Nick Blackman

Nick Blackman
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Alexander Blackman[1]
Date of birth (1989-11-11) 11 November 1989[2]
Place of birth Salford, England[3]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Sporting de Gijón
(on loan from Derby County)
Number 9
Youth career
2005–2006 Macclesfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Macclesfield Town 12 (1)
2009–2012 Blackburn Rovers 1 (0)
2009 → Blackpool (loan) 5 (1)
2009–2010 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 12 (1)
2010–2011 → Motherwell (loan) 18 (10)
2011 → Aberdeen (loan) 15 (2)
2012–2013 Sheffield United 28 (11)
2013–2016 Reading 103 (18)
2016– Derby County 23 (1)
2017–2018 → Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) 31 (10)
2018– → Sporting de Gijón (loan) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:29, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

Nicholas Alexander Blackman (born 11 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Sporting de Gijón, on loan from Derby County. He can also play as a winger. Born in Salford, he started his career at Macclesfield Town before moving to Premier League club Blackburn Rovers. After 3 years at Blackburn Rovers he was sold to Sheffield United for an undisclosed sum. After scoring 11 goals in 6 months at Sheffield United, he signed a ​3 1⁄2-year contract with then-Premier League club Reading. He has also spent time on loan at Blackpool, Oldham Athletic, Motherwell, Aberdeen, and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel.[4] He joined Derby in 2016.

Early life


Born in Salford, Greater Manchester,[3] Blackman is Jewish, had a bar mitzvah, and was born to a Jewish mother and a father from Barbados.[5][6][7] His maternal Polish-born grandfather Benjamin Rosenfeld was an Auschwitz/Holocaust survivor and his maternal grandmother was adopted by Jews, and converted to Judaism.[7][5]

Blackman attended Manchester United Academies for five years from the age of eight, and also spent time at Bury and Preston North End academies. He attended King David High School followed by Phillips High School in Manchester.[8][9]

At the age of 13 Blackman competed in the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel as part of a British schools football team, qualifying through him being Jewish.[10][11] According to Blackman, he is eligible to represent England, Barbados, the Netherlands, Poland or Israel at international level—Barbados through his father, the Netherlands and Poland through his maternal grandparents, and Israel through "family members".[12] He holds dual Israeli citizenship.[13][6]

Club career

Macclesfield Town

Blackman was signed by Macclesfield Town in Summer 2006. After a string of impressive displays for the youth team Blackman signed his first professional contract at Macclesfield on 8 March 2007.[14] 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.[15]

Blackman scored his debut goal for Macclesfield in a 1–1 home draw with Dagenham & Redbridge on 23 November 2007, when after coming on as a substitute, Blackman scored in the 90th minute.[16] Blackman made a total of 12 appearances for Macclesfield, mostly as a substitute, scoring one goal.[15]

Blackburn Rovers

Blackman joined Premier League club Blackburn Rovers on 12 January 2009, after impressing in a trial, for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[17] Blackman scored two goals in his first two games for the club's reserve team.

Blackpool (loan)

On 3 March, Blackman joined Championship club Blackpool on loan initially for one month.[18] Blackman made his debut later that same day as a 65th-minute substitute in a 0–1 home loss to Burnley at Bloomfield Road.[19] After two substitution appearances, Blackman scored on his full debut, a 2–2 draw with Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on 10 March.[20]

Oldham (loan)

On 20 August 2009, Blackman joined Oldham Athletic on a month's loan.[21] Two days later, Blackman made his Latics debut in a 2–2 draw versus Swindon Town, playing the full 90 minutes.[22] His first goal for the club came on 29 August when Blackman curled a shot into the net from the edge of the area for Oldham's only goal in a 1–1 draw against Brentford.[23] His loan period was extended until January 2010 after which Blackman returned to Blackburn.[24]

Motherwell and Aberdeen (loan)

Blackman joined Scottish Premier League club Motherwell on a six-month loan on 13 August 2010[25] and scored 10 goals in 18 games in total which, included a hat trick in a 4–0 win over St Johnstone in November 2010.[26] On 13 January 2011, former Motherwell manager Craig Brown signed Blackman for Aberdeen on loan for six-months.[27]

Return to Blackburn Rovers

Blackman returned to Blackburn Rovers at the end of his loan spell. During the Premier League Asia Trophy match against Kitchee of Hong Kong, Blackman came off the bench for Blackburn Rovers winning and converting a penalty in a 3–0 win.

Sheffield United

Blackman signed for Sheffield United, on 10 August 2012, a two-year-deal for an undisclosed fee after turning down offers from Championship clubs.[28] Blackman scored his first goal for the Blades with his first touch in a League Cup game against Burton Albion at Bramall Lane on 11 August 2012.[29] Blackman played regularly for the Blades throughout the first half of the season, making 33 appearances and scoring 14 goals by the end of January.[30] By this time however Blackman was attracting interest from other clubs and was the subject of bids from both Crystal Palace and Reading and despite United accepting offers from both clubs, Blackman rejected a move to Palace.[31]

Reading

On 30 January 2013, Blackman signed for Premier League side Reading for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around £1.2m, on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[32] Blackman made his debut on 2 February, replacing Pavel Pogrebnyak in the 72nd minute of a 2–1 win against Sunderland. Blackman scored the first Reading goal of the 2015–2016 Championship season in a 2–1 away defeat to Birmingham.[33]

Derby County

On 6 January 2016,[34] it was announced that Blackman had signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Derby County for a reported fee of over £3 million.[35][36] He scored his first goal for the club, a penalty, in a 2–0 win over Cardiff City on 27 September 2016.[37]

Maccabi Tel Aviv loan

After starting only 12 matches for Derby, Blackman joined Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv on a season-long loan in August 2017.[38] He scored 10 goals in 31 Israeli Premier League games. On 22 May 2018 Blackman returned to Derby County after the end of his loan spell.

