:Ella Powell
{{short description|Welsh football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ella Powell
| image = Ella Powell Lewes FC Women v Charlton Ath Women 16 08 20 pre-season-75 (50234968972) (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Ella Powell in August 2020
| fullname = Ella Mae Florence Powell
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|02|01|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Cardiff, Wales
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=4}}
| position = Defender, Forward
| currentclub = Bristol City
| clubnumber = 2
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Cardiff City Ladies
| collegeyears1 = 2018
| college1 = Georgia State Panthers
| collegecaps1 = 18
| collegegoals1 = 0
| years1 = 2016–2018
| years2 = 2019–2020
| years3 = 2020–2021
| clubs1 = Cardiff City Ladies
| clubs2 = Lewes
| clubs3 = Charlton Athletic
| caps1 = 19
| caps2 = 8
| caps3 = 13
| goals1 = 4
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam1 = Wales U17
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018
| nationalteam2 = Wales U19
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2018–
| nationalteam3 = Wales
| nationalcaps3 = 13
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| medaltemplates =
| years4 = 2021–
| clubs4 = Bristol City
| caps4 = 71
| goals4 = 3
| club-update = 29 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 29 May 2025
}}
Ella Mae Florence Powell (born 1 February 2000) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Championship club Bristol City and the Wales national team.
Club career
Powell progressed through the Cardiff City Ladies youth team, before joining NCAA college team Georgia State Panthers in 2018.{{cite web |title=Ella Powell Bio |url=http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12700&ATCLID=211735458 |website=Georgia State University Panthers |accessdate=31 May 2019}} In June 2019, Powell returned to the UK to sign for Lewes in the FA Women's Championship.{{cite web |title=Wales international striker signs for Lewes FC Women |url=https://www.lewesfc.com/article/player-news-wales-international-striker-signs-for-lewes-fc-women |publisher=Lewes FC |accessdate=3 June 2019 |language=en |date=3 June 2019 |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407220616/https://lewesfc.com/article/player-news-wales-international-striker-signs-for-lewes-fc-women |url-status=dead }} She left at the end of the 2019–20 season. On 12 August 2020, she joined Charlton Athletic for the season.{{Cite news |title=Wales forward Powell joins Charlton Women |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53760359 |access-date=2023-10-04}} On 27 July 2021, Powell joined Bristol City ahead of the 2021–22 season.{{Cite web |date=2021-07-27 |title=️ Powell arrives in the West Country |url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/powell-arrives-in-the-west-country/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=Bristol City FC |language=en-ZA}}
International career
Powell made her debut for the Wales national team in the 1–0 friendly defeat against Portugal on 10 November 2018.{{cite news |title=Friendly: Portugal Women 1–0 Wales Women |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46072719 |accessdate=31 May 2019 |publisher=BBC News |date=10 November 2018}} She made her first start for the senior team in the next match on 13 November.{{cite news |title=Portugal 0–0 Wales: Striker Kayleigh Green sent off in goalless draw |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46189535 |accessdate=31 May 2019 |publisher=BBC News |date=13 November 2018}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|match played 4 May 2025}}{{cite web |title=Wales – E. Powell – Profile with news, career statistics, and history |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ella-powell/645490/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=4 October 2023}}
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! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |FA Cup{{efn|includes Women's FA Cup}} ! colspan="2" |League Cup{{efn|includes WSL Cup/Women's League Cup}} ! colspan="2" |Total |
Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |
---|
rowspan="3" |Cardiff City Ladies
|2016–17 | rowspan="2" |FA Women's National League |1 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 |3 |0 |
2017–18
|18 |4 |3 |1 |2 |1 |23 |6 |
colspan="2" |Total
!19 !4 !4 !1 !3 !1 !26 !6 |
rowspan="1" |Lewes
|8 |0 | 0 | 0 |4 |0 |12 |0 |
rowspan="1" |Charlton Athletic
|13 |0 |2 |0 |1 |0 |14 |0 |
rowspan="5" |Bristol City
| rowspan="2" |Championship |18 |0 |2 |0 |4 |0 |24 |0 |
2022–23
|21 |1 |3 |0 |4 |0 |27 |1 |
2023–24
|20 |1 |1 |0 |1 |0 |22 |1 |
2024-25
|15 |1 |2 |1 |2 |0 |19 |2 |
colspan="2" |Total
!74 !3 !8 !1 !11 !0 !92 !4 |
colspan="3" |Career total
!114 !7 !14 !2 !19 !1 !144 !10 |
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= International =
{{updated|match played 8 April 2025}}{{cite web |title=Wales – E. Powell – Profile with news, career statistics, and history |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ella-powell/645490/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=4 October 2023}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
rowspan="4" |Wales
|2018 |2 |0 | |||
2023 | 2 | 0 | |
2024
|6 |0 | |||
2025
|3 |0 | |||
colspan="2" |Total | 13 | 0 |
Honours
Bristol City
- FA Women's Championship: 2022–23
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Twitter | ellapowell21}}
- {{Soccerway|425308}}
- {{soccerway|ella-powell/645490}}
{{Bristol City W.F.C. squad}}
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Category:Wales women's international footballers
Category:Women's association football defenders
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:Welsh women's footballers
Category:21st-century Welsh sportswomen
Category:Georgia State Panthers women's soccer players
Category:Lewes F.C. Women players
Category:Charlton Athletic W.F.C. players
Category:Bristol City W.F.C. players
Category:Women's Super League 2 players
Category:Footballers from Cardiff
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