Deneisha Selena Blackwood (born 7 March 1997) is a Jamaican professional

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who plays for

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of the second French division and the Jamaica national team.

College career

Predominantly a forward during her collegiate career, Blackwood played two years for

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school

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. 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

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and played a further two seasons. In 2017 she was named to the All- GSC second team.

Club career

Florida Krush

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

Slavia Prague

In 2019, Blackwood signed with

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of the Czech First Division and was mostly played as a

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. She appeared in nine league games and a further four

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games as Slavia won the league title and reached the round of 16 before losing to

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Orlando Pride

On 8 September 2020, with the 2020 NWSL season dealing with significant disruption during the

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, Blackwood was one of seven players signed to a short-term contract with

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in order to compete in the

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following the team's decision to loan out 11 senior players to play regularly overseas. 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

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. She appeared in all four Fall Series matches for a combined 196 minutes before being released at the end of her short-term contract.

Houston Dash

On 26 January 2021, Blackwood signed for

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on a one-year contract with the option of an additional year.

International career

Blackwood represented Jamaica at the under-17 level in 2011. She made her senior debut during the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification. She was part of the Jamaica squad at the

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in France. It was the first time a Caribbean nation had qualified for the women's tournament. She played every minute for Jamaica as the team was eliminated at the

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after losing all three games against

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and

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Career statistics

Club

International goals

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

Honors

Club

Slavia Prague * Czech First Division: 2019–20

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Blackwood, Deneisha 1997 births Living people Women's association football fullbacks Women's association football midfielders Women's association football forwards Jamaican women's footballers Footballers from Kingston, Jamaica Jamaica women's international footballers 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Pan American Games competitors for Jamaica Footballers at the 2019 Pan American Games College women's soccer players in the United States Navarro Bulldogs women's soccer players West Florida Argonauts women's soccer players Jamaican expatriate women's footballers Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States SK Slavia Prague (women) players Expatriate women's footballers in the Czech Republic Czech Women's First League players Orlando Pride players National Women's Soccer League players Houston Dash players 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players