english football player

Jamal Clint-Ross Blackman ( wear 27 October 1993 ) is an english professional football player. He is a former England U19 international. Blackman progressed through the Chelsea academy as a young person and signed a professional contract with the baseball club in 2012. He never registered a first team appearance for the Blues ; despite this, he was a extremity of the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final winning squad. Blackman was sent on several loan spells to Middlesbrough, Östersund, Wycombe Wanderers, Sheffield United, Leeds United, Vitesse, Bristol Rovers and Rotherham United before being released at the conclusion of his contract in June 2021. [ 4 ]

Club career [edit ]

Chelsea [edit ]

Blackman joined Chelsea at U13 level and progressed through the club ‘s youth system. [ 5 ] He made his first appearance in a senior match day squad on 29 October 2011, sitting on the judiciary for a Premier League match against Arsenal which Chelsea lost 3–5 at home. [ 6 ] He began to train regularly with the beginning team police squad in the 2011–12 season and was an ever-present as Chelsea U18 won that season ‘s FA Youth Cup. [ 7 ] In January 2012 he was besides included on the club ‘s Champions League A-list as a home-grown musician, replacing Hilário and allowing Ryan Bertrand to be registered rather as the left-back did not meet the want act of years at the club to qualify as club-grown. This ensured that Blackman received a winner ‘s decoration after Chelsea defeated Bayern Munich in the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final. He besides received a winner ‘s decoration for Chelsea ‘s Europa League success the succeed season. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Blackman signed a raw five-year contract with the cabaret in June 2014. [ 10 ]

loan to Middlesbrough [edit ]

On 31 August 2014, Blackman joined Championship club Middlesbrough on loanword until January 2015. [ 11 ] He made his entire introduction on 23 September 2014 against Liverpool in the third circle of the League Cup as Boro drew 2–2 after 120 minutes but lost 13–14 in the resulting punishment shoot-out. His save from Raheem Sterling ‘s shoot forced the gunfight to sudden death, in which Blackman scored against opposition goalkeeper Simon Mignolet from the point. [ 12 ] On 6 January 2015, following Mark Schwarzer ‘s passing to Leicester City, Blackman was recalled from his loan spell to work as the third goalkeeper with the first-team squad behind Thibaut Courtois and Petr Čech. [ 13 ]

loanword to Östersunds FK [edit ]

On 18 March 2016, Blackman joined swedish slope Östersund on loan until 31 May 2016 to gain first-team experience. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] On 4 April, he made his Allsvenskan introduction in a 1–1 away draw against Hammarby IF, playing the full 90 minutes. [ 16 ] Later that calendar month at Gefle IF, he kept a first clean sheet in a scoreless draw. [ 17 ]

loanword to Wycombe Wanderers [edit ]

On 15 August 2016, Blackman joined League Two side Wycombe Wanderers on loanword until 3 January 2017. [ 18 ] The follow day, he made his debut against Accrington Stanley in a 1–1 draw at Adams Park. [ 19 ] On 20 August, Blackman kept his beginning clean-sheet in 0–0 away drawing card against Blackpool. [ 20 ] He then conceded 10 goals in the follow 3 league games. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] On 1 January 2017, it was announced that Blackman ‘s lend enchantment had been extended until the end of the season. [ 24 ] After 52 appearances in all competitions for Wycombe, with the club narrowly missing out on the EFL League Two playoff positions by barely one period, finishing 9th. At the club ‘s end of the season awards in May 2017, Blackman won the Young Player Of The Year Award for the 2016/17 season. [ 25 ]

loan to Sheffield United [edit ]

Blackman with Chelsea in 2017 On 27 July 2017, following agreeing to a new condense until 2021, Blackman joined Championship english Sheffield United on another season-long loanword, making this his fourthly lend in his career. [ 26 ] Blackman was in the first place signed as second gear choice for number one goalkeeper Simon Moore, however after an injury to Moore in pre-season, Blackman established himself as beginning choice goalkeeper. [ 27 ] He made his Sheffield United introduction on 5 August as the season began with a 1–0 home acquire over Brentford. [ 28 ] Against Queens Park Rangers he was stretchered off after he picked an injury on 31 October 2017, after colliding with team-mate Cameron Carter-Vickers which lead immediately to a goal from Idrissa Sylla. [ 29 ] He returned to the starting batting order from wound on 17 November in a 3–1 win against Burton Albion. [ 30 ] From December 2017, Blackman lost his place in the side to Moore after picking up a groin wound, [ 31 ] but returned on 10 February 2018 in a 2–1 gain over Yorkshire rivals Leeds United at Bramall Lane, pulling off a full of life write from Pontus Jansson. [ 32 ] On 17 March, Blackman received the man of the match award after a string of saves in a 0–0 draw against Nottingham Forest. [ 33 ] On 30 March, in the 1–1 draw at Brentford, he and adversary Ryan Woods were sent off for fighting over the ball after the hosts equalised. [ 34 ] With Blackman merely being at the club on lend, director Chris Wilder decided to play Moore in goal for the final examination 5 games of the temper. [ 35 ]

Sheffield United finished the temper in 10th ( 6 points off the playoffs ). Blackman played 33 times in all competitions during his loan go, with United believed to have been matter to in a deal to bring Blackman rear for the follow season. [ 36 ]

lend to Leeds United [edit ]

On 16 July 2018, Blackman joined EFL Championship side Leeds United on a season-long loan to compete with Bailey Peacock-Farrell for the starting goalkeeper place. [ 37 ] On 26 July, he was given the act 27 shirt for the approaching 2018–19 season. [ 38 ] On 14 August, Blackman made his debut, starting in an EFL Cup regular against Bolton Wanderers. [ 39 ] On 16 November 2018, Blackman suffered a violate tibia in his peg in a 3–0 get the better of in an under-23 match against Birmingham City. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] Due to the austereness of the injury, he returned to Chelsea, leaving Leeds with precisely one aged goalkeeper in Peacock-Farrell. [ 42 ]

lend to Vitesse [edit ]

On 3 September 2019, Blackman joined Eredivisie side Vitesse on a season-long lend. [ 43 ]

loan to Bristol Rovers [edit ]

After his loan at Vitesse was cut short early, Blackman signed for Bristol Rovers on a six-month lend deal on 22 January 2020. [ 44 ] He made his debut with Bristol Rovers on 25 January, in a 0–0 draw against Fleetwood Town. [ 45 ]

loan to Rotherham United [edit ]

On 24 August 2020, Blackman joined Championship cabaret Rotherham United on a season-long lend. [ 46 ] On 5 September 2020, he made his cabaret debut in a 4–2 shoot-out loss to Salford City in the inaugural attack of the EFL Cup. [ 47 ]

Los Angeles FC [edit ]

In September 2021, Blackman joined Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC. [ 48 ] Blackman made his debut for the club on 29 September 2021, playing the full match in a 2-1 loss to Portland Timbers. [ 49 ] On October 26, 2021, Blackman had his first scavenge sheet with LAFC during the baseball club ‘s 3-0 win over the Seattle Sounders. He was named serviceman of the equal by fans .

International career [edit ]

Blackman has represented England at U16, U17 and U19 level, and won the Victory Shield with the first in 2009. [ 50 ] In August 2014 he received his first call up for England U21 team. Whilst he has represented England at youth level, Blackman is still eligible to represent Jamaica or Barbados internationally. [ 51 ] [ 52 ] [ 53 ]

career statistics [edit ]

As of match played 30 October 2021

Honours [edit ]

Chelsea
England U16

Individual

  • Wycombe Wanderers Young Player of the Year Award: 2016–17[25]

References [edit ]