29 Facts About Jamal Blackman

Jamal Clint-Ross Blackman was born on 27 October 1993 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Shrewsbury Town.

Jamal Blackman progressed through the Chelsea academy as a youth and turned professional after winning the FA Youth Cup in 2012.

Jamal Blackman was named by manager Andre Villas-Boas in a senior match day squad on 29 October 2011, when he sat on the bench for a Premier League match against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.

Jamal Blackman signed a new five-year contract with the club in June 2014 and extended that contract by two years in July 2017.

Jamal Blackman left Chelsea at the expiry of his contract in June 2021, having never played a first-team match during his seven years as a senior professional.

On 31 August 2014, Jamal Blackman joined Championship club Middlesbrough on loan until January 2015.

Manager Aitor Karanka said that Jamal Blackman would compete with Dimitrios Konstantopoulos and Tomas Mejias for a first-team place.

Jamal Blackman did not feature again for the club and on 6 January 2015, following Mark Schwarzer's departure to Leicester City, Blackman was recalled from the Riverside Stadium by Chelsea to work as the third goalkeeper with the first-team squad behind Thibaut Courtois and Petr Cech.

Jamal Blackman made twelve appearances, keeping three clean sheets, during his ten weeks at the Jamtkraft Arena as Graham Potter's Ostersund finished in eighth-place.

On 15 August 2016, Jamal Blackman joined League Two side Wycombe Wanderers on loan until 3 January 2017.

Jamal Blackman then conceded ten goals in the following three league games.

Jamal Blackman made 52 appearances in all competitions for Wycombe as the club narrowly missed out on the play-off positions by just one point, finishing ninth.

Jamal Blackman was named as the club's Young Player of the Year and manager Gareth Ainsworth predicted that he would go on to play at the highest level.

On 27 July 2017, Jamal Blackman joined Championship side Sheffield United on a season-long loan.

Jamal Blackman was originally signed as second-choice for number one goalkeeper Simon Moore, however after an injury to Moore in pre-season, Blackman established himself as first-choice goalkeeper.

On 16 July 2018, Jamal Blackman joined Championship side Leeds United on a season-long loan to compete with Bailey Peacock-Farrell for the starting goalkeeper position.

Jamal Blackman said that he was excited to work with manager Marcelo Bielsa.

On 3 September 2019, Jamal Blackman joined Eredivisie side Vitesse on a season-long loan.

Jamal Blackman signed for League One club Bristol Rovers on a six-month loan deal on 22 January 2020; regular custodian Anssi Jaakkola was out injured with a shoulder injury, leaving Jordi van Stappershoef and Alexis Andre Jr.

On 24 August 2020, Jamal Blackman joined Championship club Rotherham United on a season-long loan.

On 13 September 2021, Jamal Blackman joined Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC.

Jamal Blackman played the final eight games of the 2021 season, before departing the Banc of California Stadium along with head coach Bob Bradley.

Jamal Blackman played three games during his time at Kirklees Stadium, and was an unused substitute at Wembley Stadium in the play-off final defeat to Nottingham Forest, and was not retained beyond the summer by manager Carlos Corberan.

Jamal Blackman signed for newly promoted League One side Exeter City on 26 July 2022 on a one-year deal.

On 3 July 2023, his contract with Exeter having expired, Jamal Blackman signed for Burton Albion.

On 21 December 2024, Jamal Blackman joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a short-term deal following a short trial period.

Jamal Blackman has represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-19 level, and won the Victory Shield with the under-16's in 2009.

Jamal Blackman was called up to the under-21 team in August 2014.

Whilst he has represented England at youth level, Jamal Blackman is still eligible to represent Jamaica or Barbados internationally.