Deneisha Blackwood

Deneisha Blackwood

Personal information
Full name	Deneisha Selena Blackwood[1]
Date of birth	(1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth	Kingston, Jamaica[3]
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	UNAM
Number	21
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Navarro Bulldogs	32	(36)
2017–2018	West Florida Argonauts	31	(13)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	Florida Krush	3	(4)
2019–2020	Slavia Prague	9	(0)
2020	Orlando Pride	0	(0)
2021	Houston Dash	1	(0)
2022–2023	GPSO 92 Issy
2023–	UNAM	37	(11)
International career‡
2011	Jamaica U17	2	(0)
2018–	Jamaica	26	(7)
Medal record Representing  Jamaica CONCACAF W Championship 2018 United States 2022 Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2021

Deneisha Selena Blackwood (born 7 March 1997) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for Liga MX Femenil side UNAM and the Jamaica women's national team.

Predominantly a forward during her collegiate career, Blackwood played two years for NJCAA school Navarro College. 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 West Florida Argonauts and played a further two seasons. In 2017 she was named to the All-GSC second team.^[3][4]

In 2018, Blackwood played for WPSL team Florida Krush, scoring four goals in three appearances.^[5]

In 2019, Blackwood signed with Slavia Prague of the Czech First Division and was mostly played as a left back. She appeared in nine league games and a further four UEFA Champions League games as Slavia won the league title and reached the round of 16 before losing to Arsenal.^[6][7]

On 8 September 2020, with the 2020 NWSL season dealing with significant disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, Blackwood was one of seven players signed to a short-term contract with Orlando Pride in order to compete in the Fall Series following the team's decision to loan out 11 senior players to play regularly overseas.^[8][9] 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 North Carolina Courage.^[10] She appeared in all four Fall Series matches for a combined 196 minutes before being released at the end of her short-term contract.^[11]

On 26 January 2021, Blackwood signed for Houston Dash on a one-year contract with the option of an additional year.^[12]

Blackwood represented Jamaica at the under-17 level in 2011.^[13]

She made her senior debut during the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification.^[3] She was part of the Jamaica squad at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. It was the first time a Caribbean nation had qualified for the women's tournament.^[14] She played every minute for Jamaica as the team was eliminated at the Group Stage after losing all three games against Brazil, Italy and Australia.

As of 17 October 2020.^[11]

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

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 May 2018	Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti	Guadeloupe	2–0	13–0	2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
2	25 August 2018	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Antigua and Barbuda	4–0	9–0
3	11 October 2018	H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States	Cuba	5–0	9–0	2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship

Slavia Prague

• Czech First Division: 2019–20

• Deneisha Blackwood at Soccerway.com
• Deneisha Blackwood at FBref.com
• Deneisha Blackwood at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)