Age : 23
Nationality : English
Position : Goalkeeper
Club : Chelsea/On loan at Wycombe
Career Apps : 34
Career so far : Chelsea (2006/Present)
Middlesbrough (Loan) (2014/2015) 1App
Ostersunds FK (Loan) (2016) 12Apps
Wycombe Wanderers (Loan) (2016/Present) 21Apps
At 23 years old, Jamal Blackman probably left it two years to late to start getting consistent first team football, whether it was his reluctance to go on loan or Mourinho telling him he'd get first team football, who knows. The benefit of him staying at Chelsea though was he had the opportunity to study and work closely with two of the best goalkeepers in the world, Cech and Courtois. He did have a loan spell at Middlesbrough but he failed to break into the first team apart from the famous game against Liverpool in the League Cup where they were defeated 14-13 on penalties with the young keeper saving one and scoring one, which showed his composure under high pressure. On 18th March 2016, he took the decision to go on loan to Swedish side Ostersunds FK, getting his first opportunity to showcase his talent. He helped the recently promoted side to an 8th place finish in their first year in the Swedish top flight. He caught the eye of Gareth Ainsworth and was brought on loan to Wycombe for this season and he's taken his opportunity well. This season he's joint 2nd in clean sheets, keeping 6 in his 17 league games as well as keeping one in the FA Cup yesterday. His recent form has been superb, keeping 3 clean sheets in his last 4 league games, conceding only once. The Englishman seems to keep getting better game after game and is catching the eye of many clubs throughout the EFL. Although he's highly rated at Chelsea, his best move would definitely be to leave the club in the summer. He won't be taking Courtois's place in the Starting XI and sitting on the bench/reserves won't do his career any good. His best move would be to join a club in the EFL and cement himself as a first team keeper.
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