Blair Turgott

West Ham United

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

Loan spells

He moved on loan from West Ham United to Bradford City in November 2012, and made his professional debut in the FA Cup in a 1–1 draw against Brentford on 30 November 2012. Turgott stated in December 2012 that he hoped the loan move would toughen him up. On 4 March 2013, he returned to West Ham after his loan spell ended, having made 11 appearances for the club. Turgott signed an initial one-month loan deal with Colchester United on 28 November 2013. 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. He scored his first club career goal on 26 December 2013, the opener in a 4–0 home win over Stevenage. Turgott returned to West Ham at the end of his loan having played four times and scoring once for Colchester. On 17 January 2014, Turgott joined Rotherham United on an initial one-month loan. 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. This was his only appearance for Rotherham before he was recalled by West Ham in February 2014. On 27 March 2014, Turgott joined League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on loan for…

He has represented England up to under-19 level. He scored in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup against Canada and helped England to top their group. 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. He also scored twice in the 6–0 win against Faroe Islands, helping England finish top of their qualification group which also contained Ukraine. Turgott was called up to represent the Jamaica national team for a pair of friendlies in June 2021. On 7 June 2021, he made his senior international debut for Jamaica in a 1–1 draw against Serbia.

Club

As of match played 30 October 2021

In April 2017, Turgott was charged with offences relating to fraud and money laundering. 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.