english football player

Tyler Nathan Blackett ( born 2 April 1994 ) is an english professional football player who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati. He began his career in the Manchester United youth academy in 2002, and has played on loan for Blackpool, Birmingham City and Celtic in the past. Born in Manchester, he is qualified to play for England, Barbados or Jamaica internationally .

Club career [edit ]

manchester United [edit ]

Blackett had played for Fletcher Moss Rangers when he signed for Manchester United in 2002, when he was eight years old. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He signed a professional compress with United in July 2012. [ 5 ]

Blackpool ( loanword ) [edit ]

On 1 November 2013, Blackett signed for Championship club Blackpool on a month-long lend. [ 6 ] The future day, he made his debut for the Seasiders, playing the whole 90 minutes in a 1–0 league win at Nottingham Forest. [ 7 ] On 5 December 2013, Blackpool extended Blackett ‘s lend until 1 January 2014. [ 8 ]

Birmingham City ( lend ) [edit ]

On 31 January 2014, Blackett signed for Championship club Birmingham City on a youth lend until the end of the season. [ 9 ] together with mate Manchester United loanee Tom Thorpe, Blackett started the future day ‘s match, at home to Derby County. After 38 minutes, he tripped Will Hughes to concede a penalty, which Darren Randolph saved. Birmingham came back from 3–1 down to draw, the equalizer scored by a third base United loanee, Federico Macheda, in stop time. [ 10 ]

2014–15 season : return to United [edit ]

During the 2014–15 pre-season, Blackett played at centre-back for Manchester United in a 3–5–2 formation and his performances led to him earning praise from new director Louis van Gaal. In the club ‘s concluding pre-season match against Valencia at Old Trafford, he provided the serve for Marouane Fellaini ‘s stoppage-time winner to make the score 2–1. [ 11 ] As a solution of an injury crisis and the deviation of experience defenders Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidić from the club, Blackett was drafted into the inaugural team squad on a permanent footing. Blackett made his competitive debut for Manchester United on 16 August 2014, in the first base match of the 2014–15 Premier League season, playing the full 90 minutes and being booked in a 2–1 home get the better of to Swansea City in Van Gaal ‘s first competitive match as Manchester United director. [ 12 ] He besides played in the future bet on away at Sunderland, which ended in a 1–1 drawing card with Blackett making an significant clearance during the match to help earn Manchester United a point. [ 13 ] Blackett besides played in the 0–0 draw against Burnley on 30 August 2014. During the game he received a yellow calling card for a mistime challenge. [ 14 ] Blackett then played in United ‘s first gain of the season when they beat Queens Park Rangers 4–0 as a centre-back preferably than a full-back. He was sent off in the 82nd infinitesimal on 21 September as United lost 5–3 at Leicester City. [ 15 ] On 17 May 2015 in a base match against Arsenal, Blackett came on in place of Marcos Rojo after 73 minutes, and nine minutes belated deflected a Theo Walcott cross for an own goal past United goalkeeper Victor Valdés to cause a 1–1 draw. [ 16 ] In total, Blackett made 12 Premier League appearances during the 2014–15 season. [ 17 ]

Celtic ( loanword )

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On 29 August 2015, Blackett was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Celtic until the end of the 2015–16 temper. [ 17 ] He made his debut play at left-back in a league catch at Aberdeen on 12 September 2015, but Celtic lost 2–1 to the league leaders. [ 18 ] Blackett dropped out of the side for a few matches, but returned on 4 October for a league match at Hamilton Accies, taking the place of the suspend Efe Ambrose in central defense and helped Celtic to a 2–1 win. [ 19 ]

Reading [edit ]

On 22 August 2016, Blackett signed a four-year condense with Championship club Reading. Head coach Jaap Stam, a erstwhile manchester United player, praised the defender for his versatility and attacking presence. [ 20 ] With his contract with Reading ascribable to expire on 30 June 2020, and ascribable to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 2019–20 season, Blackett signed a short-run annex with Reading until the end of the season. [ 21 ] Following the completion of the 2019–20 season, Reading announced that Blackett would leave the club at the end of July 2020. [ 22 ]

Nottingham Forest [edit ]

On 15 August 2020, Blackett joined Nottingham Forest on a permanent compress. [ 23 ] He made his debut for the baseball club on 12 September, starting in a 2–0 defeat off to Queens Park Rangers. [ 24 ]

FC Cincinnati [edit ]

On 6 August 2021, Blackett joined Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati on a release transfer. [ 25 ]

International career [edit ]

background [edit ]

Blackett qualifies to play for England, Barbados or Jamaica internationally and has represented England at assorted young levels. [ 26 ] [ 27 ]

England Under-16s [edit ]

In September 2009, Blackett was called up to the England U16 squad for the 2009 Victory Shield equal against Wales. [ 28 ] On 15 October, he started the 1–0 win against Wales, but was replaced by Alex Henshall a few minutes before half-time. [ 29 ] Blackett was recalled to the police squad for the final Victory Shield match against Scotland in November 2009 ; [ 30 ] he replaced Sam Magri in the 69th minute as England won 2–1 at the Tynecastle Stadium in Edinburgh. [ 31 ] The victory sealed England ‘s ninth consecutive Victory Shield. [ 31 ]

England Under-17s [edit ]

Blackett was called up to the England U17 squad for the Algarve Tournament in February 2011. [ 32 ] He started England ‘s open bet on of the tournament on 24 February, playing the entire 90 minutes in a 1–1 string with Romania. [ 33 ] He was an unused substitute in the 3–1 defeat against Germany, [ 34 ] but came on to replace Alex Henshall in the 76th moment of the 2–2 puff with Portugal. [ 35 ]

England Under-18s [edit ]

In November 2011, Blackett was called up to the England U18 squad for a friendly against Slovakia. [ 36 ] On 16 November, he started the 1–1 draw with Slovakia, before being replaced by Courtney Meppen-Walter in the sixty-fifth hour. [ 37 ] He retained his stead in the team for the friendly against Poland in February 2012, [ 38 ] coming on at half-time as England won 3–0 at the Alexandra Stadium. [ 39 ]

England Under-19s [edit ]

In August 2012, Blackett was called up to the England U19 team for a friendly against Germany. [ 40 ] On 6 September, he started the game in Hamburg, playing the unharmed 90 minutes as England lost 3–1. [ 41 ] Blackett earned his second call up for a friendly with Denmark in January 2013, [ 42 ] he started the game before being replaced by Lewis Baker in the 67th hour as England won 3–1 at the Keepmoat Stadium. [ 43 ]

England Under-21s [edit ]

In August 2014 Blackett received his beginning call astir to the England U21 team after becoming function of the Manchester United inaugural team squad and starting the first two games of the season. [ 44 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 8 May 2021

Honours [edit ]

Celtic

References [edit ]