Tyler Blackwood
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 July 1991[1] | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Saint Louis FC | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Northampton Town | ||
| 2008–2010 | Barnet | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Tampa Spartans | 33 | (24) |
| 2014 | South Florida Bulls | 10 | (4) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Orlando City U-23 | 14 | (15) |
| 2015–2016 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Newport County (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2016 | Arizona United | 26 | (8) |
| 2017 | Sacramento Republic | 34 | (6) |
| 2018 | Swope Park Rangers | 34 | (8) |
| 2019 | Sacramento Republic | 13 | (1) |
| 2019– | Saint Louis FC | 13 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 October 2019 | |||
Tyler Blackwood (born 24 July 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saint Louis FC in the USL Championship.
Club career
Youth and College
Born in London, the former Northampton Town trainee moved to the United States on a football scholarship after giving up on football in England. Blackwood started his scholarship at the University of Tampa. Blackwood played two seasons at the university, making 33 appearances for the Spartans scoring 24 goals and racking up 8 assists. Blackwood also received both the player of the year, and offensive player of the year award two years running, breaking several records at the university.[2]
Whilst at the University Of Tampa Blackwood also took part in the summer PDL league for Orlando City U-23. He went on to score 15 goals in 14 games for the Lions, finishing #1 in the nation in goals.[3]
For his final year of collegiate eligibility Blackwood transferred to nearby NCAA Division 1 school University of South Florida. Blackwood played 18 games for the Bulls, scoring 4 goals and making 3 assists.[2]
Blackwood was overlooked for the 2015 MLS draft, and returned to England and earned a trial at Queens Park Rangers. He successfully impressed during his trial, and signed his first professional deal with QPR.
Queens Park Rangers
After impressing during a trial, on 10 July 2015 Blackwood signed a one-year deal starting from 1 August 2015 with Queens Park Rangers. Blackwood scored six goals in total during his first spell with Rangers at the tail end of the previous 2014–15 season, before signing for the club, including a match-winning brace for the Under-21s at Crewe Alexandra and another double in a first team friendly with Norwich City.[4]
On 12 August 2015 Blackwood made his professional debut in Queens Park Rangers 0–3 win over Yeovil Town in the first round of the 2015–16 Football League Cup as a substitute replacing Matt Phillips in the 70th minute at Huish Park.[5]
Newport County (loan)
On 24 September 2015 Blackwood joined League Two club Newport County on a one-month loan.[6] He made his debut for Newport on 26 September as a 60th-minute substitute in a match against Carlisle United. In the 68th minute Blackwood scored a headed goal and Newport went on to win the match 1–0.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 November 2015
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2015–16[8] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Newport County (loan) | 2015–16[8] | League Two | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
References
- ^ a b "Tyler Blackwood". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ a b "USF Men's Soccer Bio Tyler Blackwood". Go USF Bulls. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=tyler+blackwood+orlando+city&oq=tyler+blackwood+orlan&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0.3295j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8
- ^ "QPR SIGN TYLER BLACKWOOD". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Yeovil 0-3 QPR". BBC Sport. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Newport sign Tyler Blackwood and Janoi Donacien on loan". BBC Sport. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Carlisle 0-1 Newport". BBC Sport. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Games played by Tyler Blackwood in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
External links
- Tyler Blackwood at Soccerbase
- 1991 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- English expatriate footballers
- University of Tampa alumni
- Tampa Spartans men's soccer players
- University of South Florida alumni
- South Florida Bulls men's soccer players
- Orlando City U-23 players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Barnet F.C. players
- USL League Two players
- English Football League players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Phoenix Rising FC players
- Sacramento Republic FC players
- USL Championship players
- Sporting Kansas City II players
- Saint Louis FC players
- Association football forwards
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States