Reanna Blades

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Reanna Blades
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Blades playing for Lewes in 2023
Personal information
Full name Reanna Lauren Blades
Date of birth (2005-10-02) 2 October 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Croydon, Surrey, England [1]
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Burnley
Number 37
Youth career
Brighton & Hove Albion
Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Chelsea 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Lewes (loan) 20 (2)
2024– Burnley [2] 7 (2)
International career‡
2021 England U19 1 (0)
2024– Jamaica 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2024 [3]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024

Reanna Lauren Blades (born 2 October 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North side Burnley. She previously played for Chelsea, Lewes, and the England under-19s. She now represents Jamaica at senior international level.

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Club career

Chelsea

Prior to joining Chelsea's academy at under-14 level, she spent a season with Brighton's Regional Talent Club. [4] At under-21 academy level, Blades featured in 23 matches, scoring 15 goals. [5]

On 1 August 2021, in a friendly match prior to the 2021–22 season, Blades scored her debut senior goal for Chelsea, an equalising goal in a 2–1 defeat to Arsenal. [6] On 13 October 2022, Blades signed for first professional contract with Women's Super League club Chelsea at the age of 18. [4] [7]

On 19 March 2023, she made her competitive debut for Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter-final match against Reading, as a second-half substitute. [8] On 23 April 2023 Blades scored the third goal in a 3–1 victory over Manchester United in the WSL Academy League Cup Final. [9]

On 19 July 2023, she joined Women's Championship club Lewes on loan for the 2023–24 season. [10] [11]

Burnley

On 30 June 2024, Blades left Chelsea after the end of her contract and joined National League North side Burnley on 1 August. [12] [13] On 15 September 2024, she scored her debut goal for the club against Nottingham Forest in a 1–1 draw, helping to secure a point for the side. [14] On 1 December, in the second round of the 2024–25 FA Cup, Blades scored a first half goal in the 11–0 win over Bradford City. [15]

International career

Blades has represented England at under-16, under-17, and under-19 youth levels. [4] [16]

Blades received her first senior international call up to the Jamaica national football team for friendly fixtures against France, [17] where she was an unused substitute in the first match on 26 October 2024. [18]

Personal life

In 2020, Blades backed The Telegraph's "Keep Kids Active in Lockdown" campaign. At age 16 she coached children for United Synergy FC in Croydon. [16] In July 2023, alongside Lioness Fara Williams, Blades joined lingerie company Bluebella's campaign in support of women's sports. [19]

Honours

Chelsea

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  2. ↑ "Player Season Stats | Burnley | The FA Women's National League". The FA . Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 Reanna Blades at Soccerway
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