| Andre Blackman | |
| Full Name: | Andre Alexander-George Blackman[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 November 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Lambeth, England |
| Position: | Left back, left winger |
| Youthyears1: | 2001–2006 |
| Youthclubs1: | Arsenal |
| Youthyears2: | 2006–2007 |
| Youthclubs2: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Youthyears3: | 2007–2009 |
| Youthclubs3: | Portsmouth |
| Years1: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Bristol City |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs2: | AFC Wimbledon |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs3: | Celtic |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2012 |
| Clubs4: | → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs5: | Plymouth Argyle |
| Caps5: | 6 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2014 |
| Clubs6: | Dover Athletic |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2014 |
| Clubs7: | Maidenhead United |
| Caps7: | 2 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs8: | Blackpool |
| Caps8: | 3 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2016 |
| Clubs9: | MAS Fez |
| Caps9: | 3 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs10: | Crawley Town |
| Caps10: | 32 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs11: | Barnet |
| Caps11: | 19 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2019 |
| Clubs12: | Southend United |
| Caps12: | 3 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs13: | Ebbsfleet United |
| Caps13: | 14 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs14: | Dulwich Hamlet |
| Caps14: | 43 |
| Goals14: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 18:14, 18 September 2022 (UTC) |
Andre Alexander-George Blackman (born 10 November 1990) is an English footballer who last played for Dulwich Hamlet.
A left back, he can also play as a left winger.
Blackman was born in Lambeth, London.[1]
Blackman began his career at Afewee Academy[2] in Brixton before joining as a trainee with Arsenal, moving to Tottenham Hotspur and then signing for Portsmouth at the age of 16. He also had spells with Chelsea, and West Ham.[3]
Blackman started his professional career by signing a two-year contract with Bristol City after his release by Portsmouth.[4]
Blackman made his debut for Bristol City in the League Cup match against Brentford on 11 August 2009.[5] On 1 October 2009, he was released by Bristol City over a disciplinary matter, without making a league appearance.[6] He then went on trial with Championship side Leicester City,[7] which proved to be unsuccessful.[8]
After declaring he wanted to "sort his life out",[9] Blackman signed for Conference National club AFC Wimbledon on 1 June 2010,[8] and made his debut in their 1–0 away win against Southport on 14 August;[10] however, after a handful of appearances, Blackman was declared surplus to requirements and was replaced by Chris Bush,[11] and subsequently Gareth Gwillim.[12] Blackman featured in 18 League, Cup and friendly matches scoring twice, including one against an Arsenal XI – his former club.
On 12 January 2011, Blackman went on trial with Oldham Athletic,[13] [14] but was not signed.[15] On 9 February 2011, it was announced that Blackman had joined an unnamed league club on trial.
In October 2011, Blackman had a trial with Scottish Premier League side Celtic, playing his first match in a year when Celtic's development squad played a bounce game against a Rangers XI.[16] This trial resulted in Blackman signing for Celtic in November 2011.[17] He made his debut for Celtic on 3 March, in a 1–1 draw with Aberdeen.[18] Although not featured enough at Celtic, the club won their first title in over four years.
Blackman thanked Neil Lennon for saving his football career after a troubled year and admitted he had to show humility and mental strength to make a breakthrough.[19] At the end of the season, Blackman was awarded 'Tackle of the Year' at Celtic when a video was shown of Blackman accidentally tackling the manager Lennon as he skidding toward him during a match, sending him crashing to the turf.[20] [21]
Blackman was loaned to Inverness CT for the first part of the 2012–13 season in order to get more first team experience.[22] On 15 September 2012, he made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Aberdeen where he made impressive debut, resulting him earning a man of the match.[23] His loan spell was terminated by Inverness CT, however, three months early.[24] Manager Terry Butcher revealed he terminated Blackman loan spell because of his poor attitude and discipline.[25]
He was released by Celtic in November 2012, just one year after signing for the club.
Blackman signed a six-month contract with Plymouth Argyle in July 2013.[26] He made his debut in the club's first game of the new season at Southend United,[27] and also started in the next two matches before losing his place in the team.[28] Blackman scored the first goal of his career in a Football League Trophy tie against Swindon Town,[29] but he remained on the fringes of the team and made his ninth and final appearance for the club in October.[30] He was released when his contract expired in January 2014.[31]
In March 2014, Blackman joined Conference South club Dover Athletic on non-contract terms and scored on his debut against Dartford in the Kent Senior Cup.[32]
Shortly after his move to Dover Athletic, Blackman joined Conference South side Maidenhead United.
On 23 May 2014, Blackman was strongly linked with a move to Leeds United, after Leeds owner Massimo Cellino showed an interest in reviving his career.[33] On 28 June 2014, he was pictured with the Leeds United first team squad at the launch of the Leeds 2014–15 shirt at Elland Road.[34] On 30 June 2014, he travelled with Leeds on their two-week pre-season training camp to Santa Cristina in Italy, with Leeds officially announcing Blackman had joined them on trial.[35] After a trial spell, Leeds decided not to take up the option to sign Blackman.
On 29 September, Blackman joined Blackpool on a one-year contract with the option of a further year.[36] He started against the club he had a trial at in the summer, Leeds United in a 3–1 loss.[37]
On 19 July 2016, Blackman joined League Two side Crawley Town on a one-year deal after a short spell with Moroccan side MAS Fez.[38]
Blackman joined Barnet on 26 August 2017.[39] He scored his first goal for Barnet on his debut in an EFL Trophy tie against former club AFC Wimbledon on 29 August 2017.[40] He was released by Barnet at the end of the 2017–18 season.[41]
On 11 September 2018, he made a competitive appearance for Gillingham,[42] as a trialist in the Kent Senior Cup. Blackman went on trial with Southend United in July 2019.[43] He joined the Shrimpers on a "monthly multiplicity contract" on 2 August.[44] He later played for Ebbsfleet United that season, before joining Dulwich Hamlet in November 2020.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bristol City | 2009–10 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| AFC Wimbledon | 2010–11 | Conference Premier | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Celtic | 2011–12 | Scottish Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Inverness CT (loan) | 2012–13 | Scottish Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2013–14 | League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[45] | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| Maidenhead United | 2013–14 | Conference South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Blackpool | 2014–15 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| MAS Fez | 2015–16 | Botola | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Crawley Town | 2016–17 | League Two | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[46] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
| Barnet | 2017–18 | League Two | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 1 | |
| Southend United | 2019–20 | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Ebbsfleet United | 2019–20 | National League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[47] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Dulwich Hamlet | 2020–21 | National League South | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | National League South | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 108 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 131 | 3 | |||