Hannah Blundell

About

Hannah Jayne Blundell (born 25 May 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Women’s Super League club Everton.

Blundell grew up in Eastbourne and began playing football for local youth team Polegate Grasshoppers, the team her two brothers already played for, at the age of seven. Two years later she was scouted to join the Brighton & Hove Albion Centre of Excellence. In 2005 she moved to Chelsea for a season, playing for the club’s under-12 team. However, the Chelsea coaches raised concerns over Blundell’s small size when she trialled to remain at the academy. She eventually had a successful trial at Charlton Athletic and remained in the team’s academy for four years up to under-16 level.
In 2010, the chance presented itself for Blundell to return to Chelsea. She enrolled in a local college, living in the college’s accommodation and playing for their football team while also training in the Chelsea academy during the week and travelling home at the weekend to play with Eastbourne Ladies with whom she won the Sussex County FA Women’s Challenge Trophy in 2012. At 17, Blundell trialled for the Chelsea reserve team and was accepted, eventually…