Nick Blackman
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Nicholas Alexander "Nick" Blackman (born 11 November 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League side Blackburn Rovers
.
as well as Phillips High School in Manchester
. In 2005, he represented the United Kingdom
at the 2005 Maccabiah Games
in Israel
.
in summer 2006 after previous spells at Manchester United
, Bury
and Preston North End
Football Academies. He was given his first professional contract by Macclesfield on 8 March 2007, after a string of impressive displays for the youth team. After making his league debut against Accrington Stanley
his hopes of regular first team football were dashed by a pre-season injury that kept him out of action for several months.
He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 home draw with Dagenham & Redbridge
on 23 November 2007, when after coming on as a 77th substitute, he scored in the 90th minute. He made a total of 12 appearances, mostly as a substitute, for the Silkmen, scoring one goal.
on 12 January 2009 for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half year contract. He scored two goals in his first two games for the club's reserve team.
On 4 March, he joined Championship
club Blackpool
on loan initially for one month. He made his debut later that same day as a 65th minute substitute in a 0–1 home loss to Burnley
at Bloomfield Road
. After two substitution appearances, he scored on his full debut, a 2–2 draw with Sheffield United
at Bramall Lane
on 10 March.
On 20 August 2009, Blackman joined Oldham Athletic
on a month's loan. Two days later, he made his Latics debut in a 2–2 draw versus Swindon Town
, playing the full 90 minutes. His first goal for the club came on 29 August when he curled a shot into the net from the edge of the area
for Oldham's only goal in a 1–1 draw against Brentford
. His loan period was extended until January 2010 after which he returned to Blackburn.
club Motherwell
on a six-month loan on 13 August 2010, and went on to score a hat trick in a 4-0 win over St Johnstone in November 2010.
manager Craig Brown re-signed Blackman for Aberdeen
on loan for six months.
Blackman returned to Blackburn Rovers at the end of his loan spell. He came off the bench for Rovers in their Premier League Asia Trophy match against Kitchee of Hong Kong, winning and then converting a penalty in a 3-0 win.
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
.
Early life
Blackman attended the King David SchoolKing David School, Manchester
The King David School located in Manchester, United Kingdom is a mixed, voluntary aided Jewish Orthodox school with a great demand for places. The school has been awarded Specialist Maths and Computing College status. In 2007, over 850 pupils attended the school...
as well as Phillips High School in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. In 2005, he represented the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
at the 2005 Maccabiah Games
2005 Maccabiah Games
The 2005 Maccabiah Games were the 17th incarnation of the 'Jewish Olympics.' They attracted the largest attendance of any Maccabiah Games to date, including more than 900 representatives from the United States, almost 500 from Australia, and more than 2,000 from Israel, bringing the total...
in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
Macclesfield Town
Blackman was signed by Macclesfield TownMacclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
in summer 2006 after previous spells at Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
, Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
and Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
Football Academies. He was given his first professional contract by Macclesfield on 8 March 2007, after a string of impressive displays for the youth team. After making his league debut against Accrington Stanley
Accrington Stanley F.C.
Accrington Stanley is an English association football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the North West of England, who play in Football League Two, the fourth-highest division in the English football league system....
his hopes of regular first team football were dashed by a pre-season injury that kept him out of action for several months.
He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 home draw with Dagenham & Redbridge
Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.
Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham...
on 23 November 2007, when after coming on as a 77th substitute, he scored in the 90th minute. He made a total of 12 appearances, mostly as a substitute, for the Silkmen, scoring one goal.
Blackburn Rovers
After impressing in a trial, Blackman joined Premier League club Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
on 12 January 2009 for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half year contract. He scored two goals in his first two games for the club's reserve team.
On 4 March, he joined Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
club Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
on loan initially for one month. He made his debut later that same day as a 65th minute substitute in a 0–1 home loss to Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
at Bloomfield Road
Bloomfield Road
Bloomfield Road is an all-seater football stadium in the English town of Blackpool, Lancashire. It has been the permanent home of Blackpool F.C. since 1901 and is named after the road on which the stadium's main entrance used to stand. The stadium has been in a process of redevelopment since 2000...
. After two substitution appearances, he scored on his full debut, a 2–2 draw with Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
at Bramall Lane
Bramall Lane
-Cricket at the Lane:Bramall Lane opened as a cricket ground in 1855, having been leased by Michael Ellison from the Duke of Norfolk at an annual rent of £70. The site was then away from the town's industrial area, and relatively free from smoke. It was built to host the matches of local cricket...
on 10 March.
On 20 August 2009, Blackman joined Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...
on a month's loan. Two days later, he made his Latics debut in a 2–2 draw versus Swindon Town
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...
, playing the full 90 minutes. His first goal for the club came on 29 August when he curled a shot into the net from the edge of the area
Penalty area
The penalty area , is an area of an association football pitch. It is rectangular and extends to each side of the goal and in front of it. Within the penalty area is the penalty spot , which is from the goal line, directly in-line with the centre of the goal...
for Oldham's only goal in a 1–1 draw against Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
. His loan period was extended until January 2010 after which he returned to Blackburn.
Motherwell
Blackman joined Scottish Premier LeagueScottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
club Motherwell
Motherwell F.C.
Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...
on a six-month loan on 13 August 2010, and went on to score a hat trick in a 4-0 win over St Johnstone in November 2010.
Aberdeen
On 13 January 2011, former MotherwellMotherwell
Motherwell is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south east of Glasgow. The name "Moderwelt" appears on a map of Lanarkshire made by Timothy Pont some time between 1583 and 1611 and printed in the Netherlands in around 1652, although the settlement was probably little more...
manager Craig Brown re-signed Blackman for Aberdeen
Aberdeen F.C.
Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...
on loan for six months.
Blackman returned to Blackburn Rovers at the end of his loan spell. He came off the bench for Rovers in their Premier League Asia Trophy match against Kitchee of Hong Kong, winning and then converting a penalty in a 3-0 win.
Club career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Macclesfield Macclesfield Town F.C. Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium... |
2006–07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12 2011–12 Premier League The 2011–12 Premier League is the twentieth season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The 2011–12 fixtures were announced on 17 June 2011 at 9:00 BST. The season began on 13 August 2011 and is due to end on 13 May 2012... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Blackpool (loan) Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
2008–09 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Oldham (loan) | 2009–10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Motherwell (loan) Motherwell F.C. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998... |
2010–11 2010–11 Scottish Premier League The 2010–11 Scottish Premier League was the thirteenth season of the Scottish Premier League, the highest division of Scottish football. It commenced on 14 August 2010 and ended on 15 May 2011... |
18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 10 |
| Aberdeen (loan) Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... |
2010–11 2010–11 Scottish Premier League The 2010–11 Scottish Premier League was the thirteenth season of the Scottish Premier League, the highest division of Scottish football. It commenced on 14 August 2010 and ended on 15 May 2011... |
15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Career Total | 63 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 15 | |
External links
- Nick Blackman profile Macclesfield Town FC