Deneisha Blackwood

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Deneisha Blackwood
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Personal information
Full name Deneisha Selena Blackwood[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica[2]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Left back, midfielder, forward
Club information
Current team
 Houston Dash
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 0 (0)
National team‡
2011 2 (0)
2018– Jamaica 26 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2021

Deneisha Selena Blackwood (born 7 March 1997) is a Jamaican footballer who plays for Houston Dash of the NWSL and the Jamaica national team.[3]

College career[]

Predominantly 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.[2][4]

Club career[]

Florida Krush[]

In 2018, Blackwood played for WPSL team Florida Krush, scoring four goals in three appearances.[5]

Slavia Prague[]

In 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[]

On 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[]

On 26 January 2021, Blackwood signed for Houston Dash on a one-year contract with the option of an additional year.[12]

International career[]

Blackwood represented Jamaica at the under-17 level in 2011.[13]

She made her senior debut during the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification.[2] 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[]

Club[]

As of 17 October 2020.[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
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 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 12 4 0 0 4 0 4 0 20 4
  1. ^ Includes the Pohár KFŽ and NWSL Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
  3. ^ NWSL Fall Series

International goals[]

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
1 9 May 2018 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti  Guadeloupe 2–0 13–0 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
2 25 August 2018 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica  Antigua and Barbuda 4–0 9–0
3 11 October 2018 H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States  Cuba 5–0 9–0 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship

Honors[]

Club[]

Slavia Prague

References[]

  1. ^ Deneisha Blackwood at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players - Jamaica" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 12. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Deneisha Blackwood Argonauts profile". University of West Florida Argonauts.
  5. ^ "Florida Krush - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Deneisha Blackwood -". Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Deneisha Blackwood - Slavia Prague". www.slavistickenoviny.cz.
  7. ^ "Slávistky hlásí první změny v týmu". slavia.cz. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Orlando Pride Signs Seven Players to Short-Term Contracts". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  9. ^ "How to watch Orlando Pride players on loan abroad". news.yahoo.com.
  10. ^ "North Carolina Courage vs. Orlando Pride". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  11. ^ a b "Deneisha Blackwood - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "Dash acquire Deneisha Blackwood". www.houstondynamofc.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  13. ^ Bogle, Dania (2 December 2011). "Girlz win again". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Plummer: We want to do the Caribbean proud". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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