Nathan Blake

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Nathan Blake
Personnel
Surname Nathan Alexandar Blake
birthday January 27, 1972
place of birth CardiffWales
size 180 cm
position striker
Juniors
Years station
AFC Newport County
Chelsea FC
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1990-1994 Cardiff City 125 (35)
1994-1995 Sheffield United 69 (40)
1995-1998 Bolton Wanderers 107 (38)
1998-2001 Blackburn Rovers 54 (13)
2001-2004 Wolverhampton Wanderers 78 (25)
2004-2005 Leicester City 14 0(0)
2005 →  Leeds United  (loan) 2 0(1)
2006 AFC Newport County
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1991-1993 Wales U-21
1991 Wales B
1994-2003 Wales 29 0(4)
1 Only league games are given.

Nathan Alexandar Blake (born January 27, 1972 in Cardiff ) is a former Welsh football player . The striker was a Welsh international .

He played from 1990 to 1994 at Cardiff City , with whom he was promoted to the Second Division in 1993. In February 1994 he moved to Sheffield United in the Premier League , but at the end of the season there was relegation to the First Division . In December 1995 he was signed by the Premier League club Bolton Wanderers . The Wanderers got down, but in 1997 they were immediately promoted back to the highest class. After the club was relegated again in 1998, Blake moved to Blackburn Rovers in October , with whom he also had to go into second division in 1999. 2001 succeeded the Rovers promotion to the Premier League, but they sold Blake to the first division club Wolverhampton Wanderers . With Wolverhampton he made it to the Premier League in 2003. After a weak season, however, the direct relegation followed. For Blake it was already the fifth thing that happened to Hermann Hreiðarsson only . Blake moved to relegated Leicester City , but was loaned to Leeds United in January 2005 . In August 2005 he was banned for six months after a positive doping test .

Blake was called up to the Welsh national team 29 times between 1994 and 2003 and scored four goals.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Top 10 relegation junkies uk.eurosport.yahoo.com May 16, 2011
  2. Blake suspended for six months bbc.co.uk August 23, 2005