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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nicholas Alexander Blackman | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Derby County | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Macclesfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Macclesfield Town | 12 | (1) |
| 2009–2012 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Blackpool (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Motherwell (loan) | 18 | (10) |
| 2011 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Sheffield United | 28 | (11) |
| 2013–2016 | Reading | 103 | (18) |
| 2016– | Derby County | 21 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:42, 27 December 2016 (UTC). |
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Nicholas Alexander "Nick" Blackman (born 11 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Derby County. He can also play as a winger. Born in Salford, he started his career at Macclesfield Town before moving to Premier League club Blackburn Rovers. After 3 years at Blackburn Rovers he was sold to Sheffield United for an undisclosed sum. After scoring 11 goals in 6 months at Sheffield United, he signed a 3 1⁄2-year contract with then-Premier League club Reading. He has also spent time on loan at Blackpool, Oldham Athletic, Motherwell and Aberdeen.
Born in Salford, Greater Manchester, Blackman attended Manchester United Academies for five years from the age of eight, and also spent time at Bury and Preston North End academies. He attended King David High School followed by Phillips High School in Manchester. At the age of 13 Blackman took part in the Maccabiah Games in Israel as part of a British schools football team, qualifying through him being Jewish. According to Blackman, he is eligible to represent England, Barbados, the Netherlands, Poland or Israel at international level—Barbados through his father, the Netherlands and Poland through his maternal grandparents, and Israel through "family members".
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