# Annabel Blanchard

Annabel Blanchard (born 7 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as forward for Women's Super League club Crystal Palace. She previously played for Liverpool, Leicester City, and Blackburn Rovers, and has represented England at international youth level.

## Club career
### Liverpool

Blanchard made her professional debut on 24 April 2018 against Arsenal.

### Leicester

Blanchard joined Leicester City ahead of the 2019–20 season. She made her league debut against Durham on 18 August 2019. Blanchard scored her first league goal against Crystal Palace on 19 January 2020, scoring in the 15th minute.

### Blackburn Rovers

On 21 January 2021, Blanchard joined Women's Championship club Blackburn Rovers. She made her league debut against London City Lionesses on 24 January 2021. Blanchard scored her first league goal against Watford on 12 September 2021, scoring in the 80th minute.

### Crystal Palace

Blanchard made her league debut against London City Lionesses on 21 August 2022. She scored her first league goal against Coventry United on 27 August 2022 in the 64th minute.
In the 2023–24 season, Blanchard won the Women's Championship Player of the Month award, the Women’s Championship Goal of the Month award for September, and was voted Crystal Palace Women’s Player of the Month for October.
On 16 January 2024, it was announced that Blanchard had signed a new deal until 2025. She was awarded the Crystal Palace Women’s Player of the Month for April 2024.
On 6 October 2024, Blanchard scored twice against Leicester City 2–0 victory, gaining newly promoted Crystal Palace their first ever goals and win in the Women's Super League for the 2024–25 season. Her first goal was subsequently nominated for the WSL Goal of the Month award.
On 20 October 2024, after her performance in a 1–0 draw against Liverpool, BBC Sport declared that Blanchard was "the source of almost everything dangerous that comes from the Palace attack".

## International career

Blanchard represented England throughout the U14 to U19 levels, including scoring twice in three appearances at the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Lithuania.
In October 2024, former England striker Ian Wright appealed for Sarina Wiegman to add Blanchard to the England squad.

## Style of play

Blanchard has been credited with impressive awareness, ability to hold up the ball at the right time, and knowing when to play in other players.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 20 October 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Liverpool | 2017–18 | Women's Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Liverpool | 2018–19 | Women's Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Liverpool | Total | Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Leicester City | 2019–20 | Women's Championship | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Leicester City | 2020–21 | Women's Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Leicester City | Total | Total | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2020–21 | Women's Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2021–22 | Women's Championship | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
| Blackburn Rovers | Total | Total | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| Crystal Palace F.C. | 2022–23 | Women's Championship | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| Crystal Palace F.C. | 2023–24 | Women's Championship | 19 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11 |
| Crystal Palace F.C. | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Crystal Palace F.C. | Total | Total | 46 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 17 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 83 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 111 | 24 |