Nick Blackman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Alexander Blackman | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Bury, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Macclesfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2009 | Macclesfield Town | 12 | (1) |
| 2009– | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Blackpool (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Motherwell (loan) | 18 | (10) |
| 2011 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:06, 13 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Nicholas Alexander "Nick" Blackman (born 11 November 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League side Blackburn Rovers.
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[edit] Early life
Blackman attended the King David School as well as Phillips High School in Manchester.[1] In 2005, he represented the United Kingdom at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[1][2]
[edit] Club career
[edit] Macclesfield Town
Blackman was signed by Macclesfield Town in summer 2006 after previous spells at Manchester United, Bury and Preston North End Football Academies. He was given his first professional contract by Macclesfield on 8 March 2007, after a string of impressive displays for the youth team.[3] 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.[4]
He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 home draw with Dagenham & Redbridge on 23 November 2007, when after coming on as a 77th substitute, he scored in the 90th minute.[5] He made a total of 12 appearances, mostly as a substitute, for the Silkmen, scoring one goal.[4]
[edit] Blackburn Rovers
After impressing in a trial, Blackman joined Premier League club Blackburn Rovers on 12 January 2009 for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half year contract.[6] He scored two goals in his first two games for the club's reserve team.[citation needed]
On 4 March, he joined Championship club Blackpool on loan initially for one month.[7] He made his debut later that same day as a 65th minute substitute in a 0–1 home loss to Burnley at Bloomfield Road.[8] After two substitution appearances, he scored on his full debut, a 2–2 draw with Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on 10 March.[9]
On 20 August 2009, Blackman joined Oldham Athletic on a month's loan.[10] Two days later, he made his Latics debut in a 2–2 draw versus Swindon Town, playing the full 90 minutes.[11] His first goal for the club came on 29 August when he curled a shot into the net from the edge of the area for Oldham's only goal in a 1–1 draw against Brentford.[12] His loan period was extended until January 2010 after which he returned to Blackburn.[13]
[edit] Motherwell
Blackman joined Scottish Premier League club Motherwell on a six-month loan on 13 August 2010, and went on to score a hat trick in a 4-0 win over St Johnstone in November 2010.[14]
[edit] Aberdeen
On 13 January 2011, former Motherwell manager Craig Brown signed Blackman for Aberdeen on loan for six months.[15]
Blackman returned to Blackburn Rovers at the end of his loan spell. He came off the bench for Rovers in their Premier League Asia Trophy match against Kitchee of Hong Kong, winning and then converting a penalty in a 3-0 win.
[edit] Club career statistics
- As of 30 August 2011[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[17] | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Macclesfield Town | 2006–07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Blackpool (loan) | 2008–09 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2009–10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Motherwell (loan) | 2010–11 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 10 |
| Aberdeen (loan) | 2010–11 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Career Total | 63 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 15 | |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Caro, Danny (14 January 2009). "Blackman in a league of his own". The Jewish Chronicle. http://www.thejc.com/sport/sport-news/blackman-a-league-his-own. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ Caro, Danny (8 October 2009). "Not quite a minyan, but Oldham are the real Jewish deal". The Jewish Chronicle. http://www.thejc.com/sport/caros-column/20812/not-quite-a-minyan-oldham-are-real-jewish-deal. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "Young striker nets Silkmen deal". BBC Sport. 8 March 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/macclesfield_town/6429737.stm. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
- ^ a b "Profile – Nick Blackman". Macclesfield Town FC. http://www.mtfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10393~38088,00.html. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ^ "Macclesfield 1–1 Dag & Red". BBC Sport. 23 November 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7099931.stm. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ^ "Allardyce brings in Macc striker". BBC Sport. 12 January 2009. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/7824935.stm. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ^ "New face In Blackpool Squad". Blackpool FC. 3 March 2009. http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1577372,00.html. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
- ^ "Blackpool vs Burnly Match Report". Blackpool FC. 3 March 2009. http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10432~44785,00.html. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
- ^ "Sheff Utd 2–2 Blackpool". BBC. 10 March 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7923086.stm. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
- ^ "Latics land Rovers striker". Sky Sports. 20 August 2009. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11719_5502900,00.html. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ "Oldham 2–2". BBC Sport. 22 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/8207696.stm. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ "Oldham 1–1 Brentford". BBC Sport. 29 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/8220701.stm. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ Blackman checks out of Boundary Park Yahoo! Eurosport, 4 January 2010
- ^ "Motherwell sign Blackburn forward Nick Blackman on loan". BBC Sport. 13 August 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/8911257.stm. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ "Aberdeen sign Nick Blackman and Robert Milsom". BBC Sport. 13 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/9360499.stm. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "Nick Blackman Career Stats". Soccerbase. 21 May 2010. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=45922. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- ^ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield
[edit] External links
- Nick Blackman profile Macclesfield Town FC
- Nick Blackman career stats at Soccerbase
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- Living people
- 1989 births
- People from Bury
- English Jews
- English footballers
- Jewish footballers
- Association football forwards
- Maccabiah Games footballers of Great Britain
- Footballers at the 2005 Maccabiah Games
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Premier League players
