27 Facts About Nick Powell

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Nicholas Edward Powell was born on 23 March 1994 and is an English professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder or as a striker for EFL Championship club Stoke City.

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Nick Powell began his career at Crewe Alexandra, initially as a forward, making his debut at the age of 16.

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Nick Powell spent three seasons at the DW Stadium before joining Stoke City in June 2019.

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Nick Powell has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.

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In January 2012, Nick Powell was awarded the Football League's Young Player of the Month Award for December.

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Nick Powell was allocated the number 25 shirt that had been worn by Antonio Valencia, who took the number 7 shirt.

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Nick 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.

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On 2 September 2013, Nick Powell joined Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan, following in the footsteps of fellow Manchester United player Tom Cleverley who had been on loan at the club.

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Nick Powell then increased his European tally to three with a right-footed equaliser in Wigan's home tie against Rubin Kazan.

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On 23 November 2015, Nick Powell made his first appearance in 2015, playing 55 minutes in an under-21 game against Norwich City, having been sidelined by serious hamstring problems for around nine months.

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Nick Powell was included in United's Champions League squad for their crucial group game against VfL Wolfsburg on 9 December 2015, due to a number of injuries.

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Nick Powell came on as a second-half substitute in United's next game, a league defeat at Bournemouth, his first league appearance for United in over three years.

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In June 2016, Nick Powell was released by Manchester United, and in July 2016 was variously reported to be set to sign for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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On 12 July 2016, Nick Powell returned to Wigan Athletic on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract.

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Nick Powell scored 15 goals during the season helping the Latics win the League One title.

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Nick Powell scored eight goals in 32 matches as Wigan secured Championship survival, finishing in 18th position.

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Wigan manager Paul Cook revealed in June 2019 that Nick Powell had turned down the offer of a new contract and instead agreed one with Stoke City.

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On 25 June 2019, Nick Powell joined Championship side Stoke City.

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Nick Powell came in for criticism in the next match against Middlesbrough after picking up two yellow cards within a minute.

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Nick Powell ended the campaign with five goals from 30 appearances as Stoke avoided relegation and finished in 15th position.

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In March 2022, after a somewhat lacklustre return to the first team, Nick Powell was sidelined for another six weeks with a new quad muscle injury.

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Nick Powell returned for the final two matches of the season as Stoke finished in 14th.

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Nick Powell has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.

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On 25 August 2010, Nick Powell made his debut against Turkey for the under-17 side.

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Nick Powell 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.

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Nick Powell scored on his under-19 debut against Germany on 6 September 2012.

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Nick Powell was called up to the under-21 squad for the first time on 3 October 2012, for the play-off games against Serbia.