Joe James Powell (born 30 October 1998) is an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for

League One The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...

club

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home groun ...

Career

Powell was raised in

Canning Town Canning Town is a district in the London Borough of Newham, East London. The district is located to the north of the Royal Victoria Dock, and has been described as the "Child of the Victoria Docks" as the timing and nature of its urbanisation ...

and joined

West Ham United West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club that plays its home matches in Stratford, East London. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club plays at the London Stadium, hav ...

at the age of eight. He signed his first professional contract with the club in January 2015, and signed a renewed three-year deal in May 2016. On 26 September 2018, Powell made his first team debut in an 8–0 victory in the

EFL Cup The EFL Cup (referred to historically, and colloquially, as the League Cup), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout competition and major trophy in men's domestic football in England. Organised by the ...

against

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020. Initially kno ...

at the

London Stadium London Stadium (formerly and also known as Olympic Stadium and the Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park) is a multi-purpose outdoor stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the Stratford, London, Stratford district of London. It is located ...

, in which fellow debutants

Conor Coventry Conor James Coventry (born 25 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club West Ham United. He has also played on loan for Lincoln City, Peterborough United, Milton Keynes Dons and Rotherham United. ...

and

Grady Diangana Grady George Diangana (born 19 April 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Championship club West Bromwich Albion. He has previously played for West Ham United. Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, D ...

also featured. In January 2019, Powell joined

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...

on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. After returning from loan with Northampton, in May 2019, Powell signed a one-year extension to his contract.

Burton Albion

He signed for

on 14 January 2020 on a two-and-a-half-year deal. Powell agreed a new two-year contract in July 2022.

Personal life

Powell's brother,

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, is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Powell, Joe Living people 1998 births Footballers from Canning Town Men's association football midfielders West Ham United F.C. players English men's footballers Northampton Town F.C. players English Football League players Burton Albion F.C. players