Blair Turgott Explained

Blair Turgott
Fullname:Blair Sebastian Turgott[1]
Birth Date:22 May 1994
Birth Place:Bromley, England
Height:[2]
Position:Winger
Currentclub:Halmstads
Clubnumber:14
Youthyears1:2002–2012
Youthclubs1:West Ham United
Years1:2012–2015
Clubs1:West Ham United
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2012–2013
Clubs2:Bradford City (loan)
Caps2:4
Goals2:0
Years3:2013
Clubs3:Colchester United (loan)
Caps3:4
Goals3:1
Years4:2014
Clubs4:Rotherham United (loan)
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Years5:2014
Clubs5:→ Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)
Caps5:5
Goals5:0
Years6:2015
Clubs6:Coventry City
Caps6:3
Goals6:1
Years7:2015–2016
Clubs7:Leyton Orient
Caps7:31
Goals7:1
Years8:2016–2017
Clubs8:Bromley
Caps8:43
Goals8:12
Years9:2017
Clubs9:Stevenage
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Years10:2017
Clubs10:Boreham Wood (loan)
Caps10:9
Goals10:2
Years11:2017–2018
Clubs11:Boreham Wood
Caps11:4
Goals11:0
Years12:2018
Clubs12:Maidstone United (loan)
Caps12:3
Goals12:1
Years13:2018–2019
Clubs13:Maidstone United
Caps13:43
Goals13:17
Years14:2019–2021
Clubs14:Östersund
Caps14:63
Goals14:18
Years15:2022–2024
Clubs15:BK Häcken
Caps15:28
Goals15:2
Years16:2024–
Clubs16:Halmstads
Caps16:4
Goals16:0
Nationalyears1:2009–2010
Nationalteam1:England U16
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:3
Nationalyears2:2010–2011
Nationalteam2:England U17
Nationalcaps2:14
Nationalgoals2:4
Nationalyears3:2011
Nationalteam3:England U18
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2012–2013
Nationalteam4:England U19
Nationalcaps4:6
Nationalgoals4:3
Nationalyears5:2016
Nationalteam5:England C
Nationalcaps5:1
Nationalgoals5:0
Nationalyears6:2021–
Nationalteam6:Jamaica
Nationalcaps6:6
Nationalgoals6:0
Club-Update:31 July 2024
Ntupdate:20:47, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

Blair Sebastian Turgott (born 22 May 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Halmstads. He has previously played for West Ham United and Coventry City and has had loan spells with Bradford City, Colchester United, Rotherham United and Dagenham & Redbridge. Born in England, he represents the Jamaica national team.

Career

West Ham United

Turgott joined West Ham United aged 8 becoming a youth and development squad player.[3] He made his West Ham debut on 5 January 2014 in a 5–0 FA Cup defeat by Nottingham Forest.[4] This was his only appearance for West Ham before being released in 2015.[5]

Loan spells

He moved on loan from West Ham United to Bradford City in November 2012,[6] and made his professional debut in the FA Cup in a 1–1 draw against Brentford on 30 November 2012.[7] Turgott stated in December 2012 that he hoped the loan move would toughen him up.[8] On 4 March 2013, he returned to West Ham after his loan spell ended, having made 11 appearances for the club.[9]

Turgott signed an initial one-month loan deal with Colchester United on 28 November 2013.[10] Turgott made his Colchester United debut on 14 December 2013, coming on as a half time substitute in a 4–0 home defeat by Notts County.[11] He scored his first club career goal on 26 December 2013, the opener in a 4–0 home win over Stevenage.[12] Turgott returned to West Ham at the end of his loan having played four times and scoring once for Colchester.[13]

On 17 January 2014, Turgott joined Rotherham United on an initial one-month loan.[14] He made his Rotherham debut a day later in a 3–0 away win against Shrewsbury Town coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for Ben Pringle.[15] This was his only appearance for Rotherham before he was recalled by West Ham in February 2014.[16]

On 27 March 2014, Turgott joined League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.[17] Turgott made his Dagenham & Redbridge two days after signing for the club, making his first start for them, in a 1–0 win over Oxford United.[18] Turgott went on to make five appearances for the club.

