Annabel Blanchard (born 7 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as forward for Women's Super League club Crystal Palace.[1]
.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 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Leicester City | 20 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | (4) |
| 2022– | Crystal Palace | 46 | (17) |
| 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 06:47, 28 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:20, 19 January 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editLiverpool
editBlanchard made her professional debut on 24 April 2018 against Arsenal.[2]
Leicester
editBlanchard joined Leicester City ahead of the 2019–20 season.[3] She made her league debut against Durham on 18 August 2019.[4] Blanchard scored her first league goal against Crystal Palace on 19 January 2020, scoring in the 15th minute.[5]
Blackburn Rovers
editOn 21 January 2021, Blanchard joined Women's Championship club Blackburn Rovers.[6] She made her league debut against London City Lionesses on 24 January 2021.[7] Blanchard scored her first league goal against Watford on 12 September 2021, scoring in the 80th minute.[8]
Crystal Palace
editBlanchard made her league debut against London City Lionesses on 21 August 2022.[9] She scored her first league goal against Coventry United on 27 August 2022 in the 64th minute.[10]
In the 2023–24 season, Blanchard won the Women's Championship Player of the Month award, the Women’s Championship Goal of the Month award for September,[11] and was voted Crystal Palace Women’s Player of the Month for October.[12]
On 16 January 2024, it was announced that Blanchard had signed a new deal until 2025.[13] She was awarded the Crystal Palace Women’s Player of the Month for April 2024.[14]
On 6 October 2024, Blanchard scored twice against Leicester City 2–0 victory, gaining newly promoted Crystal Palace their first ever goals and win in the Women's Super League for the 2024–25 season. Her first goal was subsequently nominated for the WSL Goal of the Month award.[15][16][17]
International career
editBlanchard 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
editClub
edit- As of match played 20 October 2024.[1]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2017–18 | Women's Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Women's Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Leicester City | 2019–20 | Women's Championship | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | Women's Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2020–21 | Women's Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Women's Championship | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 5 | |
| Total | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 5 | ||
| Crystal Palace F.C. | 2022–23 | Women's Championship | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | Women's Championship | 19 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11 | |
| 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| Total | 46 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 83 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 111 | 24 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Leicester City vs Durham - 18 August 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Crystal Palace vs Leicester City - 19 January 2020". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Blanchard becomes a blue!". www.rovers.co.uk. 21 January 2021.
- ^ "London City Lionesses vs Blackburn Rovers - 24 January 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Blackburn Rovers vs Watford - 12 September 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "London City Lionesses - 21 August 2022". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Crystal Palace vs Coventry United - 27 August 2022". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Blanchard wins Women's Championship POTM and GOTM". www.cpfc.co.uk. 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Blanchard voted your October cinch Player of the Month". www.cpfc.co.uk. 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Annabel Blanchard pens new Palace deal". www.cpfc.co.uk. 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Blanchard wins cinch Women's Player of the Month for April". www.cpfc.co.uk. 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Leicester City 0-2 Crystal Palace: Annabel Blanchard double gives Palace first ever WSL win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Annabel Blanchard's double earns Palace first victory of season at Leicester". LiveScore. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Blanchard wondergoal nominated for Barclays Goal of the Month". Crystal Palace F.C. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
External links
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- Annabel Blanchard at Crystal Palace F.C.
- Annabel Blanchard at Soccerway