Deneisha Blackwood

Deneisha Blackwood

Personal information
Full name	Deneisha Selena Blackwood[1]
Date of birth	(1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth	Kingston, Jamaica[3]
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Cruz Azul
Number	14
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Navarro Bulldogs	32	(36)
2017–2018	West Florida Argonauts	31	(13)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	Florida Krush	3	(4)
2019–2020	Slavia Prague	9	(0)
2020	Orlando Pride	0	(0)
2021	Houston Dash	1	(0)
2022–2023	GPSO 92 Issy
2023–2024	UNAM	37	(11)
2025–	Cruz Azul	0	(0)
International career^‡
2011	Jamaica U17	2	(0)
2018–	Jamaica	26	(7)
Medal record Representing  Jamaica CONCACAF W Championship 2018 United States 2022 Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2021

Deneisha Selena Blackwood (born 7 March 1997) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for Liga MX Femenil side UNAM and the Jamaica women's national team.

College career

Predominantly a forward during her collegiate career, Blackwood played two years for NJCAA school Navarro College. She was a two-time All-American and ranked sixth in career goals with 36 at the time she left. In her sophomore season in 16, Blackwood scored 22 goals, the seventh-most in single season Navarro history. In 2017, Blackwood transferred to West Florida Argonauts and played a further two seasons. In 2017 she was named to the All-GSC second team.[3][4]

Club career

Florida Krush

In 2018, Blackwood played for WPSL team Florida Krush, scoring four goals in three appearances.[5]

Slavia Prague

In 2019, Blackwood signed with Slavia Prague of the Czech First Division and was mostly played as a left back. She appeared in nine league games and a further four UEFA Champions League games as Slavia won the league title and reached the round of 16 before losing to Arsenal.[6][7]

Orlando Pride

On 8 September 2020, with the 2020 NWSL season dealing with significant disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, Blackwood was one of seven players signed to a short-term contract with Orlando Pride in order to compete in the Fall Series following the team's decision to loan out 11 senior players to play regularly overseas.[8][9] She made her debut on September 19, 2020 in the first fall series match, entering as a 64th minute substitute in a 0–0 draw with North Carolina Courage.[10] She appeared in all four Fall Series matches for a combined 196 minutes before being released at the end of her short-term contract.[11]

Houston Dash

On 26 January 2021, Blackwood signed for Houston Dash on a one-year contract with the option of an additional year.[12]

International career

Blackwood represented Jamaica at the under-17 level in 2011.[13]

She made her senior debut during the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification.[3] She was part of the Jamaica squad at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. It was the first time a Caribbean nation had qualified for the women's tournament.[14] She played every minute for Jamaica as the team was eliminated at the Group Stage after losing all three games against Brazil, Italy and Australia.

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 October 2020.[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Continental[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Florida Krush	WPSL	2018	3	4	—		—		—		3	4
Slavia Prague	1. liga žen	2019–20	9	0	0	0	4	0	—		13	0
Orlando Pride	NWSL	2020	—		—		—		4[c]	0	4	0
Houston Dash	NWSL	2021	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			12	4	0	0	4	0	4	0	20	4

1. Includes the Pohár KFŽ and NWSL Challenge Cup
2. Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
3. Includes the NWSL Fall Series

International goals

As of match played 5 February 2020. Jamaica score listed first, score column indicates score after each Blackwood goal.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 May 2018	Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti	Guadeloupe	2–0	13–0	2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
2	25 August 2018	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Antigua and Barbuda	4–0	9–0
3	11 October 2018	H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States	Cuba	5–0	9–0	2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship

Honors

Club

Slavia Prague

• Czech First Division: 2019–20

References

1. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Jamaica" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
2. Deneisha Blackwood at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
3. "#UWFWSOC | Deneisha Blackwood with the Jamaican Women's National Team". University of West Florida Argonauts. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
4. "Deneisha Blackwood Argonauts profile". University of West Florida Argonauts.
5. "Florida Krush - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Deneisha Blackwood -". Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
6. "Deneisha Blackwood - Slavia Prague". www.slavistickenoviny.cz.
7. "Slávistky hlásí první změny v týmu". slavia.cz. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
8. "Orlando Pride Signs Seven Players to Short-Term Contracts". www.orlandocitysc.com.
9. "How to watch Orlando Pride players on loan abroad". news.yahoo.com. 31 August 2020.
10. "North Carolina Courage vs. Orlando Pride". www.nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
11. "Deneisha Blackwood - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
12. "Dash acquire Deneisha Blackwood". www.houstondynamofc.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
13. Bogle, Dania (2 December 2011). "Girlz win again". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
14. "Plummer: We want to do the Caribbean proud". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

External links

• Deneisha Blackwood at Soccerway.com
• Deneisha Blackwood at FBref.com
• Deneisha Blackwood at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)