Hannah Blundell

Hannah Jayne Blundell (born 25 May 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chelsea Women. She has also played for English youth national teams, representing her country at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.

Hannah Blundell
Blundell playing for Chelsea in 2015
Personal information
Full name Hannah Jayne Blundell[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-25) 25 May 1994
Place of birth Eastbourne, England
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Full-back
Club information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 3
Youth career
Chelsea Ladies COE
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Chelsea 71 (4)
National team‡
2013 England U19 8 (0)
2014 England U20 3 (0)
2014–2017 England U23 15 (1)
2018– England 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:55, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[2]
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:46, 9 September 2018 (UTC)[2]

Following the 2014 FA WSL season with Chelsea, Blundell was on the shortlist for the 2015 PFA Women's Young Player of the Year award. She was praised for her speed and athleticism, and her ability to play at right or left back and in the attack.[3]

Career

Club

Having joined Chelsea at the age of 16 after spells with Brighton and Charlton, Blundell stepped up to the first team in 2013 and scored on her FA Women's Super League debut against Birmingham. She went on to make nine appearances for the Blues while predominantly playing at left-back during Claire Rafferty's lengthy injury lay-off despite being naturally right-sided. She was among the nominees for the PFA Young Player of the Year award in 2015 after a fine season the previous year, when she scored twice in 17 appearances.[4] She featured in the majority of matches in Chelsea's double-winning campaign in 2015 and ended up winning the club's Young Player of the Year award, which she shared with Millie Bright.[5] Blundell remained Chelsea's first-choice right-back throughout the 2016 season, starting 20 matches. In January 2017, she signed a new two-year contract.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of 20 May 2018.[2][7]
Club League Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea FA WSL 2013 811000—91
2014 1222030—172
2015 120405030240
2016 150401020220
2017 5132——83
2017–18 130001040180
Total 65414210090986
Career total 65414210090986
  1. Includes the FA Women's Cup
  2. Includes the FA WSL Cup
  3. Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League

Honours

Club

Chelsea

References
  1. "List of Players - England" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. p. 5. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. "Hannah Blundell". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  3. "Women's PFA Young Player of the Year: Nominees". The Professional Footballers Association. 16 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-23. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  4. "Hannah Blundell profile". Chelsea Football Club. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  5. "Ladies reaction: Awards rewards". Chelsea Football Club. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  6. "Ladies squad members sign new deals". Chelsea Football Club. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  7. "Chelsea Ladies player stats". Chelsea Ladies FC. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
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