Deneisha Blackwood

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

Deneisha Blackwood
Personal information
Full name Deneisha Selena Blackwood[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997
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 Jamaica U17 2 (0)
2018– Jamaica 22 (3)
* 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 5 February 2020

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[lower-alpha 1] Continental[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Florida Krush WPSL 2018 34———34
Slavia Prague 1. liga žen 2019–20 900040—130
Orlando Pride NWSL 2020 ———4[lower-alpha 3]040
Houston Dash NWSL 2021 0000——00
Career total 124004040204
  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. "#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. "Deneisha Blackwood - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  12. "Dash acquire Deneisha Blackwood". www.houstondynamofc.com.
  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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