Annabel Blanchard

Annabel Blanchard (born 7 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as forward for Crystal Palace in the FA Women's Championship. Blanchard is known for her outstanding technical ability and complete two footedness which is a rarity in the women's game.August 2022 Blanchard signed for Crystal Palace.During the 2023/24 season she played a key role in the clubs Championship winning team that sealed their first ever promotion to the WSL.

Club career
Blanchard started her senior career with Liverpool of the FA Women's Super League. She made her professional debut on 24 April 2018 against Arsenal. Blanchard would go on to make one more appearance for Liverpool before joining Leicester City ahead of the 2019–20 season. In January 2021 she joined Blackburn Rovers. At the start of the 2022 season Blanchard signed for Crystal Palace. In 2023/24 she played a starring role as the team stormed to the title thus sealing their first ever promotion to the WSL.

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.

Career statistics
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