Deneisha Selena Blackwood (born 7 March 1997) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for Liga MX Femenil club Toluca and the Jamaica national team.
College career Predominantly a forward during her collegiate career, Blackwood played two years for NJCAA school Navarro College. She was a two-time All-American and ranked sixth in career goals with 36 at the time she left. In her sophomore season in 16, Blackwood scored 22 goals, the seventh-most in single season Navarro history. In 2017, Blackwood transferred to West Florida Argonauts and played a further two seasons. In 2017 she was named to the All-GSC second team.
Club career Florida Krush In 2018, Blackwood played for WPSL team Florida Krush, scoring four goals in three appearances.
Slavia Prague In 2019, Blackwood signed with Slavia Prague of the Czech First Division and was mostly played as a left back. She appeared in nine league games and a further four UEFA Champions League games as Slavia won the league title and reached the round of 16 before losing to Arsenal.
Orlando Pride On 8 September 2020, with the 2020 NWSL season dealing with significant disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, Blackwood was one of seven players signed to a short-term contract with Orlando Pride in order to compete in the Fall Series following the team's decision to loan out 11 senior players to play regularly overseas. She made her debut on September 19, 2020 in the first fall series match, entering as a 64th minute substitute in a 0–0 draw with North Carolina Courage. She appeared in all four Fall Series matches for a combined 196 minutes before being released at the end of her short-term contract.
Houston Dash On 26 January 2021, Blackwood signed for Houston Dash on a one-year contract with the option of an additional year.
International career Blackwood represented Jamaica at the under-17 level in 2011.
She made her senior debut during the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification. She was part of the Jamaica squad at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. It was the first time a Caribbean nation had qualified for the women's tournament. She played every minute for Jamaica as the team was eliminated at the Group Stage after losing all three games against Brazil, Italy and Australia.
Career statistics Club .
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFlorida Krush2018WPSL34———34Slavia Prague2019–201. liga žen900040—130Orlando Pride2020NWSL———4Includes the NWSL Fall Series040Houston Dash2021NWSL1000——10UNAM2023–24Liga MX Femenil247———2472024–25Liga MX Femenil184———184Total42110000004211Cruz Azul2024–25Liga MX Femenil155———1552025–26Liga MX Femenil203———203Total358000000358Toluca2025–26Liga MX Femenil00———00Career total90230040409823
International .
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsJamaica20189320191042020312021202022202023110202440202542202631Total4811
Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Blackwood goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Deneisha BlackwoodNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition19 May 2018Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti2–013–02018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification225 August 2018Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica4–09–02018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification311 October 2018H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States5–09–02018 CONCACAF Women's Championship430 September 2019 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica1–012–12020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification5 6 October 2019Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica4–0 11–02020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification69–0710–0810 June 2020BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States1–01–0Friendly929 November 2025Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia11–018–02026 CONCACAF W Championship qualification1016–01110 April 2026Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica4–04–02026 CONCACAF W Championship qualification
Honours Club Slavia Prague Czech First Division: 2019–20
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