Jump to content

Laura Blindkilde Brown: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
m Changing short description from "English footballer" to "English footballer (born 2003)"
 
(25 intermediate revisions by 15 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Short description|English footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
Line 8: Line 8:
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|09|09|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|09|09|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]], England
| birth_place = [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]], England
| height = 1.62 m <ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/laura-brown/640838/ |title=L. Blindkilde Brown|publisher=Perform Group |website=UK.Soccerway.com |access-date=29 June 2024}}</ref>
| height = 1.55 m
| currentclub = [[Manchester City W.F.C.|Manchester City]]
| currentclub = [[Manchester City W.F.C.|Manchester City]]
| clubnumber = 19
| clubnumber = 19
Line 20: Line 20:
| years2 = 2020–2024
| years2 = 2020–2024
| clubs2 = [[Aston Villa W.F.C.|Aston Villa]]
| clubs2 = [[Aston Villa W.F.C.|Aston Villa]]
| caps2 = 32
| caps2 = 41
| goals2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years2 = 2024–
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = [[Manchester City W.F.C.|Manchester City]]
| clubs3 = [[Manchester City W.F.C.|Manchester City]]
| caps3 = 0
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 0
| goals3 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = [[England women's national under-17 football team|England U17]]
| nationalteam1 = [[England women's national under-17 football team|England U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2021–
| nationalyears2 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam2 = [[England women's national under-19 football team|England U19]]
| nationalteam2 = [[England women's national under-19 football team|England U19]]
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2022–
⚫
| club-update = 27 May 2023
| nationalteam3 = [[England women's national under-23 football team|England U23]]
⚫
| nationalteam-update = 3 September 2022
| nationalcaps3 = 12
| nationalgoals3 = 1
⚫
| club-update = 04:45, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
⚫
| nationalteam-update = 8 February 2024
}}
}}
'''Laura Madison Blindkilde Brown''' (born 9 September 2003) is an English professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[Manchester City W.F.C.|Manchester City]] in the [[FA Women's Super League]].
'''Laura Madison Blindkilde Brown''' (born 9 September 2003) is an English professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[Women's Super League]] club [[Manchester City W.F.C.|Manchester City]], and the [[England women's national under-23 football team|England U23 team]].


==Club career==
==Club career==
Blindkilde played for the under-21 academy team at [[Birmingham City W.F.C.|Birmingham City]] before making her senior debut for the club on 11 December 2019 as a stoppage time substitute against [[Manchester United W.F.C.|Manchester United]] in a 3–1 [[2019–20 FA Women's League Cup|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 W.F.C.|Arsenal]].
Blindkilde played for the under-21 academy team at [[Birmingham City W.F.C.|Birmingham City]] before making her senior debut for the club on 11 December 2019 as a stoppage time substitute against [[Manchester United W.F.C.|Manchester United]] in a 3–1 [[2019–20 FA Women's League Cup|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 W.F.C.|Arsenal]].


In June 2020, Blindkilde moved to [[Aston Villa W.F.C.|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/september/Laura-Blindkilde-Brown-pens-first-pro-deal/ |title=Laura-Blindkilde-Brown pens first pro deal |website=avfc.co.uk |date=9 September 2021 |access-date=17 January 2022}}</ref>
In June 2020, Blindkilde moved to [[Aston Villa W.F.C.|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/september/Laura-Blindkilde-Brown-pens-first-pro-deal/ |title=Laura Blindkilde Brown pens first pro deal |website=avfc.co.uk |date=9 September 2021 |access-date=17 January 2022}}</ref>


At the [[2022–23 Aston Villa W.F.C. season|2022–23]] end of season awards, Blindkilde was named Aston Villa Women's young player of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 May 2023 |title=Star. ⭐@laurablindkilde is our Young Player of the Season for 2022/23! ✨ |url=https://twitter.com/AVWFCOfficial/status/1661078882731081729 |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>
At the [[2022–23 Aston Villa W.F.C. season|2022–23]] end of season awards, Blindkilde was named Aston Villa Women's young player of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 May 2023 |title=Star. ⭐@laurablindkilde is our Young Player of the Season for 2022/23! ✨ |url=https://twitter.com/AVWFCOfficial/status/1661078882731081729 |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>

On 31 January 2024, it was announced that Blindkilde had signed for WSL club [[Manchester City W.F.C.|Manchester City]] on a three-and-a-half-year deal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blindkilde Brown makes City switch |url=https://www.mancity.com/news/womens/laura-blindkilde-brown-signs-for-manchester-city-63842337 |website=Manchester City |access-date=1 February 2024}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
Blindkilde has represented England at [[England women's national under-17 football team|under-17]] level.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thefa.com/news/2019/oct/18/england-squad-u17-euro-qualifiers-181019 |title=England squad |website=thefa.com |accessdate=17 January 2022}}</ref> She is eligible to represent [[Denmark women's national football team|Denmark]] through her Danish mother, however, she has stated that she only wishes to play for England.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/laura-blindkilde-brown-england-de-bruyne-heart-surgery/bltd38a1df541f0021e |title=Laura Blindkilde Brown: England’s De Bruyne-inspired teen who overcame heart surgery |website=Goal.com |date=26 June 2022|access-date=29 January 2024|last=Ruszkai|first=Ameé}}</ref>
Blindkilde has represented England at [[England women's national under-17 football team|under-17]] level.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thefa.com/news/2019/oct/18/england-squad-u17-euro-qualifiers-181019 |title=England squad |website=thefa.com |accessdate=17 January 2022}}</ref> She is eligible to represent [[Denmark women's national football team|Denmark]] through her Danish mother, but has stated that she only wishes to play for England.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/laura-blindkilde-brown-england-de-bruyne-heart-surgery/bltd38a1df541f0021e |title=Laura Blindkilde Brown: England’s De Bruyne-inspired teen who overcame heart surgery |website=Goal.com |date=26 June 2022|access-date=29 January 2024|last=Ruszkai|first=Ameé}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
===Club===
===Club===
{{updated|match played 26 September 2024}}.<ref name=Soccerway>{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/laura-brown/640838/ |title=L. Brown |website=soccerway.com |access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref>
{{updated|27 May 2023}}.<ref name=Soccerway/>


