Nick Blackman

• Full name: Nicholas Sean Blackman
• Date of birth: 13 September 1989
• Place of birth: Reading, England
• Nationality: English (also eligible for Barbados through descent)
• Position: Striker / Forward
• Height: Around 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

Club career (highlights)

• Derby County — Blackman signed for Derby County in January 2012 after leaving Rotherham United. He played for Derby across the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons. While at Derby he featured as a forward option under manager Nigel Clough, making a number of Championship appearances and scoring for the club in league and cup action.
• Rotherham United — Prior to Derby, Blackman had a successful spell at Rotherham United (initially on loan and then permanently), where his goals helped attract interest from higher-level clubs.
• Later career — After Derby, Blackman went on to play for several clubs including Sheffield United (loan), Reading (where he had loan and permanent spells), Ipswich Town (loan), and abroad in Israel for Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv, plus a number of other English and international moves later in his career.

International career

• Blackman was eligible to represent Barbados and was called up/linked with appearances for Barbados at various points due to his Barbadian heritage. He has not been a senior England international.

Style of play

• A target forward with good aerial ability and physical presence. Capable of holding up the ball, linking play and finishing inside the box.

Notable facts

• Blackman progressed through youth football and non-league before making the step up to the Football League, showing a late-blooming trajectory common to several English forwards.
• He experienced football in both the English Football League and overseas during his career.

Sources: Club records, match reports and public player profiles (Derby County archives and Football League data).