Nick Blackman
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Alexander Blackman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-11-11) 11 November 1989[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England[3] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting de Gijón (on loan from Derby County) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Macclesfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Macclesfield Town | 12 | (1) |
| 2009–2012 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Blackpool (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Motherwell (loan) | 18 | (10) |
| 2011 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Sheffield United | 28 | (11) |
| 2013–2016 | Reading | 103 | (18) |
| 2016–2019 | Derby County | 23 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) | 31 | (10) |
| 2018– 2019 | → Sporting de Gijón (loan) | 9 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:01, 8 January 2019 (UTC) | |||
Nicholas Alexander Blackman (born 11 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Sporting de Gijón, on loan from Derby County. He can also play as a winger. Born in Salford, he started his career at Macclesfield Town before moving to Premier League club Blackburn Rovers. After 3 years at Blackburn Rovers he was sold to Sheffield United for an undisclosed sum. After scoring 11 goals in 6 months at Sheffield United, he signed a 3 1⁄2-year contract with then-Premier League club Reading. He has also spent time on loan at Blackpool, Oldham Athletic, Motherwell, Aberdeen, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Sporting de Gijón.[4] He joined Derby in 2016.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Club career
2.1 Macclesfield Town
2.2 Blackburn Rovers
2.3 Blackpool (loan)
2.4 Oldham (loan)
2.5 Motherwell and Aberdeen (loan)
2.6 Return to Blackburn Rovers
2.7 Sheffield United
2.8 Reading
2.9 Derby County
2.9.1 Maccabi Tel Aviv loan
2.9.2 Sporting de Gijón loan
3 International career
4 Club career statistics
5 Honours
6 References
7 External links
Early life
Born in Salford, Greater Manchester,[3] Blackman is Jewish, had a bar mitzvah, and was born to a Jewish mother and a father from Barbados.[5][6][7] His maternal Polish-born grandfather Benjamin Rosenfeld was an Auschwitz/Holocaust survivor and his maternal grandmother was adopted by Jews, and converted to Judaism.[7][5]
Blackman attended Manchester United Academies for five years from the age of eight, and also spent time at Bury and Preston North End academies. He attended King David High School followed by Phillips High School in Manchester.[8][9]
At the age of 13 Blackman competed in the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel as part of a British schools football team, qualifying through him being Jewish.[10][11]
Club career
Macclesfield Town
Blackman was signed by Macclesfield Town in Summer 2006. After a string of impressive displays for the youth team Blackman signed his first professional contract at Macclesfield on 8 March 2007.[12] After making his league debut against Accrington Stanley his hopes of regular first team football were dashed by a pre-season injury that kept him out of action for several months.[13]
Blackman scored his debut goal for Macclesfield in a 1–1 home draw with Dagenham & Redbridge on 23 November 2007, when after coming on as a substitute, Blackman scored in the 90th minute.[14] Blackman made a total of 12 appearances for Macclesfield, mostly as a substitute, scoring one goal.[13]
Blackburn Rovers
Blackman joined Premier League club Blackburn Rovers on 12 January 2009, after impressing in a trial, for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[15] Blackman scored two goals in his first two games for the club's reserve team.[citation needed]
Blackpool (loan)
On 3 March, Blackman joined Championship club Blackpool on loan initially for one month.[16] Blackman made his debut later that same day as a 65th-minute substitute in a 0–1 home loss to Burnley at Bloomfield Road.[17] After two substitution appearances, Blackman scored on his full debut, a 2–2 draw with Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on 10 March.[18]
Oldham (loan)
On 20 August 2009, Blackman joined Oldham Athletic on a month's loan.[19] Two days later, Blackman made his Latics debut in a 2–2 draw versus Swindon Town, playing the full 90 minutes.[20] His first goal for the club came on 29 August when Blackman curled a shot into the net from the edge of the area for Oldham's only goal in a 1–1 draw against Brentford.[21] His loan period was extended until January 2010 after which Blackman returned to Blackburn.[22]
Motherwell and Aberdeen (loan)
Blackman joined Scottish Premier League club Motherwell on a six-month loan on 13 August 2010[23] and scored 10 goals in 18 games in total which, included a hat trick in a 4–0 win over St Johnstone in November 2010.[24] On 13 January 2011, former Motherwell manager Craig Brown signed Blackman for Aberdeen on loan for six-months.[25]
Return to Blackburn Rovers
Blackman returned to Blackburn Rovers at the end of his loan spell. During the Premier League Asia Trophy match against Kitchee of Hong Kong, Blackman came off the bench for Blackburn Rovers winning and converting a penalty in a 3–0 win.
Sheffield United
Blackman signed for Sheffield United, on 10 August 2012, a two-year-deal for an undisclosed fee after turning down offers from Championship clubs.[26] Blackman scored his first goal for the Blades with his first touch in a League Cup game against Burton Albion at Bramall Lane on 11 August 2012.[27] Blackman played regularly for the Blades throughout the first half of the season, making 33 appearances and scoring 14 goals by the end of January.[28] By this time however Blackman was attracting interest from other clubs and was the subject of bids from both Crystal Palace and Reading and despite United accepting offers from both clubs, Blackman rejected a move to Palace.[29]
Reading
On 30 January 2013, Blackman signed for Premier League side Reading for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around £1.2m, on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[30] Blackman made his debut on 2 February, replacing Pavel Pogrebnyak in the 72nd minute of a 2–1 win against Sunderland. Blackman scored the first Reading goal of the 2015–2016 Championship season in a 2–1 away defeat to Birmingham.[31]
Derby County
On 6 January 2016,[32] it was announced that Blackman had signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Derby County for a reported fee of over £3 million.[33][34] He scored his first goal for the club, a penalty, in a 2–0 win over Cardiff City on 27 September 2016.[35]
Maccabi Tel Aviv loan
After starting only 12 matches for Derby, Blackman joined Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv on a season-long loan in August 2017.[36] He scored 10 goals in 31 Israeli Premier League games. On 22 May 2018 Blackman returned to Derby County after the end of his loan spell.
