Anton Blackwood

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Anton Blackwood
Personal information
Full name Anton Raenel Jopseph Blackwood[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-18) 18 August 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth London, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2011 Aveley 1 (0)
2012 St Albans City 1 (0)
2012–2013 Barton Rovers
2013 Thurrock
2014– Cheshunt
2015–2017 Haringey Borough
International career
2012 Antigua and Barbuda 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anton Raenel Jopseph Blackwood (born 18 August 1991) is a former professional footballer who is now working for Tottenham Hotspur in Asia as part of the club's global football development programme.[2] He is a former Antigua and Barbuda international.

Club career[edit]

Born in London,[1] Blackwood's early career was at Arsenal, before he was released in 2009. He then joined Tottenham Hotspur on a one-year contract.[3]

He played one league game for Aveley in October 2011,[4] then moved to St Albans City in February 2012,[5] and Barton Rovers in September 2012.[6] In February 2013 he trialled with American club Tampa Bay Rowdies.[7]

At the start of the 2013–14 season Blackwood signed for Thurrock.[8] He was released at the turn of 2013.[9] In the summer of 2014 he was signed by Cheshunt,[10] and by Haringey Borough in the summer of 2015.[11]

International career[edit]

Blackwood made his debut for the Antigua and Barbuda national team on 29 February 2012 in a friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago. He was injured and had to be substituted after 16 minutes of the match.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Anton Blackwood". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Anton BLACKWOOD". Tottenham Hotspur. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Spurs sign former Arsenal youngster Anton Blackwood". The. Retrieved 17 March 2012.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Anton Blackwood profile". Ryman Isthmian Football League. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Saints Release Two". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Rovers snap up ex-Spurs and Arsenal youngster". Luton Today. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Barton defender heads for Ricky Hills' Tampa Bay Rowdies". Luton Today. 2 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Thurrock sign Anton Blackwood". Pitchero Thurrock FC. 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Players moving on". Pitchero Thurrock FC. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Former Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal player among new Cheshunt FC signings". Hertfordshire Mercury. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  11. ^ "Loizou excited by 'new era' as Haringey Borough start life in the Ryman League". Ham & High Broadway. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Antigua and Barbuda VS. Trinidad And Tobago 0 - 4". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2012.


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