Laura Blindkilde

Laura Madison Blindkilde Brown (born 9 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Aston Villa in the FA Women's Super League.[1]

Laura Blindkilde
Blindkilde with Aston Villa in 2022
Personal information
Full name Laura Madison Blindkilde Brown
Date of birth (2003-09-09) 9 September 2003
Place of birth England
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 19
Youth career
Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Birmingham City 1 (0)
2020– Aston Villa 31 (0)
International career‡
2019 England U17 4 (0)
2021– England U19 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2022

Club career

Blindkilde played for the under-21 academy team at Birmingham City before making her senior debut for the club on 11 December 2019 as a stoppage time substitute against Manchester United in a 3–1 League Cup group stage defeat. She made her FA Women's Super League debut the following month, on 5 January 2020 in a 2–0 defeat to Arsenal.

In June 2020, Blindkilde moved to Aston Villa, initially playing with the club's academy team. On 9 September 2021, she signed her first professional contract for Aston Villa. She chose to switch from playing under her surname "Brown" to displaying her Danish middle name "Blindkilde" on the back of her shirt for 2021–22 season.[2]

International career

Blindkilde has represented England at under-17 level.[3]

Career statistics

Club
As of 7 May 2023.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Birmingham City 2019–20 FA WSL 10001020
Aston Villa 2020–21 FA WSL 00000000
2021–22 1101031151
2022–23 2004150291
Total 3105181442
Career total 3205191462

References
  1. "L. Brown". soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. "Laura-Blindkilde-Brown pens first pro deal". avfc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. "England squad". thefa.com. Retrieved 17 January 2022.


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