Reanna Blades
_(cropped).jpg) Blades playing for Lewes in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Reanna Lauren Blades | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 2005 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Lewes (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2024– | Burnley | 9 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Jamaica | 0 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2024[2][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.
Club career
[edit]Chelsea
[edit]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
[edit]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]
International career
[edit]Blades has represented England at under-16, under-17, and under-19 youth levels.[4][15]
Blades received her first senior international call up to the Jamaica national football team for friendly fixtures against France,[16] where she was an unused substitute in the first match on 26 October 2024. [17]
Personal life
[edit]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.[15] In July 2023, alongside Lioness Fara Williams, Blades joined lingerie company Bluebella's campaign in support of women's sports.[18]
Honours
[edit]Chelsea
References
[edit]- ^ "Reanna Blades Profile". Chelsea FC. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ a b Reanna Blades at Soccerway
- ^ "Burnley | The FA Women's National League". The FA. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Academy graduate Reanna Blades signs first professional contract". Chelsea FC. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Chelsea FC Women Academy". The FA. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Chelsea Women back in action in first game of Arsenal double-header". Chelsea FC. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Charpentier, Caden (18 October 2022). "Youth revolution continues: Who is Chelsea's Reanna Blades?". The Pride of London. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (1 July 2024). "Alsu Abdullina and Reanna Blades leave Chelsea Women". She Kicks. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Rowe-Willcock, Helen (23 April 2023). "United Women U21s lose to Chelsea in Cup Final". Manchester United FC. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Reanna Blades joins on-loan – Lewes Community Football Club". Lewes FC. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Towers, Jack (27 July 2023). "Chelsea, Sheffield United and Crystal Palace trio join Lewes". Sussex World. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Chelsea Academy graduate Reanna Blades set for new challenge". Chelsea FC. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Women strengthen ranks with four additions". Burnley F.C. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Women's match report: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Burnley". Burnley FC. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b McGrath, Mike (23 November 2020). "'They should be allowed to play' - Chelsea's Reanna Blades on coaching, England ambitions and keeping kids active". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Allen, Ruddy (19 October 2024). "Reggae Girlz Coach Busby gears up for France showdown". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Coach: New faces need time in Girlz squad". Jamaica Gleaner. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Richardson, Faith (30 July 2023). "The Lionesses' lingerie campaign aims to help keep teenage girls in sport". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Reanna Blades at Burnley F.C.
- Reanna Blades at Soccerway
- Reanna Blades at Flashscore.com
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Surrey
- Chelsea F.C. Women players
- Lewes F.C. Women players
- Women's Championship (England) players
- FA Women's National League players
- English women's footballers
- Jamaican women's footballers
- England women's youth international footballers
- Jamaica women's international footballers
- Women's association football midfielders