Player Biography
The 26-year-old added quality and depth in the wide areas for Leanne Crichton’s side, as she made the move as a free agent, having most recently featured for English side Durham in July 2026
Having been born in London, England, she grew up in the birthplace of her parents over in New Zealand, playing with Three Kings United for four years before moving to the United States of America in 2019 to begin her college studies.
She joined the University of Michigan Wolverines in NCAA Division 1, the highest level of US college football, whilst on a soccer scholarship, graduating in 2022, earning a Bachelor of Arts in communications and media together with a minor in business administration. Blake then took her first steps into professional football when joining Australian top-flight side Perth Glory in January 2023.
Netting on her debut for the A-League club against Western United the following month, she spent six months with the Perth-based side before moving to fellow Australian outfit Adelaide United that summer.
She spent a further year there before jetting across the globe to the country of her birth, penning a deal to join Durham in WSL 2 in July 2024.
The winger would go on to feature for the English side for the past two seasons, gaining further experience down south as she now makes the switch north of the border to bolster Leanne Crichton’s wide options for the campaign ahead.
A full New Zealand internationalist, she made her debut for the national side at just 17 years of age, having previously featured for the Under-17s side at the FIFA U17 World Cup played in Jordan, before the Under-20s World Cup on two occasions thereafter.
Now having made 17 caps for her nation, after making her first appearance back in 2017, her notable highlight for the Football Ferns was bagging a hat-trick in a World Cup qualifier against the Solomon Islands, a match in which they won 8-0.
Blake made her debut for the Light Blues during Champions League qualifying, starting both matches against SK Slavia Praha and Ajax in midfield as she featured in the European competition for the first time.
