Deja Davis

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.

Early life 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. 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 seasons, scoring 8 goals and adding 7 assists in 39 games between them. Le Havre won promotion to the Division 2 Féminine in her first professional season. Davis also scored 6 goals in 5 games in the , helping the club to the quarterfinals.

The following season ended in second place for Le Havre, but the 2019–20 season saw the team become Division 2 champions and gain promotion to the Division 1 Féminine. Davis scored 7 goals in 29 games during those two seasons in the second division.

Davis made her Division 1 debut on September 5, 2020, starting and playing the full 90 minutes as Le Havre won 4–0 against Issy. Her first top-flight goal came the following week as the opener in a 3–1 defeat Fleury on September 12. Davis played in 21 games, all but two as a starter, and scored 1 goal, featuring at center back, left or right back, and sometimes midfielder or forward. On May 22, 2022, Davis scored the second goal in a 4–0 win against FC Vendenheim that secured Le Havre's return to the top division. She finished the season with 3 goals in 19 games. The following season, she again scored 2 goals in 22 games, with Le Havre finishing ninth in the league.

Paris FC

After seven seasons at Le Havre, Davis joined fellow Division 1 team Paris FC in May 2024, signing a two-year contract. She made her club debut – and continental debut – against First Vienna the first qualifying round of the UEFA Women's Champions League, playing the full match in a 9–0 victory. Manchester City eliminated Paris FC in the second qualifying round. On May 3, she lifted the Coupe de France trophy after winning the final against city rivals Paris Saint-Germain, prevailing 5–4 on penalties after a 0–0 draw in regulation. On May 16, 2026, she played the full match in the league semifinals as Paris FC won 1–0 against Paris Saint-Germain to reach the league final, also having finished above the rival club in second place in the standings. She left Paris FC after two seasons with the club, having made 65 appearances in all competitions.

Boston Legacy On July 1, 2026, Davis signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) expansion team Boston Legacy FC.

International career Davis was called up to the United States under-23 team before an international friendly tournament August 2018.

Honors and awards

La Salle Explorers Atlantic 10 Conference tournament: 2013

Paris FC Coupe de France Féminine: 2024–25

Individual Atlantic 10 Conference all-rookie team: 2013