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Nick Pope
Pope playing for Charlton Athletic in 2016
Personal information
Full name Nicholas David Pope
Date of birth (1992-04-19) 19 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Soham, England
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[note 1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper[3]
Club information
Current team
Newcastle United
Number 22
Youth career
200?–2008 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Team Bury[a] 16 (0)
2010–2011 Bury Town 5 (0)
2011–2016 Charlton Athletic 33 (0)
2011Harrow Borough (loan) 15 (0)
2011–2012Welling United (loan) 2 (0)
2012Welling United (loan) 2 (0)
2013Cambridge United (loan) 9 (0)
2013Aldershot Town (loan) 5 (0)
2013York City (loan) 2 (0)
2014York City (loan) 20 (0)
2015Bury (loan) 22 (0)
2016–2022 Burnley 141 (0)
2022– Newcastle United 51 (0)
National team
2018– England 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:41, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:10, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

Nicholas David Pope (born 19 April 1992) is an English footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Newcastle United and the England national team.

Pope started his career in Ipswich Town's youth teams. He joined Bury Town after being released at age 16. He signed for League One club Charlton Athletic in 2011, before being loaned to Harrow Borough, Welling United, Cambridge United, Aldershot Town, York City, and Bury. Pope joined Premier League club Burnley in 2016 and made his English debut two years later. He joined Newcastle United in 2022.

Career statistics

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As of match played 2 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Team Bury 2009–10[4] Eastern Counties League Division One 8 0 1[b] 0 9 0
2010–11[5] Eastern Counties League Division One 8 0 0 0 4[c] 0 12 0
Total[a] 16 0 0 0 5 0 21 0
Bury Town 2010–11[6] Isthmian League Premier Division 5 0 0 0 1[d] 0 6 0
Charlton Athletic 2011–12[7] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13[8] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2013–14[9] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15[10] Championship 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
2015–16[11] Championship 24 0 1 0 3 0 28 0
Total 33 0 1 0 4 0 38 0
Harrow Borough (loan) 2011–12[12] Isthmian League Premier Division 15 0 0 0 4[e] 0 19 0
Welling United (loan) 2011–12[13] Conference South 4 0 4 0
Cambridge United (loan) 2012–13[14] Conference Premier 9 0 9 0
Aldershot Town (loan) 2013–14[14] Conference Premier 5 0 5 0
York City (loan) 2013–14[9] League Two 22 0 2[f] 0 24 0
Bury (loan) 2014–15[10] League Two 22 0 22 0
Burnley 2016–17[15] Premier League 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 0
2017–18[16] Premier League 35 0 1 0 2 0 38 0
2018–19[17] Premier League 0 0 2 0 0 0 1[g] 0 3 0
2019–20[18] Premier League 38 0 0 0 0 0 38 0
2020–21[19] Premier League 32 0 0 0 1 0 33 0
2021–22[20] Premier League 36 0 1 0 2 0 39 0
Total 141 0 7 0 6 0 1 0 155 0
Newcastle United 2022–23[21] Premier League 37 0 0 0 5 0 42 0
2023–24[22] Premier League 14 0 0 0 1 0 5[h] 0 20 0
Total 51 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 62 0
Career total 323 0 8 0 16 0 18 0 365 0
  1. 1.0 1.1 The Team Bury appearances and goals do not include the 2008–09 season.
  2. Appearance(s) in Eastern Counties League Challenge Cup
  3. One appearance in FA Vase, two appearances in Eastern Counties League Challenge Cup, one appearance in Eastern Counties League Division One Cup
  4. Appearance(s) in Isthmian League Cup
  5. One appearance in Isthmian League Cup, three appearances in FA Trophy
  6. Appearance(s) in League Two play-offs
  7. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  8. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 26 September 2022[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2018 1 0
2019 1 0
2020 2 0
2021 3 0
2022 3 0
Total 10 0

Individual

  1. Burnley, Newcastle United and the Premier League record Pope's height as 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m),[1] whereas Pope himself has contended in interviews that his height is 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m).[2]

References

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  1. "Nick Pope". Burnley F.C. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
    "Nick Pope: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
    "Nick Pope". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. Cunningham, Sam (13 September 2019). "'I had to start again': Nick Pope on his path from public school boy to Premier League star". i. London. Retrieved 16 July 2020. I ask Pope how tall he is. "Six-foot-six-inches-ish," he replies. "The average door is six-foot-six-inches… I've banged my head on a few!"
    Boden, Chris (11 June 2020). "Burnley keeper Nick Pope on becoming a student of the game". Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. Retrieved 16 July 2020. I'm 6ft 6, so it's easier to imagine myself and build things into my game from goalkeepers of a similar size.
  3. "Nick Pope". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  4. "All Competitions: Player's Appearances – Pope Nicholas". football.mitoo.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  5. "All Competitions: Player's Appearances – Pope Nicholas". football.mitoo.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. "All Competitions: Player's Appearances – Pope Nicholas". football.mitoo.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  7. "Games played by Nick Pope in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  8. "Games played by Nick Pope in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Games played by Nick Pope in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Games played by Nick Pope in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  11. "Games played by Nick Pope in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  12. "Player info". Harrow Borough F.C. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013 – via Pitchero.
  13. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 334–335. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
  14. 14.0 14.1 "N. Pope: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  15. "Games played by Nick Pope in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  16. "Games played by Nick Pope in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  17. "Games played by Nick Pope in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  18. "Games played by Nick Pope in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  19. "Games played by Nick Pope in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  20. "Games played by Nick Pope in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  21. "Games played by Nick Pope in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  22. "Games played by Nick Pope in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  23. "Nick Pope: Internationals". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  24. "PFA Player of the Year: Kevin de Bruyne and Beth England named 2020 winners". BBC Sport. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  25. 25.0 25.1 "Double delight for award winner Pope". Burnley F.C. 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  26. 26.0 26.1 "Pope Double Winner In Annual Awards". Burnley F.C. 9 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  27. "Pope claims first Castrol Save of the Month award". Premier League. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  28. "Pope claims Castrol Save of the Month award". Premier League. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.