Annabel Blanchard (born 7 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as forward for Crystal Palace in the FA Women's Championship.[1] Blanchard is known for her outstanding technical ability and complete two footedness which is a rarity in the women's game.August 2022 Blanchard signed for Crystal Palace.During the 2023/24 season she played a key role in the clubs Championship winning team that sealed their first ever promotion to the WSL.
.jpg) Blanchard with Blackburn Rovers in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Annabel Blanchard | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Liverpool | 2 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Leicester City | 20 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | (4) |
| 2022– | Crystal Palace | 49 | (18) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | England U17 | 8 | (5) |
| 2018 | England U18 | 5 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | England U19 | 6 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:21, 4 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:20, 19 January 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Blanchard started her senior career with Liverpool of the FA Women's Super League.[1] She made her professional debut on 24 April 2018 against Arsenal.[2] Blanchard would go on to make one more appearance for Liverpool before joining Leicester City ahead of the 2019–20 season.[3] In January 2021 she joined Blackburn Rovers. At the start of the 2022 season Blanchard signed for Crystal Palace. In 2023/24 she played a starring role as the team stormed to the title thus sealing their first ever promotion to the WSL .
International career edit
Blanchard represented England throughout the U14 to U19 levels, including scoring twice in three appearances at the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Lithuania.[1]
Career statistics edit
- As of 3 March 2024.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2017–18 | WSL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Leicester City | 2019–20 | Championship | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers F.C. | 2021-22 | Championship | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
| Total | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 5 | ||
| Crystal Palace F.C. | 2022-23 | Championship | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | ||
| Total | 41 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 83 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 95 | 19 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b c d "England – A. Blanchard". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "ARSENAL VS. LIVERPOOL 3 – 0". 24 April 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Annabel Blanchard signs for Leicester City Women". 22 June 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
External links edit
- Annabel Blanchard at Soccerway
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