Market value
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Rating · 22/23
5.2
Average
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
4
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.04
goals / match
Raith Rovers FC
top club · 297 apps
Position rank · 22/23
#1637
goals rank
#2197
assists rank
18
season goals
21
season assists
Among 3,358 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€300k
peak value · 2011
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top transfer fee
3
best season · 13/14
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int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1984-01-14 · 6 players total
440Appearances
18Goals
21Assists
98Yellow cards
12Red cards
220Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Iain Davidson |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1984-01-14 (42 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Kirkcaldy, Scotland |
| Citizenship |  Scotland |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2023-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2023
Transfer: Cowdenbeath → Retired
23/24 · Transfer
Sep 2022
Transfer: Without Club → Cowdenbeath
22/23 · Transfer
Sep 2022
Transfer: Brechin City → Without Club
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Brechin City FC, Cowdenbeath FC
25 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Brechin City FC
34 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Raith Rovers → Brechin City
21/22 · Transfer
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Raith Rovers FC
22 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Raith Rovers FC
33 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Raith Rovers FC
40 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Raith Rovers FC
36 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Raith Rovers FC
35 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 2015
Transfer: Dundee FC → Raith Rovers
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Raith Rovers FC
36 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2015
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jan 2015
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Dundee FC
14 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Dundee FC
30 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Dundee FC
40 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Raith Rovers → Dundee FC
12/13 · Transfer
Aug 2011
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Raith Rovers FC
25 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Raith Rovers FC
36 matches · 1 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Raith Rovers FC
24 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Raith Rovers FC
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Raith Rovers FC
1 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
05/06 — Raith Rovers FC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
04/05 — Raith Rovers FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
Transfer: Scarborough → Raith Rovers
04/05 · Transfer
Feb 2004
Transfer: Brechin City → Scarborough
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2003
Transfer: Sunderland Res. → Brechin City
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2002
Transfer: Sunderland U18 → Sunderland Res.
02/03 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €300k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 2899 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 22/23. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.05/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.05/90
Yellow cards3 total · 0.15/90
Minutes played by club
Cowdenbeath FC
9.4%
Brechin City FC
11.7%
Raith Rovers FC
55.2%
Dundee FC
23.7%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowdenbeath FC | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1,853 |
| Brechin City FC | 2 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 2,320 |
| Raith Rovers FC | 13 | 04/05 | 20/21 | 297 | 11 | 19 | 10,912 |
| Dundee FC | 3 | 12/13 | 14/15 | 84 | 5 | 1 | 4,685 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Challenge Cup | Brechin City FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Highland League | Brechin City FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Lowland League | Cowdenbeath FC | 22 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1,853 |
| 21/22 | Highland League | Brechin City FC | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2,320 |
| 21/22 | Prem. Sports Cup | Brechin City FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21/22 | SFA Cup | Brechin City FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Trust Trophy | Brechin City FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Betfred Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Championship | Raith Rovers FC | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 562 |
| 20/21 | Premiership Play-offs | Raith Rovers FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | SFA Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Betfred Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | League One | Raith Rovers FC | 22 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 19/20 | SFA Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Tunnock Ch. Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Betfred Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Irn-Bru Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | League One | Raith Rovers FC | 29 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1,251 |
| 18/19 | Scottish Championship Play-offs | Raith Rovers FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | SFA Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Betfred Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Irn-Bru Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | League One | Raith Rovers FC | 29 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2,498 |
| 17/18 | Scottish Championship Play-offs | Raith Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Betfred Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Championship | Raith Rovers FC | 26 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2,240 |
| 16/17 | Irn-Bru Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Scottish Championship Play-offs | Raith Rovers FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | SFA Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Championship | Raith Rovers FC | 29 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Petrofac Tr. Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Premiership Play-offs | Raith Rovers FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | SCL by Utilita | Raith Rovers FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 |
| 15/16 | SFA Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Dundee FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Premiership | Dundee FC | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 855 |
| 13/14 | Championship | Dundee FC | 26 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 743 |
