Laura Madison Blindkilde Brown (born 9 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Aston Villa in the FA Women's Super League.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Laura Madison Blindkilde Brown | ||
Date of birth | (2003-09-09) 9 September 2003 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth | England | ||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Birmingham City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Birmingham City | 1 | (0) |
2020– | Aston Villa | 17 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | England U17 | 4 | (0) |
2021– | England U19 | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2022 |
Blindkilde played for the under-21 academy team at Birmingham City before making her senior debut for the club on 11 December 2019 as a stoppage time substitute against Manchester United in a 3–1 League Cup group stage defeat. She made her FA Women's Super League debut the following month, on 5 January 2020 in a 2–0 defeat to Arsenal.
In June 2020, Blindkilde moved to Aston Villa, initially playing with the club's academy team. On 9 September 2021, she signed her first professional contract for Aston Villa. She chose to switch from playing under her surname "Brown" to displaying her Danish middle name "Blindkilde" on the back of her shirt for 2021–22 season.[2]
Blindkilde has represented England at under-17 level.[3]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Birmingham City | 2019–20 | FA WSL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Aston Villa | 2020–21 | FA WSL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021–22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 1 | ||
Career total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
Aston Villa W.F.C. – current squad | |
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