Andrew Blake (footballer)

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Andrew Blake
Personal information
Full name Andrew Tennant Blake
Date of birth (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth New Zealand
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Auckland City FC
Number 17
Youth career
2013–2014 Team Wellington
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 24 (3)
2015–2016 Wellington Phoenix 0 (0)
2016 → Hawke's Bay United (loan) 4 (0)
2016–2017 Eastern Suburbs 15 (0)
2017–2019 Hibernian 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Edinburgh City (loan) 7 (0)
2019– Auckland City FC 11 (0)
International career‡
2013 New Zealand U17 4 (1)
2015 New Zealand U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:59, 8 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 August 2015

Andrew Tennant Blake (born 14 March 1996) is a professional New Zealand footballer who plays for Auckland City FC.

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On 26 August 2015, he made his professional senior debut for Wellington Phoenix in the 2015 FFA Cup against Melbourne City. [1] On 12 February 2016, following Hamish Watson joining Phoenix from Hawke's Bay United as an injury replacement, Blake was loaned out to Hawke's Bay United for the remainder of the season. [2]

After a trial spell with Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Blake signed for Hibernian during the summer of 2017. [3] He was then loaned to Edinburgh City in August 2017, [3] but this deal was curtailed in January 2018 as Blake had suffered a long-term injury. [4]

In September 2019, Blake joined Auckland City FC. [5]

Personal life

His older brother Hugh is a rugby union player. [6]

Career statistics

As of 13:47, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 2014–15 [7] NZF Championship 151———151
2015–16 [7] 92———92
Total243———243
Wellington Phoenix 2015–16 [7] A-League —10——10
Hawke's Bay United (loan) 2015–16 [7] NZF Championship 40———40
Eastern Suburbs 2016–17 [7] NZF Championship 150———150
Hibernian 2017–18 [8] Scottish Premiership —————
Edinburgh City (loan) 2017–18 [8] Scottish League Two 7010——80
Career total50320——523

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References

  1. ↑ "Melbourne City FC vs Wellington Phoenix, FFA Cup, Round of 16, 26th Aug 2015". 31 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Blake joins Hawke's Bay". New Zealand Football. 12 February 2016. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 Pilcher, Ross (31 August 2017). "Edinburgh City sign Hibs kid Andrew Blake on loan". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "BLAKE AND STIRLING LOAN DEALS CANCELLED". Hibernian FC. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Back to basics for Andrew Blake". Auckland City FC. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  6. ↑ Pilcher, Ross (22 September 2017). "Hibs kid Andrew Blake aims to make his mark at Edinburgh City". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Andrew Blake at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by Andrew Blake in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2017.


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