Coventry City

Having been released from his contract by West Ham United, on 2 February 2015, Turgott signed for Coventry City on a short-term deal.[19]

Turgott made his Coventry City debut on 3 March 2015, coming on as a substitute for Adam Barton in the second half, in a 1–0 loss against Barnsley.[20] Turgott scored his only Coventry goal on 28 March in a 0–1 away win against Peterborough United following-up a shot from Sanmi Odelusi.[21] He was released by Coventry at the end of the 2014–15 season.[22]

Leyton Orient

Turgott joined League Two club Leyton Orient on a one-year contract on 19 June 2015.[23] He made his debut as a substitute on the opening day of the season, coming on for Jay Simpson in the 2–0 home win over Barnet,[24] and scored his first goal for the club in the 3–0 win over Stevenage on 18 August.[25] His opening goal for Leyton Orient was described as a "stunning goal" by their manager, Ian Hendon. Meeting a right-wing cross from Sean Clohessy, Turgott hit a first-time volley from 18yd past the Stevenage goalkeeper, Chris Day.[26] In May 2016, he was released from Leyton Orient when it was announced that he would not be retained when his contract expired.[27]

Bromley

On 4 August 2016, after a successful pre-season in which he had scored four goals, it was announced that Turgott had signed for hometown club Bromley.[28]

Stevenage and Boreham Wood

After attending the V9 Academy,[29] on 27 June 2017, Turgott joined League Two side Stevenage.[30] After a single appearance for the Boro, as a second-half substitute in an EFL Cup loss at Millwall, he was loaned to Boreham Wood on 8 September 2017.[31] He played the full 90 minutes against former club Leyton Orient the following day.[32] On 21 December 2017, Stevenage announced that Turgott's contract had been terminated, following which he returned to Boreham Wood on a permanent deal.[33]

Maidstone United

After Turgott scored during a short three-match loan spell at Maidstone, the Stones signed him for the 2018 - 19 season. Turgott went on to score 17 goals in 43 appearances, his most prolific period as a striker so far in his career.

Sweden

In July 2019, Turgott left England and signed with Allsvenskan side Östersund.[34]

It wasn't until on 10 August 2019 when he made his debut for the club against GIF Sundsvall, coming on as a 43rd-minute substitute and won the penalty, which teammate Dino Islamović successfully converted the penalty, in a 1–1 draw.[35] Two weeks later on 25 August 2019, Turgott scored his first goal for Östersunds FK, in a 3–1 lost against AIK.[36] At the end of the 2019 season, he went on to make sixteen appearances and scoring once in all competitions.

At the start of the 2021 season, Turgott helped Östersund when he scored three times in the Svenska Cupen's group stage matches, including a brace against Landskrona BoIS and saw the club reach through the group stage.[37] Turgott scored his first hat–trick of his Östersund's career, in a 5–0 win against Örebro SK on 18 April 2021.[38] He then scored his second hat–trick of his Östersund's career, in a 3–1 win against IF Elfsborg on 19 September 2021.[39] However, he was unable to help the club avoid relegation after they lost 3–0 against Varbergs BoIS.[40] Despite this, Turgott finished as Östersund's top–scorer with thirteen goals in a total of twenty–nine appearances in the 2021 season.

On 5 May 2022, Turgott joined Allsvenskan side BK Häcken on a two-year deal.[41] He won the 2022 Allsvenskan in his first season with BK Häcken, scoring in the title deciding match against IFK Goteborg in October 2022.[42]

On 20 June 2024, Turgott signed for fellow Allsvenskan side Halmstads on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[43]

International career

He has represented England up to under-19 level.[44] He scored in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup against Canada and helped England to top their group.[45] He scored his first goal at under-19 level during 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification in a 3–0 win against Estonia.[46] He also scored twice in the 6–0 win against Faroe Islands,[47] helping England finish top of their qualification group which also contained Ukraine.[48]

Turgott was called up to represent the Jamaica national team for a pair of friendlies in June 2021.[49] On 7 June 2021, he made his senior international debut for Jamaica in a 1–1 draw against Serbia.[50]

Personal life

In April 2017, Turgott was charged with offences relating to fraud and money laundering.[51] He was subsequently cleared of a charge of converting criminal property, while a jury failed to reach a verdict on the other charge of fraud.[52]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bradford City (loan)2012–13League Two4020302[53] 0110
West Ham United2013–14[54] Premier League00100010
Colchester United (loan)2013–14League One4141
Rotherham United (loan)2013–14League One1010
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)2013–14League Two5050
Coventry City2014–15League One3131
Leyton Orient2015–16League Two311301010361
Bromley2016–17National League4312113[55] 24715
Stevenage2017–18League Two0000100010
Boreham Wood (loan)2017–18National League923100123
Boreham Wood2017–18National League401050
Maidstone United (loan)2017–18National League3131
Maidstone United2017–18National League112112
2018–19[56] 3114223316
Östersunds FK2019Allsvenskan12140161
2020Allsvenskan27710287
2021Allsvenskan2010532513
Career total20852227606224261

