Dash sign free agent Deneisha Blackwood
The Jamaican International will add depth to the Houston defense
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The Houston Dash announced on Tuesday that Deneisha Blackwood has signed a one-year contract for the duration of the 2021 NWSL season, with the Dash holding an option to extend the contract through 2022.
The former Orlando Pride player made four appearances in the 2020 NWSL Fall Series. After initially making her first two appearances off the bench for Orlando, she went on to start the final two matches of the season as a left sided midfielder/forward.
However, Blackwood did play as a defender for the first half of last season. She spent the beginning of her first season as a professional at Slavia Prague, in the Czech Republic. There she won the Czech league title. The indomitable Slavia won every single match that they played. Although the Czech season was cut short in March 2020, due to COVID-19, Blackwood still featured in nine of the 13 m