Nyle Blake (born 14 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Stamford.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stamford | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Mansfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Mansfield Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Matlock Town (loan) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Alfreton Town | 15 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Frickley Athletic (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Frickley Athletic | 8 | (2) |
| 2021 | Belper Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | Carlton Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | Hyde United | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Gainsborough Trinity | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Frickley Athletic | 10 | (1) |
| 2022– | Stamford | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:23, 3 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Playing career edit
Blake came through the Mansfield Town Academy to sign professional forms with the "Stags" in May 2018, having helped the youth-team to win the EFL Youth Alliance North East title.[1] He scored upon making his first-team debut on 13 November, helping Mansfield to record a 3–2 victory over Scunthorpe United in an EFL Trophy group stage game at Field Mill.[2] Blake commented that "any young person’s dream is to score on their debut so I was over the moon to get it".[3]
Following a brief spell at Alfreton Town, Blake joined Northern Premier League side Frickley Athletic on loan until the end of the 2019/20 season.[4] After being used in a number of positions, including right back, right wing and midfield, Blake signed a contract with the club in Summer 2020 to remain in West Yorkshire for the 2020/21 season.[5]
He signed for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Carlton Town on a free transfer in August 2021.[6] After spells at Hyde United and Gainsborough Trinity, he re-joined Frickley Athletic in November 2021.[7][8][9][10]
Style of play edit
Speaking in May 2018, Mansfield Town Academy manager John Dempster stated that "[Blake has] great potential. His ability to score and set up goals is one thing, but his raw attributes and fitness levels have really impressed. He can play at centre-forward but also anywhere on the right, including right wing-back – he has the attributes to do so."[1] The club website stated that he "likes to play 'off the shoulder' of the defence and enjoys making runs in behind the back line" and "has electric pace and a real eye for goal, meaning he has all the attributes to enable him to play the lone striker role".[11]
Statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mansfield Town | 2018–19 | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy
References edit
- ^ a b Wylie, Jack (17 May 2018). "Stags Sign Academy Products To Pro Contracts". LFE. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "MATCH REPORT: Run goes on as last gasp winner sees Stags finish top of Checkatrade group". chad.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ Lomas, John (13 November 2018). "Blake goal on Mansfield Town debut was a dream come true". chad.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "BetVictor Northern South East Division – Lincoln United 0 - 5 Frickley Athletic – 2019-2020". footballwebpages.co.uk. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Nyle Blake". frickleyathletic.co.uk. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Gordon, James (21 July 2021). "Summer 2021 Transfer List #10". Northern Premier League.
- ^ "New warriors at the Wezzie". frickleyathletic.co.uk. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Gainsborough Trinity – Appearances – Nyle Blake". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Frickley Athletic – Appearances – Nyle Blake". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Northern Premier League - Premier Division – Appearances – Nyle Blake". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Nyle Blake - Forward - Under 21s - Mansfield Town". www.mansfieldtown.net. Retrieved 13 November 2018.