Laura Blindkilde Brown
 Blindkilde with Aston Villa in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Laura Madison Blindkilde Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Birmingham City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Birmingham City | 1 | (0) |
| 2020– | Aston Villa | 32 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | England U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | England U19 | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2022 | |||
Laura Madison Blindkilde Brown (born 9 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Aston Villa in the FA Women's Super League.[1]
Club career
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]
International career
Blindkilde has represented England at under-17 level.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 May 2023.[1]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Birmingham City | 2019–20 | FA WSL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aston Villa | 2020–21 | FA WSL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 44 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 33 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 46 | 2 | ||
References
- ^ a b "L. Brown". soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Laura-Blindkilde-Brown pens first pro deal". avfc.co.uk. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Star. ⭐@laurablindkilde is our Young Player of the Season for 2022/23! ✨". Twitter. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "England squad". thefa.com. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
External links
- L. Blindkilde at Soccerway
- Laura Brown – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Laura Brown at WorldFootball.net
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