Deneisha Selena Blackwood (born 7 March 1997) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for GPSO 92 issy of the second French division and the Jamaica national team.
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Full name | Deneisha Selena Blackwood[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 (age 25)[2] | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica[3] | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left back, midfielder, forward | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | GPSO 92 Issy | |||||||||||||||
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 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2011 | Jamaica U17 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2018– | Jamaica | 26 | (7) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2021 |
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.[3][4]
In 2018, Blackwood played for WPSL team Florida Krush, scoring four goals in three appearances.[5]
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]
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]
On 26 January 2021, Blackwood signed for Houston Dash on a one-year contract with the option of an additional year.[12]
Blackwood represented Jamaica at the under-17 level in 2011.[13]
She made her senior debut during the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification.[3] 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.
Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Florida Krush | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
Houston Dash | NWSL | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 9 May 2018 | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ![]() |
2–0 | 13–0 | 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification |
2 | 25 August 2018 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | ![]() |
4–0 | 9–0 | |
3 | 11 October 2018 | H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States | ![]() |
5–0 | 9–0 | 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship |
Slavia Prague
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