Darryl Powell

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Darryl Powell

| image =

| fullname = Darryl Anthony Powell{{Hugman|15985|accessdate=12 June 2015}}

| height =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1971|11|15}}

| birth_place = Lambeth, London, England

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1=

| youthclubs1=

| years1 = 1989–1995 | clubs1 = Portsmouth | caps1 = 132 | goals1 = 16

| years2 = 1995–2002 | clubs2 = Derby County | caps2 = 207 | goals2 = 10

| years3 = 2002–2003 | clubs3 = Birmingham City | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2003 | clubs4 = Sheffield Wednesday | caps4 = 8 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2003–2004 | clubs5 = Colorado Rapids | caps5 = 18 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2005 | clubs6 = Nottingham Forest | caps6 = 11 | goals6 = 0

| totalcaps = 387 | totalgoals = 26

| nationalyears1 = 1998–2001

| nationalteam1 = Jamaica

| nationalcaps1 = 21 | nationalgoals1 = 1

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Darryl Anthony Powell (born 15 November 1971) is a sports agent and former professional footballer who made more than 350 appearances in the Football League and Premier League and played international football for the Jamaica national team. He usually played as a central midfielder.

Career

The son of a Reggae musician, he was born in Lambeth, London, and his career included spells at English clubs Portsmouth, Derby County, Birmingham City, Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest, as well as a stint at Colorado Rapids in the USA. Along with his Derby teammate Deon Burton he was one of the Reggae Boyz playing for Jamaica in France 98. Powell was sent off in the match versus Argentina in Paris, a 5–0 defeat.

Personal life

As of 2015, he works as a sports agent.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33721957 |title=Rodolph Austin: Work permit issue ends Sheffield Wednesday move |work=BBC Sport|date=30 July 2015 |access-date=30 July 2015}}

Powell has also appeared as a guest on the beach soccer circuit, playing for the England national beach soccer team in an exhibition game in Birmingham.