Honours

Bradford City

BK Häcken

2022

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Premier League Player Profile Blair Turgott . . 2015 . Premier League . Barclays Premier League . 26 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160204072513/http://m.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/playerprofile.html/blair-turgott . 4 February 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: Blair the scholar. whufc.com. 20 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20100702211539/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20100629/blair-the-scholar_2236884_2080221. 2 July 2010 . live.
  4. Web site: Nottingham Forest Rout West Ham in FA Cup . Sky News . 16 January 2014.
  5. Web site: Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics Blair Turgott . westhamstats.info . 2 February 2015.
  6. Web site: Bradford City sign West Ham midfielder Blair Turgott. 22 November 2012. BBC Sport.
  7. Web site: Bradford 1 – 1 Brentford. 30 November 2012. BBC Sport.
  8. Web site: Blair Turgott admits Bradford City loan will help him 'man up'. 3 December 2012. Simon Parker. Telegraph & Argus.
  9. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/8540035/Turgott-back-with-Hammers "Turgott back with Hammers"
  10. News: West Ham United youngsters Blair Turgott and Pelly Ruddock have joined Colchester United and Luton Town on loan . Epping Forest Guardian . 28 November 2013 . 29 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203041812/http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/sport/westham/westhamnews/10842915._/ . 3 December 2013 .
  11. News: Colchester 0–4 Notts County . BBC Sport . 27 December 2013.
  12. News: Colchester 4–0 Stevenage . BBC Sport . 27 December 2013.
  13. Web site: Turgott up for the cup . whufc.com . 4 January 2014 . 5 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140106040312/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20140104/turgott-up-for-the-cup_2236884_3602746. 6 January 2014 . live.
  14. Web site: Blair Turgott signs for the Millers . Rotherham United FC . 17 January 2014.
  15. Web site: Shrewsbury 0–3 Rotherham . BBC Sport . 18 January 2014 . 19 January 2014.
  16. Web site: Turgott leaves Millers . teamtalk.com . 14 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140302014257/http://www.teamtalk.com/league-one/9164368/Turgott-leaves-Millers . 2 March 2014 .
  17. Web site: DAGGERS SIGN WINGER . Dagenham & Redbridge FC . 27 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140727100025/http://www.daggers.co.uk/news/article/daggers-sign-blair-turgott-on-loan-1448695.aspx. 27 July 2014 . live.
  18. News: Dagenham & Redbridge 1 – 0 Oxford United. BBC Sport. 29 March 2015. 9 June 2015.
  19. Web site: Coventry City have completed the signing of former West Ham United winger Blair Turgott on a short-term deal . ccfc.co.uk . 2 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150202140156/http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/blair-turgott-coventry-city-west-ham-united-signing-2242819.aspx. 2 February 2015 . live.
  20. News: Barnsley 1 – 0 Coventry City. BBC Sport. 3 March 2015. 9 June 2015.
  21. News: Peterborough United 0–1 Coventry City . BBC Sport . 13 April 2015.
  22. News: Blair Turgott thanks Coventry City FC fans after being released by Sky Blues. Coventry Telegraph. 19 May 2015. 9 June 2015.
  23. News: Leyton Orient sign Paul McCallum and Blair Turgott. BBC Sport. 19 June 2015. 20 June 2015.
  24. Web site: Leyton Orient 2–0 Barnet . 8 August 2015 . BBC Sport.
  25. Web site: Leyton Orient 3–0 Stevenage . 18 August 2015 . BBC Sport.
  26. Web site: Turgott strike delights Hendon . 18 August 2015 . eurosport.co.uk . 19 August 2015.
  27. News: Leyton Orient: Mathieu Baudry among eight players to leave League Two club. BBC Sport. 17 May 2016. 24 May 2016.
  28. News: Club capture winger Blair Turgott. Bromley Football Club. 4 August 2016. 4 August 2016.
