Jake Davis (soccer)

Jake Davis (born January 3, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Sporting Kansas City in MLS.[1][2]

Jake Davis
Personal information
Full name Jacob Davis
Date of birth (2002-01-03) January 3, 2002
Place of birth Rochester, Michigan, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sporting Kansas City
Number 17
Youth career
2017–2020 Sporting Kansas City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Sporting Kansas City II[lower-alpha 1] 46 (2)
2021– Sporting Kansas City 2 (0)
National team‡
2019 United States U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 5, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 5, 2020

Davis joined the Sporting Kansas City Academy in 2017, where he made a total of 54 appearances with eight goals with the club's U-17 and U-19 teams. Davis made his professional debut with Sporting Kansas City II on April 6, 2019 in a 4-3 loss against the Bethlehem Steel F.C., where he recorded an assist. On June 30, 2020, Davis again signed an academy contract to play with Sporting Kansas City II without forfeiting his NCAA eligibility.[3]

On August 19, 2021, Davis signed a homegrown player contract with Sporting's MLS team.[4]

Notes
  1. Formerly known as Swope Park Rangers until the 2020 season.

References
  1. "Swope Park Rangers sign Sporting KC Academy trio Mo Abualnadi, Jake Davis and Sean Karani to Academy contracts". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. "Jake Davis". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  3. "Sporting Kansas City II signs Academy product Jake Davis to professional contract". SportingKC.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. "Sporting KC signs 19-year-old Academy product Jake Davis".


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