# Jake Davidson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jake_Davidson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jake_Davidson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Davidson > Source revision: 1357053351 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Scottish footballer (born 2000)}} {{distinguish|Jake Davison (disambiguation)}} {{update|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jake Davidson | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|10|6|df=y}} | birth_place = [Stirling](/source/Stirling), Scotland | height = 0.63m{{Soccerway|jake-davidson/504022}} | position = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder) | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthclubs1 = [Dundee United](/source/Dundee_United_F.C.) | youthyears1 = –2017 | years1 = 2017–2021 | clubs1 = [Dundee United](/source/Dundee_United_F.C.) | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2019–2020 | clubs2 = → [The Spartans](/source/The_Spartans_F.C.) (loan) | years3 = 2020 | clubs3 = → [Queen's Park](/source/Queen's_Park_F.C.) (loan) | caps3 = 8 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2020–2021 | clubs4 = → [Waterford](/source/Waterford_F.C.) (loan) | caps4 = 12 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2021 | clubs5 = → [Arbroath](/source/Arbroath_F.C.) (loan) | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2021–2023 | clubs6 = [Queen's Park](/source/Queen's_Park_F.C.) | caps6 = 51 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2023–2026 | clubs7 = [Inverness Caledonian Thistle](/source/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C.) | caps7 = 26 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2024 | clubs8 = → [Hamilton Academical](/source/Hamilton_Academical_F.C.) (loan) | caps8 = 14 | goals8 = 2 | club-update = 13:42, 31 May 2026 (UTC) | years9 = 2026 | clubs9 = → [The Spartans](/source/The_Spartans_F.C.) (loan) | caps9 = 9 | goals9 = 0 }} '''Jake Davidson''' (born 6 October 2000) is a Scottish professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who most recently played as a [midfielder](/source/midfielder) for Scottish Championship club Inverness Caledonian Thistle.{{Cite web|title=Jake Davidson Football Stats Inverness Caledonian Thistle Season 2023/2024 Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=104582&season_id=155|access-date=2024-07-10|website=www.soccerbase.com}} == Career == Davidson rose through the youth ranks at [Dundee United](/source/Dundee_United_F.C.) and was promoted to the first team squad in 2017. However, he failed to break into the team and was sent out on loan: in 2019 to [Lowland League](/source/Lowland_Football_League) side [Spartans](/source/The_Spartans_F.C.), [League Two](/source/Scottish_League_Two) side [Queen's Park](/source/Queen's_Park_F.C.), [League of Ireland](/source/League_of_Ireland_Premier_Division) side [Waterford](/source/Waterford_F.C.), and [Scottish Championship](/source/Scottish_Championship) side [Arbroath](/source/Arbroath_F.C.). In 2021, Davidson returned to Queen's Park,{{Cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Sean |date=2021-06-20 |title=Queen's Park snap up ex-Dundee United kid Jake Davidson |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-united/2322070/queens-park-snap-up-ex-dundee-united-kid-jake-davidson/ |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=The Courier }} now in [League One](/source/Scottish_League_One), after leaving Dundee United, and helped the [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow) club to gain promotion to the second tier for the first time since the 1980s. He scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 [League Cup](/source/Scottish_League_Cup) draw with [Hamilton Academical](/source/Hamilton_Academical_F.C.) in July 2022, then his first SPFL goal a week later against [Inverness Caledonian Thistle](/source/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C.). He made 34 appearances in the [2022–23 Scottish Championship](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Scottish_Championship) campaign as the ''Spiders'' finished runners-up. In the summer of 2023, Davidson left Queen's Park for Championship rivals Inverness Caledonian Thistle.{{Cite web |last=Chalk |first=Paul |date=2023-06-16 |title=Defender Jake Davidson switches to Caley Thistle from Queen's Park |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/inverness-caledonian-thistle/5852878/defender-jake-davidson-switches-to-inverness-from-queens-park/ |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=Press and Journal }} He scored on his league debut, ironically against his former club Queen's Park, in a 2–1 loss.{{Cite news |title=Queen's Park prove too strong for Inverness |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66194530 |access-date=2023-12-17|date=2023-08-05}} In February 2024, Davidson went on loan to [Scottish League One](/source/Scottish_League_One) side [Hamilton Academical](/source/Hamilton_Academical_F.C.). On 25 May 2026 it was announced that Davidson was one of 9 players who would be leaving Inverness upon the expiration of his contract.{{Cite web |date=2026-05-25 |title=Caley Jags confirm release of nine players at the end of their contracts |url=https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/caley-jags-confirm-release-of-nine-players-at-the-end-of-the-435941/ |access-date=2026-05-31 |website=Inverness Courier |language=en}} == References == {{Reflist}} {{The Spartans F.C. squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Davidson, Jake}} Category:Living people Category:2000 births Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen Category:Scottish men's footballers Category:Footballers from Stirling Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Scottish Professional Football League players Category:League of Ireland players Category:Dundee United F.C. players Category:The Spartans F.C. players Category:Queen's Park F.C. players Category:Waterford F.C. players Category:Arbroath F.C. players Category:Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players Category:Hamilton Academical F.C. players Category:Scottish expatriate men's footballers Category:Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Ireland Category:Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jake Davidson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Davidson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Davidson?action=history)). 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