Jack Patrick Powell (born 29 January 1994) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Its first team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' ...

Career

Jack Powell was a youth team player with

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before being released by the club on 30 June 2013. On 25 November 2013, Powell joined Concord Rangers on a youth loan until 19 December 2013. He made 7 league appearances for Concord and scored one goal.

Millwall

He made his senior debut for

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on 12 August 2014 in the League Cup against

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. He made his first start against

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, again in the League Cup on 26 August 2014. On 30 August 2014, Powell made his league debut against

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in a 2–1 victory. Powell joined Braintree Town on a one-month loan deal on 27 November 2015. He made his debut for Braintree Town on 28 November in a 0–0 draw with

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. He returned to Millwall following the month-long loan having made just three appearances for Braintree Town. On 18 March 2016, he returned to Braintree Town on a loan deal until the end of the season. He appeared in four matches for Braintree across his loan spell at the club. Powell was released by Millwall at the end of the 2015–16 season.

National League

On 20 July 2016, Powell joined

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after impressing in a trial match, helping the club secure promotion to the

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in 2017. On 12 October 2018, Powell agreed to join

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National League rivals, Maidstone United on a deal until the end of the season.

Crawley Town

On 5 July 2019, Powell joined

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club

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...

, signing a two-year contract with the club. He made his debut for the club in a 1–0 away defeat to

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in the

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. On 12 September 2019, Powell joined

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on loan until January 2020. He made his league debut for Crawley on 28 January 2020 in a draw at

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, and scored his first Crawley goal in a 2–1 defeat at

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on 23 February 2021.

Crewe Alexandra

On 30 June 2023, Powell signed for

on a two-year deal with the option for a further year. He made his Crewe debut in the club's season-opening fixture, a 2–2 draw at Gresty Road against

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on 5 August, and scored his first goal for Crewe two weeks later on 19 August 2023, securing a 2–2 draw with a 94th minute equaliser against

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at Gresty Road. In October 2023, Powell suffered a ruptured

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, ruling him out for the rest of the season. After a prolonged recovery, Powell returned to the first team in late November, making substitute appearances in the club's 1–1 league draws against

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and then against

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on 7 December 2024. He then played all 90 minutes of Crewe's EFL Trophy defeat at

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on 10 December 2024. In January 2025, Powell agreed a new 18-month contract with Crewe.

Style of play

Powell has been described as "gutsy" and "skillful" with comparisons made with former Millwall player, Terry Hurlock. He has also been nicknamed the

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Pirlo.

Personal life

Powell is the older brother of Joe Powell. Powell became a father aged 18 with his first child Shay, and his second child Jaxon was born in January 2018.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Powell, Jack 1994 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Newham People from Canning Town English men's footballers Millwall F.C. players Concord Rangers F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Men's association football midfielders England men's semi-pro international footballers English Football League players National League (English football) players Aldershot Town F.C. players 21st-century English sportsmen