Manchester City midfielder Laura Blindkilde Brown praises the environment at the Women’s Super League (WSL) club that pushed her to earn her first senior England call-up.
city star Blindkilde Brown spoke to the media earlier Englandfriendly clash with the USA this Saturday at Wembley Stadium. After receiving his first call from senior a Sarina Wiegman’s team of lionessesthe 21-year-old has been enjoying the moment.
“I was sitting in my apartment watching a movie,” laughed Blindkilde Brown. “I saw my phone saying Sarina was calling me and I answered the phone and she said we want to take you to this camp. I called my parents right away to tell them the news and they were so proud of me “.
The Cityzens are currently in second place in the WSL qualification, and have been taking Europe by storm in the UEFA Women’s Champions League. Blindkilde Brown spoke of how the competitive environment within the club has helped lead her to her first England call-up.
“The competition at City is incredible,” praises Blindkilde Brown. “The midfielders are world class, so as much as I’m competing against them, I’m also learning from them day in and day out. It’s definitely helping me develop in my career.
“The style that City play is very suitable for me. We really like to keep the ball, we like to be dominant, we like to press. I think everything is very much in line with England.”
Blindkilde Brown has been biding his time on the bench as he learns from the club’s world-class talent. She shares the center of the park with the likes of Yui Hasegawa, Jill Roord, Jess Park and most recently Vivianne Miedema.
It’s all been about waiting for his moment to shine, admitted Blindkilde Brown, saying: “If I continued to develop with the team and show what I could do, eventually I might get a chance. Then it was about taking advantage this opportunity when they gave me that.”
“Having the Women’s Champions League this year has helped because the squad is rotating. I’ve been getting more opportunities which has definitely helped.”
The midfielder left Aston Villa for the Cityzens in January 2024 in what she described as a “difficult decision”.
She praised the work her former manager, Carla Ward, has done to help her develop. “I definitely have to be very grateful for Carla,” admitted Blindkilde Brown. “He gave me a lot of opportunities at a young age to establish myself in the WSL, so I’m very grateful.”
