Nick Powell

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Nick Powell
Personal information
Full nameNicholas Edward Powell[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994
Place of birthCrewe, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing positionMidfielder
Forward
Club information
Current clubWigan Athletic
(on loan from Manchester United)
Number19
Youth career
1999–2010Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2010–2012Crewe Alexandra55(14)
2012–Manchester United2(1)
2013–→ Wigan Athletic (loan)19(5)
National team‡
2009–2010England U167(1)
2010–2011England U1717(5)
2012England U181(0)
2012–England U192(1)
2012–England U212(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 January 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:12, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

Nicholas Edward "Nick" Powell (born 23 March 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder and forward for Wigan Athletic, on loan from Manchester United.[3] He has also represented England at all youth levels from under-16 to under-21. He began his career at Crewe Alexandra, initially as a forward, making his debut at the age of 16. After impressing for Crewe during the 2011–12 season, including scoring in their 2–0 victory in the League Two play-off Final, he moved to Manchester United in the summer of 2012.

Club career

Crewe Alexandra

Powell started his career at home-town club Crewe Alexandra, joining their youth system as a five-year-old. He made his debut for Crewe on 19 August 2010, in a League Two game against Cheltenham Town, which ended in a 3–2 defeat at Whaddon Road. At the age of 16 he came on as a second half substitute for Clayton Donaldson, becoming the second youngest player ever to appear for Crewe.[4][5]

On 20 August 2011, after only being on the pitch for eight minutes, Powell was sent off for the first time in the 2–0 defeat to Shrewsbury Town, following a poor challenge on Terry Gornell.[6] Powell scored his first senior goal in a 3–1 away win at AFC Wimbledon on 15 October 2011. In January 2012, Powell was awarded the Football League's Young Player of the Month Award for December.[7] He scored his first brace against Gillingham in a 4–3 win on 10 March 2012.[8] On 21 April 2012, he won every award at Crewe's end of season awards ceremony, becoming the first player to win all five, including Goal of the Season (for his 30-yard strike in the 4–3 win at Gillingham), Young Player of the Year and Player of the Year.[9][10]

On 27 May 2012, Powell scored the most important goal of his career so far, a volley from outside the box into the top corner in the 2–0 victory over Cheltenham Town in the 2012 League Two play-off Final at Wembley Stadium, to win promotion to League One.[11] At the end of the 2011–12 season, Powell finished as the club's top scorer with a total of 15 goals in all competitions.[12]

Manchester United

Powell joined Manchester United from Crewe Alexandra on 2 July 2012 in a deal reported to be worth up to £6 million, depending on future success and appearances.[13] He was allocated the number 25 shirt previously worn by Antonio Valencia, who took the number 7 shirt. It is also the same shirt number that he had worn at Crewe.[14]

Powell played his first match for United on 21 July 2012 coming on as a second-half substitute in a pre-season friendly against Ajax Cape Town in South Africa.[15] Four days later, he made his first start for Manchester United in a pre-season friendly match against Shanghai Shenhua.[16] He made his Premier League debut against Wigan Athletic in a 4–0 win on 15 September 2012, coming on as a substitute for Ryan Giggs in the 71st minute, and subsequently, scoring his first goal for United in the 82nd minute after receiving a pass from Javier Hernández.[17]

Wigan Athletic loan

On 2 September 2013, Powell joined Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan,[18] following in the footsteps of fellow Manchester United player Tom Cleverley who previously was on loan at the club. Powell then went on to score Wigan's first ever European goal, against NK Maribor on 3 October 2013, and later added the third goal in a 3–1 victory for his side.[19] Powell then increased his European tally to three with a right-footed equaliser in Wigan's home tie against Rubin Kazan. On 15 December 2013, Powell scored an overhead kick in a 3–2 win over Bolton Wanderers. On 14 January 2014, Powell scored twice against Milton Keynes Dons in the FA Cup, overcoming the 1–0 deficit to help Wigan win 3–1.

International career

Powell has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels. On 5 November 2009, he made his debut for the under-16 team in a 2–0 win against Northern Ireland.[20] On 25 August 2010, Powell made his debut against Turkey for the under-17 side. On 28 August 2010, Powell scored a free-kick for the under-17s in a 4–0 win against Australia in the FA Men's under-17 International Tournament.[21] He played in the 2011 UEFA European U-17 Football Championship, with England making it to the semi-final and Powell scoring against France in the group stage. Powell made his under-18 debut in a 3–0 win against Poland on 7 March 2012 at Crewe's Alexandra Stadium.[22] He scored on his under-19 debut against Germany on 6 September 2012. He was called up to the under-21 squad for the first time on 3 October 2012, for the play-off games against Serbia.[23] He made his debut on 13 November, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 win against Northern Ireland at Bloomfield Road.[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 January 2014.[25][26]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[nb 1] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crewe Alexandra 2010–11 1701000–10190
2011–12 38141010–524516
Total 55142010–626416
Manchester United 2012–13 21002020–61
Total 210020200061
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2013–14 195121063–2710
Total 7620324083629827

Honours

Club

Crewe Alexandra

Individual

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy, Football League play-offs and FA Community Shield.

References

  1. ↑ "Barclays Premier League Squad Numbers 2013/14". premierleague.com (Premier League). 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Player Profile: Nick Powell". premierleague.com (Premier League). Retrieved 31 July 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Transfer deadline day: Latest deals and rumours". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014. 
  4. ↑ "Cheltenham 3–2 Crewe". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 14 August 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010. 
  5. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra's Nick Powell 'not for sale'– Gradi". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2 June 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2011. 
  6. ↑ "Commentary: Shrewsbury Town v Crewe Alexandra". ESPNsoccernet (ESPN Internet Ventures). 20 August 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012. 
  7. ↑ "Powell Claims Football League Award". crewealex.net (Crewe Alexandra FC). 19 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012. 
  8. ↑ "Gillingham 3–4 Crewe Alexandra". ESPN. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012. 
  9. ↑ Morse, Peter (25 April 2012). "Crewe Alex ASi: Prize guy Nick Powell is real fans’ favourite". Crewe Chronicle (Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales). Retrieved 20 May 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Nick Powell wins every prize at Crewe's annual awards". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 23 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012. 
  11. ↑ Begley, Emlyn (27 May 2012). "Cheltenham 0–2 Crewe". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 27 May 2012. 
  12. ↑ "Club Statistics" Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  13. ↑ "Manchester United sign Nick Powell from Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 15 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012. 
  14. ↑ "United agree Powell deal". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012. 
  15. ↑ Coppack, Nick (21 July 2012). "Ajax CT 1 United 1". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 18 September 2012. 
  16. ↑ Coppack, Nick (25 July 2012). "Shanghai S'hua 0 United 1". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 18 September 2012. 
  17. ↑ Smith, Ben (15 September 2012). "Manchester United 4–0 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 15 September 2012. 
  18. ↑ "Manchester United: Nick Powell joins Wigan on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013. 
  19. ↑ Chowdhury, Saj (3 October 2013). "Wigan 3–1 NK Maribor". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2013. 
  20. ↑ "U16s make it two wins from two" TheFA.com. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  21. ↑ "Australia's Joeys humbled 4–0 by England". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010. 
  22. ↑ "England 3–0 Poland". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012. 
  23. ↑ "Sterling selected for U21s" The FA.com. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  24. ↑ "England U21 2–0 Northern Ireland U21" BBC Sport. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  25. ↑ "Statistics". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 May 2012. 
  26. ↑ "Nick Powell Bio, Stats, News". ESPNsoccernet. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 28 May 2012. 

External links

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