Deja Davis

About

Deja Nicole Davis (born June 22, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for Boston Legacy FC of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). Davis played college soccer for the La Salle Explorers and began her professional career with Le Havre in 2017. After seven seasons at Le Havre, she joined Première Ligue club Paris FC in 2024, winning the Coupe de France Féminine in her debut season.

Raised in Montclair, New Jersey, Davis played three sports at Montclair High School. She captained both the soccer and softball teams and played basketball, earning all-state honors in soccer after scoring 19 goals in her senior season.

Davis attended La Salle University in Philadelphia, where she played for the La Salle Explorers soccer team. She helped the team win the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament during her freshman season in 2013, also picking up conference all-rookie honors. In her sophomore season in 2014, the team earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament after falling in the conference tournament final. After two seasons primarily as a substitute, Davis started every game for the Explorers in her junior and senior…