Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Deneisha Selena Blackwood [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 7 March 1997||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica [3] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Cruz Azul | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Navarro Bulldogs | 32 | (36) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | West Florida Argonauts | 31 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Florida Krush | 3 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Slavia Prague | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020 | Orlando Pride | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Houston Dash | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | GPSO 92 Issy | ||||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | UNAM | 37 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
2025– | Cruz Azul | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2011 | Jamaica U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018– | Jamaica | 26 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2021 |
Deneisha Selena Blackwood (born 7 March 1997) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for Liga MX Femenil side UNAM and the Jamaica women's national team.
Predominantly a forward during her collegiate career, Blackwood played two years for NJCAA school Navarro College. She was a two-time All-American and ranked sixth in career goals with 36 at the time she left. In her sophomore season in 16, Blackwood scored 22 goals, the seventh-most in single season Navarro history. In 2017, Blackwood transferred to West Florida Argonauts and played a further two seasons. In 2017 she was named to the All-GSC second team. [3] [4]
In 2018, Blackwood played for WPSL team Florida Krush, scoring four goals in three appearances. [5]
In 2019, Blackwood signed with Slavia Prague of the Czech First Division and was mostly played as a left back. She appeared in nine league games and a further four UEFA Champions League games as Slavia won the league title and reached the round of 16 before losing to Arsenal. [6] [7]
On 8 September 2020, with the 2020 NWSL season dealing with significant disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, Blackwood was one of seven players signed to a short-term contract with Orlando Pride in order to compete in the Fall Series following the team's decision to loan out 11 senior players to play regularly overseas. [8] [9] She made her debut on September 19, 2020 in the first fall series match, entering as a 64th minute substitute in a 0–0 draw with North Carolina Courage. [10] She appeared in all four Fall Series matches for a combined 196 minutes before being released at the end of her short-term contract. [11]
On 26 January 2021, Blackwood signed for Houston Dash on a one-year contract with the option of an additional year. [12]
Blackwood represented Jamaica at the under-17 level in 2011. [13]
She made her senior debut during the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification. [3] She was part of the Jamaica squad at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. It was the first time a Caribbean nation had qualified for the women's tournament. [14] She played every minute for Jamaica as the team was eliminated at the Group Stage after losing all three games against Brazil, Italy and Australia.
Club | Season | League | Cup [a] | Continental [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Florida Krush | WPSL | 2018 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | |||
Slavia Prague | 1. liga žen | 2019–20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
Orlando Pride | NWSL | 2020 | — | — | — | 4 [c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
Houston Dash | NWSL | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 9 May 2018 | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti | Guadeloupe | 2–0 | 13–0 | 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification |
2 | 25 August 2018 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | Antigua and Barbuda | 4–0 | 9–0 | |
3 | 11 October 2018 | H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States | Cuba | 5–0 | 9–0 | 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship |
Slavia Prague
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