Personal information | |||
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Full name | Reanna Lauren Blades [1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 October 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Croydon, Surrey, England [2] | ||
Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Brighton & Hove Albion | |||
Chelsea | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2021–2024 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Lewes (loan) | 20 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2021 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2021 |
Reanna Lauren Blades (born 2 October 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. She previously played for Chelsea, Lewes, and the England under-19 team.
Prior to joining Chelsea's acaemy at under-14 level, she spent a season with Brighton's Regional Talent Club. [3] At under-21 academy level, Blades featured in 23 matches, scoring 15 goals. [4]
On 1 August 2021, in a friendly match prior to the 2021–22 season, Blades scored her debut senior goal for Chelsea, an equalising goal in a 2–1 defeat to Arsenal. [5] On 13 October 2022, Blades signed for first professional contract with Women's Super League club Chelsea at the age of 18. [3] [6]
On 19 March 2023, she made her competitive debut for Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter-final match against Reading, as a second-half substitute. [7] On 23 April 2023 Blades scored the third goal in a 3–1 victory over Manchester United in the WSL Academy League Cup Final. [8]
On 19 July 2023, Blades joined Women's Championship club Lewes on loan for the 2023–24 season. [9] [10]
On 30 June 2024, she left Chelsea after the end of her contract. [11]
Blades has represented England at under-16, under-17, and under-19 youth levels. [3] [12]
In 2020, Blades backed The Telegraph's "Keep Kids Active in Lockdown" campaign. At age 16 she coached children for United Synergy FC in Croydon. [12] In July 2023, alongside Lioness Fara Williams, Blades joined lingerie company Bluebella's campaign in support of women's sports. [13]
Chelsea