Blaize Punter (born 26 December 1996) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Bedworth United. Born in England, he represents the Antigua and Barbuda national team at international level.

Blaize Punter
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Bedworth United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Mansfield Town 0 (0)
2015 Nuneaton Town 0 (0)
2015–2016 Barwell 3 (0)
2016 Quorn 18 (0)
2016 Kettering Town 0 (0)
2016–2017 Rugby Town 10 (0)
2017–2019 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 41 (0)
2019– Bedworth United 17 (0)
International career
2016 Antigua and Barbuda 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:30, 26 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:30, 26 January 2020 (UTC)

Club career edit

Mansfield Town edit

Punter joined Mansfield Town in the summer of 2014 before moving to Nuneaton Town in the summer of 2015 to join the club's Under-21 team.[1]

Barwell edit

In 2015, he spent a period on dual registration terms at Barwell[2] before joining the club on a permanent basis. During his time at Barwell, he also spent time on dual-registration at Quorn, a team he then joined briefly in the summer of 2016 for a second period.

Kettering Town edit

In August 2016 he joined Kettering Town[3]

Rugby Town edit

Punter then joined Rugby Town[4] in October 2016.

AFC Rushden & Diamonds edit

In August 2017 he signed for AFC Rushden & Diamonds, having earned a deal after appearing for the club in pre-season friendly matches.[5]

Bedworth United edit

On 12 September 2019, Punter signed for Southern League Division One Central side Bedworth United.[6]

International career edit

Punter was called up by Antigua and Barbuda for the first time in 2016 and made his full international debut as a substitute on 8 October 2016 in a 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification third round group 3 match against Puerto Rico.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Nuneaton Town: Revolution starts as five sign on". Nuneaton News. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Back to business for Barwell FC after FA Cup dream comes to an end". Hinckley Times. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Five new players & another ground plan". Pitchero Non League. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Player profile: Blaize Punter". Rugby Town FC. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Duo Earn Diamond Deals After Impressing in Pre-Season". 10 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Defensive Duo Join The Greenbacks". bedworthunitedfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Antigua 2-0 Puerto Rico". CONCACAF. Retrieved 16 January 2017.

External links edit