Sporting de Gijón loan
On 15 August 2018, Blackman joined Sporting de Gijón on a season-long loan.[37] In January 2019 he scored the winner in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey against Valencia.
International career
According to Blackman, he is eligible to represent England, Barbados, the Netherlands, Poland or Israel at international level—Barbados through his father, the Netherlands and Poland through his maternal grandparents, and Israel through "family members".[38] He holds dual Israeli citizenship.[39][6]
Blackman has considered representing Israel at international level.[4]
Club career statistics
- As of match played 20 January 2019
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Macclesfield Town | 2006–07[40] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2007–08[41] | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
Blackburn Rovers | 2008–09[42] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2011–12[43] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Blackpool (loan) | 2008–09[42] | Championship | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2009–10[44] | League One | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 13 | 1 |
Motherwell (loan) | 2010–11[45][46] | Scottish Premier League | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 22 | 10 |
Aberdeen (loan) | 2010–11[45] | Scottish Premier League | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
Sheffield United | 2012–13[47] | League One | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 14 |
Reading | 2012–13[47] | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
2013–14[48] | Championship | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | ||
2014–15[49] | 37 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 43 | 5 | |||
2015–16[50] | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 28 | 13 | |||
| Total | 103 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 113 | 22 | |||
Derby County | 2015–16[50] | Championship | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
2016–17[51] | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) | 2017–18[52] | Israeli Premier League | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5[d] | 1 | 40 | 12 |
Sporting de Gijón (loan) | 2018–19[52] | Segunda División | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 258 | 56 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 301 | 66 | ||
^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup, Israel State Cup, Copa del Rey
^ Includes Football League Cup/EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup, Toto Cup
^ Appearance in Football League Trophy
^ ab Appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearance in Football League Championship play-offs
Honours
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Toto Cup: 2017–18[53]
References
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^ ab "Motherwell rookie Nick Blackman takes inspiration from hero Rooney for Euro debut". dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
^ ab "Maccabi Tel-Aviv Loanee Nick Blackman Considering Representing Israel at International Level," Sports Illustrated.
^ ab Nick Blackman explains why it isn't just young English players that can rejuvenate their careers by going abroad - Mirror Online
^ ab "Blackman targets Israel role; Nick Blackman is eager to play for Israel after scoring eight goals since joining Maccabi Tel Aviv on loan from Derby County."
^ ab "Former Reading FC striker Nick Blackman reveals fascinating family history; Blackman's grandfather spent time at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during the war"
^ Caro, Danny (14 January 2009). "Blackman in a league of his own". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
^ Caro, Danny (8 October 2009). "Not quite a minyan, but Oldham are the real Jewish deal". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
^ "Blackman joins Derby County for £2.5m"
^ "Nick Blackman: I'd love to win international caps after playing at Jewish Olympics". Daily Record. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
^ "Young striker nets Silkmen deal". BBC Sport. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
^ ab "Profile – Nick Blackman". Macclesfield Town FC. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
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^ "Blackman checks out of Boundary Park". Yahoo! Eurosport. 4 January 2010.
^ "Motherwell sign Blackburn forward Nick Blackman on loan". BBC Sport. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
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^ "Blackman snubs £1.2m switch to Crystal Palace after Sheffield United accept improved bid". Mail Online. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
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^ "Derby County Sign Forward Nick Blackman" - Derby County
^ "Nick Blackman to Derby County: Why he was sold, how much did Reading FC get and will the money be reinvested?" - Get Reading
^ "Cardiff 0–2 Derby". BBC. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
^ Watson, Chris (29 August 2017). "See how Derby's Nick Blackman did on his Maccabi Tel Aviv debut". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
^ "Blackman ya es jugador sportinguista". realsporting.com (in Spanish). Sporting de Gijón. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
^ "Reading FC star Nick Blackman on his international ambitions and why he could play for FIVE countries". getreading.co.uk. Trinity Mirror Southern. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
^ "Derby County forward Nick Blackman targets international call-up with Israel" - Derbyshire Live
^ "Games played by Nick Blackman in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
^ "Games played by Nick Blackman in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
^ ab "Games played by Nick Blackman in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
^ "Games played by Nick Blackman in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
^ "Games played by Nick Blackman in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
^ ab "Games played by Nick Blackman in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
^ "2010–11 Motherwell FC Europa League statistics". UEFA. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
^ ab "Games played by Nick Blackman in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
^ "Games played by Nick Blackman in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
^ "Games played by Nick Blackman in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
^ ab "Games played by Nick Blackman in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
^ "Games played by Nick Blackman in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
^ ab "N. Blackman". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
^ בפעם החמישית: מכבי ת"א זכתה בגביע הטוטו, 14 December 2017.
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