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Jake Davis (soccer)

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Jake Davis
Davis (17) during the first half of a match between Sporting Kansas City and the Vancouver Whitecaps on May 29, 2024 at Children's Mercy Park
Personal information
Full name Jacob Mifflin Davis[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-03) January 3, 2002 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Rochester, Michigan, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Sporting Kansas City
Number 17
Youth career
2017–2020 Sporting Kansas City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Sporting Kansas City II[a] 62 (4)
2021– Sporting Kansas City 55 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 28, 2024

Jacob Mifflin Davis (born January 3, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City.[2][3]

Club career

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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.[4]

On August 19, 2021, Davis signed a homegrown player contract with Sporting's Major League Soccer team.[5]

Jake Davis signed a three-year contract extension with a 4th-year option on May 1, 2024.[6]

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. July 24, 2024. p. 15. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Swope Park Rangers sign Sporting KC Academy trio Mo Abualnadi, Jake Davis and Sean Karani to Academy contracts". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Jake Davis". Sportingkc.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Sporting Kansas City II signs Academy product Jake Davis to professional contract". SportingKC.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Sporting KC signs 19-year-old Academy product Jake Davis".
  6. ^ Johnson, Parker (May 1, 2024). "Sporting Kansas City Extends Jake Davis". IONYOU Media. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
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