Promise David

Early career

In 2019, David was scouted by the Croatian club Trnje and joined their youth academy. On September 18, 2021, he signed an academy contract with the American club FC Tulsa.

Malta

In January 2022, David joined the Maltese club Valletta on a short-term contract. He scored the goal that got Valletta to the 2021–22 Maltese FA Trophy final, where they finished runners-up. On June 20, 2022, he transferred to Sirens, also in Malta.

Nõmme Kalju

On February 13, 2023, David moved to Estonia with Nõmme Kalju. He initially played for the club's reserve team in the Estonian third tier before establishing himself in the first team and scoring seven goals in his inaugural Premium Liiga season. David credited Kalju's training demands and plyometric exercises as crucial elements in his turnaround. In the following 2024 league season with Kalju, he scored 14 goals and provided three assists in 16 matches.

Union SG

In July 2024, David signed with Union SG of the Belgian Pro League, on a three-year contract with an option of a further year. He debuted with them as a substitute during the 2024 Belgian Super Cup on July 20, where the club would be eventual 2–1 victors over Club Brugge. David scored his first goal for his new club on August 10 in a 4–3 away defeat against Westerlo. He concluded the 2024–25 season with 19 goals, including a brace in a 3–1 victory over Gent on the final matchday of the champions' play-offs, securing his club's…

Youth

In October 2022, he was called up to the Nigeria U23s for a set of 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against the Tanzania U23s. He debuted with the Nigeria U23s, a 1–1 tie in the first leg with Tanzania U23 on October 22, 2022.

Senior

In January 2025, after inquiries from the Nigerian Football Federation, David stated that he was focused on playing for his country of birth, Canada, at senior level. On February 21, 2025, David's request to switch allegiance to Canada was approved by FIFA. On March 12, 2025, he received his first senior call-up to the Canada national team for the 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals. He made his international debut on June 7, 2025, also scoring his first goal for Canada in a 4–2 friendly victory against Ukraine during the 2025 Canadian Shield. The next month in July, David was named to the squad for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup. In February 2026 David suffered a hip injury with his club side which put his World Cup ambitions in jeopardy, but on May 29 he was named to the 26-man squad for the FIFA World Cup, which Canada co-hosted with Mexico and the United States, having recovered sufficiently. On June 12, 2026, David made his FIFA World Cup debut in Canada's opening group-stage match against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto. He came on as a second-half substitute and provided the assist for Cyle Larin's equalizing goal in a 1–1 draw; the result earned Canada its first-ever point at the FIFA World Cup.…

Club

As of match played September 5, 2026

International

As of match played July 4, 2026

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each David goal.

David was born in Canada to Nigerian parents. David played youth soccer with the Toronto FC Academy, before moving to his local club Vaughan Azzurri in 2016.