Nicholas David Pope ( born Nicholas David Pope ; born April 19, 1992 ) is an English footballer , goalkeeper of the Burnley Premier League club.
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| Full name | Nicholas David Pope | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 19, 1992 (age 27) , Cambridgeshire , England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 191 [1] cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 [1] kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Burnley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
A native of , Cambridgeshire [2] . Pope attended Kings School in the nearby town of Ili. [3] Since childhood, he was a fan of Ipswich Town , being a holder of the club's seasonal membership, and also trained at his youth academy until the age of 16 [3] . After leaving the Ipswich Academy in 2008, he moved to the club, making his debut in the main team at the age of 16 [4] .
In May 2011, he joined the Charlton Athletic League 1 club, signing a two-year contract with the club [5] . On February 7, 2012, Pope signed a new two-year contract with the club [6] . He played his first match for Charlton (and the first in his professional career) on May 4, 2013, replacing the last round of the Championship against Bristol City in the game [7] . In September 2013, he signed a new three-year contract with Charlton. Charlton Athletic head coach commented on this event: “Good young British goalkeepers are few and far between. It seems to us that [Pope] is just like that, and he can become a very good goalkeeper ... Goalkeepers reach their best form with experience, but he already shows signs of real talent ” [8] . In the summer of 2014, Pope again signed a contract with the club, this time for a period of four years [9] .
As a Charlton player, Pope leased for , Welling United , Cambridge United , Aldershot Town , York City and Bury . In the 2014/15 season, Bury helped win a ticket to Ligue 1 , taking 3rd place in Ligue 2 .
On July 19, 2016, Nick Pope moved to the Burnley club, securing himself access to the Premier League . He signed a three-year contract with the club, the transfer amount was not disclosed [10] . On September 10, 2017, he made his debut in the Premier League, replacing Tom Heaton in the match against Crystal Palace in the 36th minute [11] . On September 16, he made his debut in the starting lineup of Burnley in the Premier League, playing in the match against Liverpool . The game ended in a draw 1: 1 (Pope missed a goal from Salah ), and Nick got high marks from commentators and from Burnley head coach Sean Deutsch [12] . On October 9, 2017, he signed a new contract with the club until 2020 [13] .
Team Career
On March 15, 2018, Pope received his first call to the England national team [14] .
Performance Statistics
- As of April 7, 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2011/12 | League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012/13 | Championship | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | one | 0 | ||
| 2013/14 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014/15 | Championship | eight | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2015/16 | Championship | 24 | 0 | one | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 0 | one | 0 | four | 0 | - | 38 | 0 | |||
(rent) | 2011/12 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 [a] | 0 | nineteen | 0 | |
| Welling united (rent) | 2011/12 | South Conference | four | 0 | - | - | - | four | 0 | |||
| Cambridge united (rent) | 2012/13 | Premier Conference | 9 | 0 | - | - | - | 9 | 0 | |||
| Aldershot Town (rent) | 2013/14 | Premier Conference | five | 0 | - | - | - | five | 0 | |||
| York city (rent) | 2013/14 | League 2 | 22 | 0 | - | - | 2 [b] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Take it (rent) | 2014/15 | League 2 | 22 | 0 | - | - | - | 22 | 0 | |||
| Burnley | 2016/17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | one | 0 | - | four | 0 | |
| 2017/18 | Premier League | 29th | 0 | one | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 32 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29th | 0 | four | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 36 | 0 | |||
| Total for career | 139 | 0 | five | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 157 | 0 | ||
- ↑ 1 match in the Isthmian League Cup, 3 matches in the FA Trophy .
- ↑ Matches in the playoffs of League 2.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Nick Pope Profile . Premier League.
- ↑ Charlton keeper Nick Pope joins Cambridge United . BBC Sport (March 7, 2013).
- ↑ 1 2 Watson, Stuart 'Never give up on your dream' - ex Ipswich Town youngster Nick Pope ready for the Championship with Charlton Athletic . East Anglian Daily Times (June 18, 2012).
- ↑ Professional footballer and Old Elean returns to inspire Junior pupils . King's Ely (May 21, 2013).
- ↑ Bury keeper Pope's dream move . Ipswich Star (May 26, 2011).
- ↑ Charlton Athletic goalkeeper Nick Pope signs new deal . BBC Sport (February 7, 2012).
- ↑ Charlton 4-1 Bristol City . BBC Sport (May 4, 2013).
- ↑ Nick Pope: Charlton Athletic goalkeeper signs new deal . BBC Sport (September 25, 2013).
- ↑ Nick Pope: Charlton Athletic keeper extends deal until 2018 . BBC Sport (June 5, 2014).
- ↑ Johann Berg Gudmundsson & Nick Pope: Burnley sign duo from Charlton . BBC Sport (July 19, 2016).
- ↑ Burnley 1-0 Crystal Palace . BBC Sport (10 September 2017).
- ↑ Liverpool 1-1 Burnley . BBC Sport (16 September 2017).
- ↑ Nick Pope: Burnley goalkeeper signs new three-year deal . BBC Sport (October 9, 2017).
- ↑ England call-ups for uncapped quartet as Jack Wilshere earns recall . BBC Sport (March 15, 2018).
Links
- Profile at Burnley's official website
- Player profile on soccerbase.com