| Nyle Blake | |
| Birth Date: | 14 March 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Nottingham, England |
| Height: | 5inchesft10inchesin (ftin) |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Stamford |
| Youthyears1: | –2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Mansfield Town |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Mansfield Town |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Matlock Town (loan) |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Alfreton Town |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Frickley Athletic (loan) |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2021 |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021 |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2021 |
| Caps8: | 2 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2021 |
| Caps9: | 8 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps10: | 10 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps11: | 1 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2023– |
| Caps12: | 28 |
| Goals12: | 19 |
| Club-Update: | 13:23, 3 May 2022 (UTC) |
Nyle Blake (born 14 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Stamford.
Blake came through the Mansfield Town Academy to sign professional forms with the "Stags" in May 2018, having helped the youth-team to win the EFL Youth Alliance North East title.[1] He scored upon making his first-team debut on 13 November, helping Mansfield to record a 3–2 victory over Scunthorpe United in an EFL Trophy group stage game at Field Mill.[2] Blake commented that "any young person’s dream is to score on their debut so I was over the moon to get it".[3]
Following a brief spell at Alfreton Town, Blake joined Northern Premier League side Frickley Athletic on loan until the end of the 2019/20 season.[4] After being used in a number of positions, including right back, right wing and midfield, Blake signed a contract with the club in Summer 2020 to remain in West Yorkshire for the 2020/21 season.[5]
He signed for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Carlton Town on a free transfer in August 2021.[6] After spells at Hyde United and Gainsborough Trinity, he re-joined Frickley Athletic in November 2021.[7] [8] [9] [10]
Speaking in May 2018, Mansfield Town Academy manager John Dempster stated that "[Blake has] great potential. His ability to score and set up goals is one thing, but his raw attributes and fitness levels have really impressed. He can play at centre-forward but also anywhere on the right, including right wing-back – he has the attributes to do so."[1] The club website stated that he "likes to play 'off the shoulder' of the defence and enjoys making runs in behind the back line" and "has electric pace and a real eye for goal, meaning he has all the attributes to enable him to play the lone striker role".[11]