| 13/14 | League Cup | Dundee FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Ramsdens Cup | Dundee FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | SFA Cup | Dundee FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Premiership | Dundee FC | 36 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3,087 |
| 12/13 | Scot. League Cup | Dundee FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | SFA Cup | Dundee FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Championship | Raith Rovers FC | 23 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Ramsdens Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | SFA Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | ALBA Chal. Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Championship | Raith Rovers FC | 31 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2,596 |
| 10/11 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | SFA Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | ALBA Chal. Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Championship | Raith Rovers FC | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,560 |
| 09/10 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | SFA Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | ALBA Chal. Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 08/09 | League One | Raith Rovers FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | SFA Cup | Raith Rovers FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League One | Raith Rovers FC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 05/06 | League One | Raith Rovers FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Championship | Raith Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Sunderland U18 | Sunderland Res. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-22 | Sunderland Res. | Brechin City | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-02-19 | Brechin City | Scarborough | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Scarborough | Raith Rovers | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Raith Rovers | Dundee FC | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-08-08 | Dundee FC | Raith Rovers | Transfer | 275000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | Raith Rovers | Brechin City | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-09-01 | Brechin City | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-09-24 | Without Club | Cowdenbeath | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Cowdenbeath | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | Knee injury | 2011-08-06 | 2011-09-23 | 49 | 8 |
| 14/15 | Ankle injury | 2015-01-24 | 2015-02-18 | 26 | 4 |
| 14/15 | Foot injury | 2015-01-25 | 2015-03-08 | 43 | 5 |
| 20/21 | Hamstring injury | 2020-11-07 | 2021-01-21 | 76 | 8 |
Current—
Peak€300k
Low—
Δ since start−€75k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Benedictus | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ross Matthews | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Baird | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Thomson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Euan Murray | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lewis Vaughan | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Liam Buchanan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Callachan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Regan Hendry | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Barr | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Declan Gallagher | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McHattie | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Toshney | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Championship | Dundee FC | 3 | 26 |
| 18/19 | League One | Raith Rovers FC | 2 | 29 |
| 07/08 | League One | Raith Rovers FC | 2 | 1 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | League One | Raith Rovers FC | 4 | 29 |
| 10/11 | Championship | Raith Rovers FC | 4 | 31 |
| 18/19 | League One | Raith Rovers FC | 2 | 29 |
Teams faced most often by Iain Davidson's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mirren FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0% |
| St. Johnstone FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0% |
| Motherwell FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0% |
| Kilmarnock FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0% |
| Rangers FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0% |
| Heart of Midlothian | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 33% |
| Hibernian FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 0% |
| Aberdeen FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0% |
| Livingston FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 33% |
| Hamilton Academical | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 67% |
| Celtic FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 0% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | Senior debut season | |
| 07/08 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 25 | 1,853 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 |
| 21/22 | 34 | 2,320 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.08 |
| 20/21 | 22 | 562 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.8 |
| 19/20 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 40 | 1,251 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.65 |
| 17/18 | 36 | 2,498 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0.54 |
| 16/17 | 35 | 2,240 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.56 |
| 15/16 | 36 | 160 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.94 |
| 14/15 | 14 | 855 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 13/14 | 30 | 743 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.21 |
| 12/13 | 40 | 3,087 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 11/12 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10/11 | 36 | 2,596 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 09/10 | 24 | 1,560 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 08/09 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Championship
172 apps
8 G
8 A
League One
85 apps
5 G
8 A
Premiership
49 apps
2 G
1 A
Highland League
30 apps
1 G
1 A
Scot. League Cup
28 apps
1 G
1 A
Lowland League
22 apps
1 G
0 A
SFA Cup
23 apps
0 G
1 A
Scottish Championship Play-offs
7 apps
0 G
1 A
Tunnock Ch. Cup
19 apps
0 G
0 A
Premiership Play-offs
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Iain Davidson?
Iain Davidson is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Iain Davidson?
Iain Davidson is 42 years old. He was born on January 14, 1984 in Kirkcaldy.
What position does Iain Davidson play?
Iain Davidson plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Iain Davidson play for?
Iain Davidson currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Iain Davidson scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Iain Davidson has scored 18 goals in 440 appearances.