  29. Web site: Jamie Vardy sees his academy bear fruit with first batch of graduates. 6 September 2017. The Guardian.
  30. News: NEW SIGNING: Blair Turgott signs for Stevenage. Stevenage Football Club. 27 June 2017. 27 June 2017.
  31. Web site: Boreham Wood complete loan signing of Blair Turgott . 8 September 2017 . The Non-League Paper . 8 September 2017.
  32. News: Boreham Wood 2–0 Leyton Orient . BBC Sport . 10 September 2017.
  33. News: Turgott leaves for Boreham Wood on permanent deal. Stevenage Football Club. 21 December 2017. 21 December 2017.
  34. Web site: 9 July 2019. Maidstone forward Blair Turgott joins Östersunds FK.
    News: ÖFK-TV: TRE NYFÖRVÄRV OCH EN TESTSPELARE BESKRIVS AV IAN. Östersunds FK. sv. 10 July 2019. 12 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220312164915/https://ostersundsfk.se/ofk-tv-tre-nyforvarv-och-en-testspelare-beskrivs-av-ian/. 12 March 2022. live.
  35. News: OAVGJORT MOT GIF SUNDSVALL I SPÄNNANDE DERBY. Östersunds FK. sv. 10 August 2019. 12 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20200807150239/https://ostersundsfk.se/oavgjort-mot-gif-sundsvall-i-spannande-derby/. 7 August 2020. live.
  36. Web site: ÖFK FÖRLORAR I SLUTMINUTERNA MOT AIK. Östersunds FK. sv. 12 March 2022. 12 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220312165709/https://ostersundsfk.se/ofk-forlorar-i-slutminuterna-mot-aik/. 12 March 2022. live.
  37. Web site: SVENSKA CUPEN: SEGER MED 3-0 MOT LANDSKRONA. Östersunds FK. sv. 21 February 2021. 12 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220312170253/https://ostersundsfk.se/svenska-cupen-seger-med-3-0-mot-landskrona-bois/. 12 March 2022. live.
    Web site: RAFAEL ROLDAN BERMUDEZ OM GRUPPSEGERN MOT MJÄLLBY. Östersunds FK. sv. 7 March 2021. 12 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420231307/https://ostersundsfk.se/rafael-roldan-bermudez-om-gruppsegern-mot-mjallby1/. 20 April 2021. live.
  38. News: ÖFK krossade Örebro – Turgott med hattrick. Expressen. sv. 18 April 2021. 12 March 2022.
  39. News: Showen: Hattrick och ett drömmål. Expressen. sv. 19 September 2021. 12 March 2022.
  40. Web site: Östersunds FK åker ur allsvenskan. aftonbladet.se. sv. 31 October 2021. 12 March 2022.
  41. Web site: Turgott skriver tvåårskontrakt med BK Häcken. BK Häcken. 5 May 2022. 6 May 2022. Swedish.
  42. Web site: https://ghanasoccernet.com/forward-ibrahim-sadiq-helps-bk-hacken-to-win-first-ever-swedish-allsvenkan-title. Ghana Soccernet. 31 October 2022. 31 October 2022. English.
  43. Web site: Välkommen till klubben, Blair Turgott!. Halmstads BK. 20 June 2024. 21 June 2024. Swedish.
  44. Web site: Profile. Football Association.
  45. https://archive.today/20130216212441/http://www.thefa.com/England/mens-u17s/News/match-centre/2011/Canada-England "Canada vs England"
  46. https://archive.today/20130216214832/http://www.thefa.com/England/mens-u19s/News/Match%20Centre/2012/englandvestonia "England 3–0 Estonia"
  47. https://archive.today/20130216215336/http://www.thefa.com/England/mens-u19s/News/Match%20Centre/2012/faroeislandsvengland "Faroe Islands 0–6 England"
  48. http://www.thefa.com/England/mens-u19s/News/2012/noel-blake-euro-preview-240912 "Blake back in Tallinn"
  49. Web site: Japan friendlies bring 'Tappa' joy.
  50. Web site: SERBIA VS. JAMAICA 1 - 1. uk.soccerway.com. 7 June 2021. 7 June 2021.
  51. Web site: Ex-West Ham player Blair Turgott facing fraud and money laundering charges . BT . 19 April 2017. 10 September 2017.
  52. Web site: Footballer cleared of gambling fraud . BBC News . 14 May 2018 . 15 May 2018 .
  53. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  54. Web site: Games played by Blair Turgott in 2013/2014. Soccerbase. 30 March 2014.
  55. Appearances in FA Trophy
  56. Web site: B. TURGOTT . Soccerway . 31 December 2020.
  57. News: Starting Lineups - Bradford vs Swansea . Sky Sports . 24 February 2013 . 24 March 2024.