Annabel Blanchard

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Blanchard with Blackburn Rovers in 2021
Personal information
Full name Annabel Blanchard
Date of birth (2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Forward / Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 10
Youth career
Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Liverpool 2 (0)
2019–2021 Leicester City 20 (2)
2021–2022 Blackburn Rovers 24 (4)
2022– Crystal Palace 46 (17)
International career‡
2017–2018 England U17 8 (5)
2018 England U18 5 (3)
2019–2020 England U19 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:47, 28 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:20, 19 January 2020 (UTC)

Annabel Blanchard (born 7 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as forward for Women's Super League club Crystal Palace. She previously played for Liverpool, Leicester City, and Blackburn Rovers, and has represented England at international youth level.

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Club career

Liverpool

Blanchard made her professional debut on 24 April 2018 against Arsenal. [1]

Leicester

Blanchard joined Leicester City ahead of the 2019–20 season. [2] She made her league debut against Durham on 18 August 2019. [3] Blanchard scored her first league goal against Crystal Palace on 19 January 2020, scoring in the 15th minute. [4]

Blackburn Rovers

On 21 January 2021, Blanchard joined Women's Championship club Blackburn Rovers. [5] She made her league debut against London City Lionesses on 24 January 2021. [6] Blanchard scored her first league goal against Watford on 12 September 2021, scoring in the 80th minute. [7]

Crystal Palace

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Blanchard playing for Crystal Palace against Lewes in 2022

Blanchard made her league debut against London City Lionesses on 21 August 2022. [8] She scored her first league goal against Coventry United on 27 August 2022 in the 64th minute. [9]

In the 2023–24 season, Blanchard won the Women's Championship Player of the Month award, the Women’s Championship Goal of the Month award for September, [10] and was voted Crystal Palace Women’s Player of the Month for October. [11]

On 16 January 2024, it was announced that Blanchard had signed a new deal until 2025. [12] She was awarded the Crystal Palace Women’s Player of the Month for April 2024. [13]

On 6 October 2024, Blanchard scored twice against Leicester City 2–0 victory, gaining newly promoted Crystal Palace their first ever goals and win in the Women's Super League for the 2024–25 season. Her first goal was subsequently nominated for the WSL Goal of the Month award. [14] [15] [16]

On 20 October 2024, after her performance in a 1–0 draw against Liverpool, BBC Sport declared that Blanchard was "the source of almost everything dangerous that comes from the Palace attack". [17]

International career

Blanchard represented England throughout the U14 to U19 levels, including scoring twice in three appearances at the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Lithuania. [18]

In October 2024, former England striker Ian Wright appealed for Sarina Wiegman to add Blanchard to the England squad. [17]

Style of play

Blanchard has been credited with impressive awareness, ability to hold up the ball at the right time, and knowing when to play in other players. [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 October 2024. [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2017–18 Women's Super League 10000010
2018–19 Women's Super League10000010
Total20000020
Leicester City 2019–20 Women's Championship 1421030182
2020–21Women's Championship60002080
Total2021050262
Blackburn Rovers 2020–21Women's Championship20000020
2021–22Women's Championship2241140275
Total2441140295
Crystal Palace F.C. 2022–23Women's Championship2241030264
2023–24Women's Championship191120102211
2024–25 Women's Super League52001062
Total461730505417
Career total83235114011124

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  2. ↑ "Annabel Blanchard signs for Leicester City Women". 22 June 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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  4. ↑ "Crystal Palace vs Leicester City - 19 January 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "Blanchard becomes a blue!". www.rovers.co.uk. 21 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "London City Lionesses vs Blackburn Rovers - 24 January 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ↑ "Blackburn Rovers vs Watford - 12 September 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ↑ "London City Lionesses - 21 August 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ↑ "Crystal Palace vs Coventry United - 27 August 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ↑ "Blanchard wins Women's Championship POTM and GOTM". www.cpfc.co.uk. 16 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Blanchard voted your October cinch Player of the Month". www.cpfc.co.uk. 6 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Annabel Blanchard pens new Palace deal". www.cpfc.co.uk. 16 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Blanchard wins cinch Women's Player of the Month for April". www.cpfc.co.uk. 10 May 2024.
  14. ↑ "Leicester City 0-2 Crystal Palace: Annabel Blanchard double gives Palace first ever WSL win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "Annabel Blanchard's double earns Palace first victory of season at Leicester". LiveScore. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  16. ↑ "Blanchard wondergoal nominated for Barclays Goal of the Month". Crystal Palace F.C. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
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