Hannah
Blundell

The defender spent time in the youth setups at Brighton and Charlton Athletic as a youngster, but it was at Chelsea where she became an academy graduate, making her first-team debut back in May 2013 at the age of 19. Having broken into the senior setup, Blundell was nominated for the PFA Women’s Young Player of the Year award in both 2014 and 2015 while winning the club’s own YPOTY accolade in the latter, alongside former team-mate Millie Bright, as the Blues celebrated winning both the Women’s Super League and the Women’s FA Cup for the first time in their history. They were the first of 10 trophies that the defender helped to claim during her time in the capital, while she was also a member of Emma Hayes’ squad that were 2021 Women's Champions League finalists. Along with bringing top experience in domestic and European competitions, Blundell been capped for England at senior level. She showed impressive creativity early on in her United career, providing assists for both goals in a 2-0 win at Birmingham in October 2021, and very much became a permanent fixture for the Reds in her debut campaign, featuring in all 22 of our league outings. Our no.6's first Reds goal came away to West Ham in our second outing of the 2022/23 term, while she would go on to bring up her 50th United appearance in the reverse fixture against the Hammers, at Old Trafford, later in the campaign. Blundell was chosen by her team-mates as our Players' Player of the Season, and proudly received her trophy on the pitch at Prenton Park, after United beat Liverpool on the final day. The versatile full-back featured in every fixture of the following campaign, including May’s FA Cup final against Tottenham, at the end of which she collected her first winners' medal as a Red. In September, Hannah shared the special news that she is pregnant and preparing for an exciting new chapter in her life away from the pitch. The defender is receiving ongoing support from the club, while cheering on her team-mates from the sidelines in 2024/25.