Harvey Antonio Blair (born 14 September 2003) is an English
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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* Forward (surname)
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* Forward (association football)
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for club
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
.
Early life
Blair was born in
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into ...
, England.
Club career
Blair was originally part of Manchester United's youth setup, but later joined Liverpool as an U12 player.
He signed his first professional contract in October 2020.
He was later promoted to the Under-18 squad for the 2020–21 season.
His first year was greatly impacted by injury as he made just four appearances and scored two goals.
In the 2021–22 season, he has made five league appearances and scored one goal for the academy side, impressing enough to be promoted to the senior team.
Blair made his professional debut in an
EFL Cup
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game against
Preston on 27 October 2021. He was brought off after 55 minutes. Liverpool manager
Jürgen Klopp
Jürgen Norbert Klopp (; born 16 June 1967) is a German professional football manager and former player who is the manager of club Liverpool. He is widely regarded as one of the best managers in the world.
Klopp spent most of his playing c ...
said about Blair's performance: "The game for Harvey in the first half was really not easy and in the second half as well. We didn’t really involve him in the game. That doesn’t help."
Style of play
Blair has been described as a 'tricky winger' who is 'blessed with good pace, size and ball control'.
He's traditionally played as a left winger under under-18s manager Bridge-Wilkinson, but can also operate as a striker and a little bit deeper in a no.10 role.
Personal life
His older brother, Marley, was also in the Liverpool academy before being released by the club. He is playing for Icelandic club
Keflavík ÍF
Keflavík ÍF (Keflavík, íþrótta- og ungmennafélag) is an Icelandic sports club, from the town of Reykjanesbær. The club has several divisions for different sports: football, basketball, swimming, gymnastics, badminton, shooting, and taekw ...
.
Career statistics
References
2003 births
Living people
English footballers
Footballers from Huddersfield
Association football forwards
Liverpool F.C. players
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