Personal information | |||
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Full name | Harvey Antonio Blair [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 14 September 2003||
Place of birth | Huddersfield, England | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
Number | 86 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2021 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2021– | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:32, 27 October 2021 (UTC) |
Harvey Antonio Blair (born 14 September 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool.
Blair was born in Huddersfield, England. [2] He is of Jamaican descent. [4]
Blair was originally part of Manchester United's youth setup, but later joined Liverpool as an U12 player. [2] He signed his first professional contract in October 2020. [2] He was later promoted to the Under-18 squad for the 2020–21 season. [5] His first year was greatly impacted by injury as he made just four appearances and scored two goals. [5] In the 2021–22 season, he has made five league appearances and scored one goal for the academy side, impressing enough to be promoted to the senior team. [5]
Blair made his professional debut in an EFL Cup game against Preston on 27 October 2021. He was brought off after 55 minutes. [6] Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp said about Blair's performance: "The game for Harvey in the first half was really not easy and in the second half as well. We didn’t really involve him in the game. That doesn’t help." [7]
Blair trained with the Liverpool first team in the 2023 pre-season, but sustained a meniscus tear in the first week. [8]
Blair has been described as a 'tricky winger' who is 'blessed with good pace, size and ball control'.
He's traditionally played as a left winger under under-18s manager Bridge-Wilkinson, but can also operate as a striker and a little bit deeper in a no.10 role. [9]
His older brother, Marley, was also in the Liverpool academy before being released by the club. [5] He currently plays for Faroese side Argja Bóltfelag. [10]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Liverpool | 2021–22 [11] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |