Nathan Blissett

Nathan Blissett (born 29 June 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League club Maidenhead United. He has also made appearances for Kidderminster Harriers, Cambridge United, Bristol Rovers, Tranmere Rovers, Torquay United, Plymouth Argyle, Macclesfield Town and Solihull Moors.

Nathan Blissett
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990
Place of birth West Bromwich, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[1]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Maidenhead United
Youth career
Staffordshire University
Kidsgrove Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Romulus 34 (13)
2012–2015 Kidderminster Harriers 59 (10)
2013 → Cambridge United (loan) 7 (2)
2013–2014 → Hednesford Town (loan) 9 (4)
2014 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 8 (3)
2014–2016 Bristol Rovers 17 (2)
2015 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 5 (1)
2015–2016 → Lincoln City (loan) 3 (0)
2016–2017 Torquay United 41 (12)
2017–2018 Plymouth Argyle 22 (3)
2018 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 16 (5)
2018 Macclesfield Town 19 (0)
2018–2020 Solihull Moors 41 (13)
2020– Maidenhead United 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:56, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in West Bromwich, Blissett had youth spells at Staffordshire University and Kidsgrove Athletic.[2] He joined Romulus in the 2011 summer, after having a successful trial, and scored 13 goals in his only season at the club.

On 17 August 2012 Blissett signed a one-year deal with Conference Premier side Kidderminster Harriers.[3] On 4 March of the following year, after being rarely used, he joined fellow league team Cambridge United in a one-month loan deal, with Michael Gash moving in the opposite direction.[4]

Blissett also had two loan stints at Hednesford Town in 2014.[5] On 20 November of that year he joined Bristol Rovers; initially in a loan deal, he signed permanently in January 2015.[6]

After achieving promotion with Bristol Rovers in 2015, Blissett was loaned to Tranmere Rovers on 21 August.[7] He returned to his parent club in October, and made his Football League debut on 20 October, coming on as a second-half substitute for Matt Taylor in a 0–0 home draw against Notts County.[8]

Whilst at Bristol Rovers, the forward was loaned out to both Tranmere Rovers and Lincoln City. He played 5 times (scoring once) for Tranmere, and played 3 times for Lincoln.

Torquay United

On 14 January 2016 Nathan penned an eighteen-month contract with Torquay with the agreement being initially until the end of the season, with the option of another year. He made 17 appearances for Torquay in which he scored 8 goals. In the 2016–17 season, Blissett played half a season for Torquay before making the move up to League 2 with promotion hopefuls Plymouth Argyle.

Plymouth Argyle

In the January transfer window of the 2016–17 season, Nathan Blissett signed a deal with Plymouth Argyle worth £15,000. He was the first player to have a fee paid by Argyle since 2012. Blissett scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw away to Wycombe Wanderers.[9]

Macclesfield Town

On 15 January 2018, Blissett joined Macclesfield Town on a loan until the end of the season.[10] Blissett went on to score 5 goals in 16 appearances, helping Macclesfield Town to win the National League. After his release from Plymouth Argyle, Blissett went on to sign a permanent deal with Macclesfield Town.[11]

Solihull Moors

On Friday 21 December 2018, Blissett signed for National League side Solihull Moors on a deal until the end of the 2019–20 season.[12] He made his debut for the club on 26 December 2018, in a 4–0 away victory at Chesterfield in which he scored the opening two goals.[13] In all, Blissett scored 15 times in 52 games for Solihull.

Maidenhead United

Blissett joined Maidenhead United on 25 July 2020.[14].

Personal life

Blissett's uncle, Luther Blissett, was also a footballer and a forward. He notably represented Watford, Bournemouth, Milan and Derry City, aside from appearing in 14 matches and scoring three goals for England at full international level.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 March 2020[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kidderminster Harriers 2012–13 Conference Premier 25320—2[lower-alpha 1]0293
2013–14 Conference Premier 16320—1[lower-alpha 1]0193
2014–15 Conference Premier 18410—00194
Total 591050—306710
Cambridge United (loan) 2012–13 Conference Premier 72———72
Hednesford Town (loan) 2013–14 Conference North 94———94
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2014–15 Conference Premier 83——1[lower-alpha 1]093
Bristol Rovers 2014–15 Conference Premier 142——3[lower-alpha 2]0172
2015–16 League Two 2000001[lower-alpha 3]030
Total 162000040202
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2015–16 National League 51———51
Lincoln City (loan) 2015–16 National League 30——1[lower-alpha 1]040
Torquay United 2015–16 National League 178———178
2016–17 National League 24420—1[lower-alpha 1]0274
Total 411220—104412
Plymouth Argyle 2016–17 League Two 92———92
2017–18 League One 13100102[lower-alpha 4]1162
Total 223001021254
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2017–18 National League 165———165
Macclesfield Town 2018-19 League Two 19010203[lower-alpha 5]1251
Total 35 5 1 0 2 0 3 1 41 6
Solihull Moors 2018-19 National League 229——5[lower-alpha 6]22711
2019-20 National League 19420—4[lower-alpha 7]0254
Total 41 13 2 0 0 0 9 2 52 15
Maidenhead United 2020-21 National League 0000—0000
Career total 247551003024428459
  1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in Conference Premier play-offs
  3. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  4. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  5. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  6. Four appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League playoffs
  7. Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Bristol Rovers

Plymouth Argyle

Macclesfield Town

References
  1. "Nathan Blissett". Hednesford United's official website. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. "Striker hoping to make Kidsgrove Athletic breakthrough". Staffs Live. 30 November 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  3. "Kidderminster Harriers sign striker Nathan Blissett". BBC Sport. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  4. "Michael Gash departs Cambridge for Kidderminster". BBC Sport. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  5. "Hednesford Town sign loan deal for Kidderminster Harriers' Nathan Blissett". Express & Star. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  6. "Bristol Rovers sign Nathan Blissett". Bristol Rovers' official website. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  7. "Nathan Blissett: Tranmere Rovers sign Bristol Rovers striker on loan". BBC Sport. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  8. "Bristol Rovers 0–0 Notts County". BBC Sport. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  9. "Wycombe Wanderers 1 Plymouth Argyle 1: Nathan Blissett comes to Pilgrims' rescue". The Plymouth Herald. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  10. "Macclesfield Town sign Nathan Blissett, Callum Evans and Adam Dugdale". BBC Sport. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  11. "A Summer Update From MTFC". www.mtfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  12. "Moors snap up experienced striker". www.solihullmoorsfc.co.uk. 21 December 2018.
  13. "Chesterfield 0-4 Solihull Moors". BBC Sport. 26 December 2018.
  15. "Nathan Blissett: Bristol Rovers striker savouring pro career". BBC Sport. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  16. Nathan Blissett at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  17. Mitchell, Brendon (17 May 2015). "Bristol Rovers 1–1 Grimsby Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  18. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43763000
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