australian soccer player, who currently plays for Newcastle Jets in the A-League Women.

Early life

Cassidy Davis was born on 26 August 1994 in Lake Macquarie, New South Wales.: 115  She began playing netball before switching to soccer at 12-years-old. She was inspired by her father, who was a director of football at Macquarie Football Academy. As a junior Davis played for Warners Bay Panthers in the National Premier Leagues NSW Women's (NPL NSW W), before switching to Lake Macquarie City Women in the NPL Women's Northern NSW Football (NPL W NNSW). In 2011 she was selected for the Northern NSW Institute of Sport.

Club career

State level

In 2013 Davis joined the senior Lake Macquarie team in the NPL W NNSW. She subsequently transferred to Valentine (2014–2015), Warners Bay (2016–2022) and Lambton (2023–2024).

National level

Davis signed with her hometown club Newcastle Jets in the W-League (later renamed A-League Women) in 2013 and made her debut on 9 November. She began her career playing in an attacking midfield role for the Jets, however over time she moved into a more defensive position. Davis became the club's co-captain ahead of the 2018-19 season alongside Gema Simon and Emily van Egmond. On Matchday 3 of the 2021-22 season Davis played her 100th consecutive A-League Women match, a league record. In March 2022, Davis made her 109th consecutive appearance in the top flight of Australian soccer. She therefore set the record for most consecutive top flight games in Australia for either a male or female, beating the record previously held by Nikolai Topor-Stanley. As from 16 October 2026 she has had 185 appearances for the club (most appearances of any player) and provided 6 goals.

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Cassidy Davis". newcastlejetsfc.com.au. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Howe, Andrew (16 October 2026). "Official Ninja A-League 2026/27 Season Guide" (PDF). A-Leagues Media Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 October 2026. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Antunovich, Anita (11 January 2017). "On the bench with Cassidy Davis". Northern NSW Football. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "1V1 Premier Profiles: Cassidy Davis-Warners Bay | Newcastle Jets FC". Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Davis' All-Time First For Any A-Leagues Male Or Female Player | Newcastle Jets FC". 17 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  6. ↑ Rutherford, Oscar (2 March 2022). "Record-breaking Cass Davis the shining light on another dim night for Newcastle". The Football Sack. Retrieved 25 February 2023.