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Line 61: Line 67:
! colspan="2" |FA Cup
! colspan="2" |FA Cup
! colspan="2" |League Cup
! colspan="2" |League Cup
! colspan="2" |Europe
! colspan="2" |Total
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|-
|[[Birmingham City W.F.C.|Birmingham City]]
|[[Birmingham City W.F.C.|Birmingham City]]
|[[2019–20 Birmingham City W.F.C. season|2019–20]]
|[[2019–20 Birmingham City W.F.C. season|2019–20]]
|[[FA Women's Super League|FA WSL]]
|[[Women's Super League]]
|1||0||0||0||1||0||2||0
|1||0||0||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—||2||0
|-
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Aston Villa W.F.C.|Aston Villa]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Aston Villa W.F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|[[2020–21 Aston Villa W.F.C. season|2020–21]]
|[[2020–21 Aston Villa W.F.C. season|2020–21]]
|rowspan=3|[[FA Women's Super League|FA WSL]]
|Women's Super League
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|0||0||0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||0||0
|-
|-
|[[2021–22 Aston Villa W.F.C. season|2021–22]]
|[[2021–22 Aston Villa W.F.C. season|2021–22]]
|Women's Super League
|11||0||1||0||3||1||15||1
|11||0||1||0||3||1|| colspan="2" |—||15||1
|-
|-
|[[2022–23 Aston Villa W.F.C. season|2022–23]]
|[[2022–23 Aston Villa W.F.C. season|2022–23]]
|Women's Super League
|21||0||3||1||5||0||29||1
|21||0||3||1||5||0|| colspan="2" |—||29||1
|-
|[[2023–24 Aston Villa W.F.C. season|2023–24]]
|Women's Super League
|9||0||1||0||4||0|| colspan="2" |—||14||0
|-
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
! colspan="2" |Total
!32!!0!!4!!1!!8!!1!!44!!2
!41!!0!!5!!1!!12!!1!! colspan="2" |—!!58!!2
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Manchester City W.F.C.|Manchester City]]
|[[2023–24 Manchester City W.F.C. season|2023–24]]
|Women's Super League
|6||1|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||6||1
|-
|[[2024–25 Manchester City W.F.C. season|2024–25]]
|Women's Super League
|0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||2||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!6!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0!!8!!1
|-
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
! colspan="3" |Career total
!33!!0!!4!!1!!9!!1!!46!!2
!48!!1!!5!!1!!13!!1!!2!!0!!68!!3
|}
|}


Line 96: Line 121:
* {{WorldFootball.net|name=Laura Brown}}
* {{WorldFootball.net|name=Laura Brown}}


{{Aston Villa W.F.C. squad}}
{{Manchester City W.F.C. squad}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Blindkilde, Laura}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blindkilde, Laura}}
Line 105: Line 130:
[[Category:English women's footballers]]
[[Category:English women's footballers]]
[[Category:Birmingham City W.F.C. players]]
[[Category:Birmingham City W.F.C. players]]
[[Category:Manchester City W.F.C. players]]
[[Category:England women's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:England women's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Sheffield]]
[[Category:Footballers from Sheffield]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Sheffield]]
[[Category:English people of Danish descent]]
[[Category:English people of Danish descent]]
[[Category:21st-century English sportswomen]]


{{England-women-footy-bio-stub}}
{{England-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub}}

Latest revision as of 11:04, 28 September 2024

Laura Blindkilde
Blindkilde with Aston Villa in 2022
Personal information
Full name Laura Madison Blindkilde Brown
Date of birth (2003-09-09) 9 September 2003 (age 21)
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.

Club career

[edit]

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]

International career

[edit]

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]

Career statistics

[edit]

Club

[edit]
As of match played 26 September 2024.[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals 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
2024–25 Women's Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Total 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 1
Career total 48 1 5 1 13 1 2 0 68 3

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "L. Blindkilde Brown". UK.Soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Laura Blindkilde Brown pens first pro deal". avfc.co.uk. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Star. ⭐@laurablindkilde is our Young Player of the Season for 2022/23! ✨". Twitter. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Blindkilde Brown makes City switch". Manchester City. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  5. ^ "England squad". thefa.com. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. ^ Ruszkai, Ameé (26 June 2022). "Laura Blindkilde Brown: England's De Bruyne-inspired teen who overcame heart surgery". Goal.com. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  7. ^ "L. Brown". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laura_Blindkilde_Brown&oldid=1248231657"