![]() Blindkilde with Aston Villa in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Laura Madison Blindkilde Brown | ||
Date of birth | 9 September 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England | ||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Birmingham City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Birmingham City | 1 | (0) |
2020–2024 | Aston Villa | 41 | (0) |
2024– | Manchester City | 6 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | England U17 | 4 | (0) |
2021–2022 | England U19 | 10 | (0) |
2022– | England U23 | 12 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:45, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 February 2024 |
Laura Madison Blindkilde Brown (born 9 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester City, and the England U23 team.
Blindkilde played for the under-21 academy team at Birmingham City before making her senior debut for the club on 11 December 2019 as a stoppage time substitute against Manchester United in a 3–1 League Cup group stage defeat. She made her FA Women's Super League debut the following month, on 5 January 2020 in a 2–0 defeat to Arsenal.
In June 2020, Blindkilde moved to Aston Villa, initially playing with the club's academy team. On 9 September 2021, she signed her first professional contract for Aston Villa. She chose to switch from playing under her surname "Brown" to displaying her Danish middle name "Blindkilde" on the back of her shirt for 2021–22 season. [2]
At the 2022–23 end of season awards, Blindkilde was named Aston Villa Women's young player of the season. [3]
On 31 January 2024, it was announced that Blindkilde had signed for WSL club Manchester City on a three-and-a-half-year deal. [4]
Blindkilde has represented England at under-17 level. [5] She is eligible to represent Denmark through her Danish mother, but has stated that she only wishes to play for England. [6]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Birmingham City | 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Aston Villa | 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021–22 | Women's Super League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | |
2022–23 | Women's Super League | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
2023–24 | Women's Super League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
Total | 41 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 58 | 2 | ||
Manchester City | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
Career total | 48 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 66 | 3 |
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