| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Helen Louise Bleazard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Yeovil, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Chelsea Ladies | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Yeovil Town L.F.C. | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| –2005 | Yeovil Town L.F.C. | ||
| 2005–2007 | Bristol City W.F.C. | ||
| 2007–2008 | Bristol Academy | ||
| 2008–2010 | Keynsham Town | ||
| 2010 | Yeovil Town L.F.C. | ||
| 2011 | Bristol Academy | 14 | (1) |
| 2012– | Chelsea Ladies | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Wales | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Helen Louise Bleazard (born 14 August 1990) is an English–born footballer who plays for the Welsh national team and Chelsea Ladies. Bleazard plays as a wide midfielder or forward and switched allegiance to Wales after playing for England at youth level.
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Club career
After joining local side Yeovil Town at the age of nine, Bleazard eventually moved on to FA Women's Premier League club Bristol City at the end of season 2004–05.[2]
Bleazard signed a contract with FA WSL club Bristol Academy in February 2011.[1] She helped the club qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time, by scoring in a 3–0 FA Women's Cup semi–final win over Liverpool Ladies at Haig Avenue.[3] At the FA Women's Cup final at the Ricoh Arena in May 2011 Bleazard struck the crossbar with a free kick, but Bristol were beaten 2–0 by Arsenal.[4]
In February 2012 Bleazard signed for Bristol's WSL rivals Chelsea Ladies.[5]
International career
Bleazard represented England at Under–17 level,[6] and was called into the Under–20 squad during the 2008–09 season.[7] She was also selected for the England college team while attending Yeovil College.[8]
Bleazard later switched her footballing allegiance to Wales and was named on the standby list for their March 2011 Algarve Cup campaign.[9] Bristol Academy team mates Jessica Fishlock and Alex Culvin joked that Bleazard's eligibility for the Welsh national team arose from "her Nan's Sister's Brother's Aunty."[10]
Bleazard won her first senior cap for Wales playing on the left–wing in a 2–0 friendly defeat to New Zealand, played in Savièse on 15 June 2011.[11]
References
- ^ a b "List of players under written contract registered between 1/2/2011 and 28/2/11". The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistrations/2011/February%202011.ashx/February%202011.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
- ^ "Yeovil Town Ladies Club History". Yeovil Town Ladies FC. http://www.yeoviltownladies.com/history.html. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ "Disappointing Liverpool bow out". Liverpool Ladies FC. 2011-04-17. http://www.liverpoolladiesfc.com/matchesReport/liverpool_v_bristol_academy_ladies_17_april_2011_report.html. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ "Midfielder unlikely to dwell on cup loss". Western gazette. 2011-05-26. http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Midfielder-unlikely-dwell-cup-loss/story-12125202-detail/story.html. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ Daniel Clarke (2012-02-07). "THREE NEW SIGNINGS FOR CHELSEA LADIES". Chelsea FC. http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LadiesNews/0,,10268~2602625,00.html. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ^ "Helen makes Wales bow". Bristol Soccerworld. 2011-05-17. http://www.bristol-soccerworld.com/page83.html. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ "International Recognition". Sunderland WFC. 2009-02-03. http://www.sunderlandwfc.co.uk/swfc_200.htm. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ Sports News. 1. Yeovil College. January 2008. http://www.yeovil.ac.uk/assets/files/Yeovil_College/Sports_Centre/Sports_News/Sports_News_Jan_Issue%202%20New.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ "Women's Squad for Algarve Cup Named". FAW. 2011-05-16. http://www.faw.org.uk/news/FAW51047.ink. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ "Cup final special: get to know Bristol Academy". She Kicks. 2011-05-20. http://www.shekicks.net/flog/blogs/post/322. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
- ^ "Wales v New Zealand –Match Report.". FAW. 2011-05-16. http://www.faw.org.uk/news/FAW61560.ink. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
External links
- Bristol Academy profile
- FAW profile
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