Hannah Blake
{{short description|English-born New Zealand footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Hannah Blake
| image =
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| fullname = Hannah Elizabeth Blake{{cite news|url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FU20W/2018/pdf/FU20W_2018_SquadLists.pdf|title=List of Players – 2018 FIFA Women's U20 World Cup – France|work=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|accessdate=13 June 2019|archive-date=3 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803232204/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fu20w/2018/pdf/fu20w_2018_squadlists.pdf|url-status=dead}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|05|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = London, England
| height = {{convert|1.71|m|abbr=on}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Durham
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| college1 = Michigan Wolverines
| collegeyears1 = 2019–2022
| collegecaps1 = 47
| collegegoals1 = 6
| years1 = 2015–2019
| clubs1 = Three Kings United
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2023
| clubs2 = Perth Glory
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2023–2024
| clubs3 = Adelaide United
| caps3 = 21
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2024-
| clubs4 = Durham
| caps4 = 11
| goals4 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam1 = New Zealand U17
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2018
| nationalteam2 = New Zealand U20
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2017–
| nationalteam3 = New Zealand
| nationalcaps3 = 5
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 30 January 2025
| nationalteam-update = 13 June 2019
}}
Hannah Elizabeth Blake (born 5 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays for Durham and has represented New Zealand in association football at both age group and international level.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/FootballFerns/id38.htm|title=Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=13 June 2019}}
College career
During her time at college, starting in 2019, Blake played soccer for the Michigan Wolverines in the NCAA Division I, studying on a soccer scholarship. She graduated in late 2022 earning a Bachelor of Arts in communications and media together with a minor in business administration.{{cite web|url=https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2022/12/11/hannah-blake-how-one-player-combines-study-and-top-level-football/|title=Hannah Blake: How one player combines study and top-level football|first=Joan|last=Grey|website=Friends of Football}} She felt the playing style was different, including a physical style of play. While playing, she used her international experience with New Zealand's national team to improve her game.{{cite news|url=https://www.michigandaily.com/sports/hannah-blake-using-national-team-experience-bolster-michigan/|title= Hannah Blake using national team experience to bolster Michigan |first=Grayson|last=Bunning|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|date=5 October 2020}}
Club career
From 2015 until 2019, Blake played for New Zealand club Three Kings United in the Lotto NRFL Women's Premier League.
In January 2023, after graduating from college, Blake signed her first professional contract with A-League Women club Perth Glory, signing as an injury replacement player for Rylee Baisden until the end of the 2022–23 A-League Women season.{{cite web|url=https://perthglory.com.au/news/glory-snap-up-nz-international-on-injury-replacement-contract|title=Glory snap up NZ international on injury-replacement contract|first=Gareth|last=Morgan|website=Perth Glory|date=30 January 2023}} She scored on her debut in a 3–1 win against Western United in February.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-04 |title=Epakis confident Glory upset win can be ‘season-defining’ |url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/perth-glory/perth-glory-womens-coach-alex-epakis-hails-sides-effort-in-season-defining-3-1-win-over-western-united-c-9651570 |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=The West Australian |language=en}}
In August 2023, following the end of her contract at Perth Glory, Blake was signed by fellow A-League Women club Adelaide United.{{cite web|url=https://adelaideunited.com.au/news/blake-joins-reds-for-liberty-a-league-season|title=Blake joins Reds for Liberty A-League Season|website=Adelaide United|date=23 August 2023}} In May 2024, Adelaide United announced that Blake departed the club.{{cite web|url=https://adelaideunited.com.au/news/reds-announce-liberty-a-league-women-departures/|title=Reds Announce Liberty A-League Women Departures|website=Adelaide United|date=9 May 2024}}
International career
Blake was a member of the New Zealand U-17 side at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan,{{cite news |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FU17W/2016/pdf/FU17W_2016_SquadLists.pdf|title= List of Players – 2016 FIFA Women's U17 World Cup – |work=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |accessdate=13 June 2019}} the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea,{{cite news |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FU20W/2016/pdf/FU20W_2016_SquadLists.pdf|title= List of Players – 2016 FIFA Women's U20 World Cup -Papua New Guinea|work=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |accessdate=13 June 2019}} and again at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France.
Blake made her senior début as a substitute in a 0–0 draw with Thailand on 25 November 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/FootballFerns/2014_now.htm|title=Football Ferns-Line-ups|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=13 June 2019|df=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501100448/https://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/FootballFerns/2014_now.htm|archive-date=1 May 2019|url-status=dead}}
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Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:Association footballers from Auckland
Category:New Zealand women's association footballers
Category:New Zealand women's international footballers
Category:Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
Category:New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:New Zealand expatriate women's association footballers
Category:Footballers from London
Category:Michigan Wolverines women's soccer players
Category:Perth Glory FC (women) players
Category:Adelaide United FC (women) players
Category:21st-century New Zealand sportswomen
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