Sporting de Gijón loan

On 15 August 2018, Blackman joined Sporting de Gijón on a season-long loan.[39]

International career

Blackman has considered representing Israel at international level.[4]

Club career statistics

As of match played 24 September 2016.[40][41]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Macclesfield Town 2006–07 League Two 10000000 10
2007–08 111000000 111
Total 121000000 121
Blackburn Rovers 2008–09 Premier League 000000— 00
2011–12 100020— 30
Total 100020— 30
Blackpool (loan) 2008–09 Championship 510000— 51
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2009–10 League One 12100001[lower-alpha 1]0 131
Motherwell (loan) 2010–11 SPL 181000202[lower-alpha 2]0 2210
Aberdeen (loan) 2010–11 1523000— 182
Sheffield United 2012–13 League One 2811421100 3314
Reading 2012–13 Premier League 1100000— 110
2013–14 Championship 3041000— 314
2014–15 3734121— 435
2015–16 25110032— 2813
Total 103185153— 11322
Derby County 2015–16 Championship 1501000— 160
Career total 2034413310430 23351
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Europa League

Honours

Maccabi Tel Aviv

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Derby County" (PDF). English Football League. p. 14. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Nick Blackman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Motherwell rookie Nick Blackman takes inspiration from hero Rooney for Euro debut". dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Maccabi Tel-Aviv Loanee Nick Blackman Considering Representing Israel at International Level," Sports Illustrated.
  5. 1 2 Nick Blackman explains why it isn't just young English players that can rejuvenate their careers by going abroad - Mirror Online
  6. 1 2 "Blackman targets Israel role; Nick Blackman is eager to play for Israel after scoring eight goals since joining Maccabi Tel Aviv on loan from Derby County."
  7. 1 2 "Former Reading FC striker Nick Blackman reveals fascinating family history; Blackman's grandfather spent time at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during the war"
  8. ↑ Caro, Danny (14 January 2009). "Blackman in a league of his own". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  9. ↑ Caro, Danny (8 October 2009). "Not quite a minyan, but Oldham are the real Jewish deal". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  10. ↑ "Blackman joins Derby County for £2.5m"
  11. ↑ "Nick Blackman: I'd love to win international caps after playing at Jewish Olympics". Daily Record. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  12. ↑ "Reading FC star Nick Blackman on his international ambitions and why he could play for FIVE countries". getreading.co.uk. Trinity Mirror Southern. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Derby County forward Nick Blackman targets international call-up with Israel" - Derbyshire Live
  14. ↑ "Young striker nets Silkmen deal". BBC Sport. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
  15. 1 2 "Profile – Nick Blackman". Macclesfield Town FC. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  16. ↑ "Macclesfield 1–1 Dag & Red". BBC Sport. 23 November 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  17. ↑ "Allardyce brings in Macc striker". BBC Sport. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  18. ↑ "New face in Blackpool Squad". Blackpool FC. 3 March 2009. Archived from the original on 6 March 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
  19. ↑ "Blackpool vs Burnly Match Report". Blackpool FC. 3 March 2009. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
  20. ↑ "Sheff Utd 2–2 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  21. ↑ "Latics land Rovers striker". Sky Sports. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  22. ↑ "Oldham 2–2". BBC Sport. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  23. ↑ "Oldham 1–1 Brentford". BBC Sport. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  24. ↑ "Blackman checks out of Boundary Park". Yahoo! Eurosport. 4 January 2010.
  25. ↑ "Motherwell sign Blackburn forward Nick Blackman on loan". BBC Sport. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  26. ↑ "Motherwell 4–0 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  27. ↑ "Aberdeen sign Nick Blackman and Robert Milsom". BBC Sport. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  28. ↑ "Blackman signs for Sheffield United". Blackburn Rovers. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  29. ↑ "Nick Kops it for a second time". Sheffield United FC Official Web Site. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Nick Blackman in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  31. ↑ "Blackman snubs £1.2m switch to Crystal Palace after Sheffield United accept improved bid". Mail Online. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  32. ↑ "Reading sign Nick Blackman from Sheffield United". Sky Sports. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  33. ↑ "Reading 2–1 Sunderland" BBC Sport. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  34. ↑ "Nick Blackman: Derby striker in talks over loan move to Maccabi Tel Aviv". BBC Sport. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  35. ↑ "Derby County Sign Forward Nick Blackman" - Derby County
  36. ↑ "Nick Blackman to Derby County: Why he was sold, how much did Reading FC get and will the money be reinvested?" - Get Reading
  37. ↑ "Cardiff 0–2 Derby". BBC. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  38. ↑ Watson, Chris (29 August 2017). "See how Derby's Nick Blackman did on his Maccabi Tel Aviv debut". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  39. ↑ "Blackman ya es jugador sportinguista". realsporting.com (in Spanish). Sporting de Gijón. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  40. ↑ "Nick Blackman Career Stats". Soccerbase. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  41. ↑ "2010–11 Motherwell FC Europa League statistics". UEFA. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  42. ↑ בפעם החמישית: מכבי ת"א זכתה בגביע הטוטו, 14 December 2017.
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