Deneisha Selena Blackwood (born 7 March 1997) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for Liga MX Femenil side UNAM and the Jamaica women's national team.
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| Full name | Deneisha Selena Blackwood[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1997[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Cruz Azul | ||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Navarro Bulldogs | 32 | (36) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | West Florida Argonauts | 31 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Florida Krush | 3 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Slavia Prague | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Orlando Pride | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Houston Dash | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | GPSO 92 Issy | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | UNAM | 37 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Cruz Azul | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Jamaica U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Jamaica | 26 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
College career
editPredominantly a forward during her collegiate career, Blackwood played two years for NJCAA school Navarro College. She was a two-time All-American and ranked sixth in career goals with 36 at the time she left. In her sophomore season in 16, Blackwood scored 22 goals, the seventh-most in single season Navarro history. In 2017, Blackwood transferred to West Florida Argonauts and played a further two seasons. In 2017 she was named to the All-GSC second team.[3][4]
Club career
editFlorida Krush
editIn 2018, Blackwood played for WPSL team Florida Krush, scoring four goals in three appearances.[5]
Slavia Prague
editIn 2019, Blackwood signed with Slavia Prague of the Czech First Division and was mostly played as a left back. She appeared in nine league games and a further four UEFA Champions League games as Slavia won the league title and reached the round of 16 before losing to Arsenal.[6][7]
Orlando Pride
editOn 8 September 2020, with the 2020 NWSL season dealing with significant disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, Blackwood was one of seven players signed to a short-term contract with Orlando Pride in order to compete in the Fall Series following the team's decision to loan out 11 senior players to play regularly overseas.[8][9] She made her debut on September 19, 2020 in the first fall series match, entering as a 64th minute substitute in a 0–0 draw with North Carolina Courage.[10] She appeared in all four Fall Series matches for a combined 196 minutes before being released at the end of her short-term contract.[11]
Houston Dash
editOn 26 January 2021, Blackwood signed for Houston Dash on a one-year contract with the option of an additional year.[12]
International career
editBlackwood represented Jamaica at the under-17 level in 2011.[13]
She made her senior debut during the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification.[3] She was part of the Jamaica squad at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. It was the first time a Caribbean nation had qualified for the women's tournament.[14] She played every minute for Jamaica as the team was eliminated at the Group Stage after losing all three games against Brazil, Italy and Australia.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 17 October 2020.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Florida Krush | WPSL | 2018 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | |||
| Slavia Prague | 1. liga žen | 2019–20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Orlando Pride | NWSL | 2020 | — | — | — | 4[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Houston Dash | NWSL | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes the Pohár KFŽ and NWSL Challenge Cup
- ^ Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
- ^ Includes the NWSL Fall Series
International goals
edit- As of match played 5 February 2020. Jamaica score listed first, score column indicates score after each Blackwood goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 9 May 2018 | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti |  Guadeloupe
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2–0 | 13–0 | 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification |
| 2 | 25 August 2018 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica |  Antigua and Barbuda
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4–0 | 9–0 | |
| 3 | 11 October 2018 | H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States |  Cuba
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5–0 | 9–0 | 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship |
Honors
editClub
editSlavia Prague
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Jamaica" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Deneisha Blackwood at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "#UWFWSOC | Deneisha Blackwood with the Jamaican Women's National Team". University of West Florida Argonauts. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Deneisha Blackwood Argonauts profile". University of West Florida Argonauts.
- ^ "Florida Krush - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Deneisha Blackwood -". Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Deneisha Blackwood - Slavia Prague". www.slavistickenoviny.cz.
- ^ "Slávistky hlásí první změny v týmu". slavia.cz. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Orlando Pride Signs Seven Players to Short-Term Contracts". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- ^ "How to watch Orlando Pride players on loan abroad". news.yahoo.com. 31 August 2020.
- ^ "North Carolina Courage vs. Orlando Pride". www.nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Deneisha Blackwood - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Dash acquire Deneisha Blackwood". www.houstondynamofc.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Bogle, Dania (2 December 2011). "Girlz win again". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Plummer: We want to do the Caribbean proud". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
External links
edit- Deneisha Blackwood at Soccerway.com
- Deneisha Blackwood at FBref.com
- Deneisha Blackwood at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
