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Nick Pope (footballer)

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Nick Pope (footballer)

Nicholas David Pope (born 19 April 1992) is an English professional footballer who 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 and after being released aged 16, he joined Bury Town. He signed for League One club Charlton Athletic in May 2011, before having loan spells with Harrow Borough, Welling United, Cambridge United, Aldershot Town, York City and Bury. In July 2016, Pope joined Premier League club Burnley, where he remained until the club's relegation in May 2022, after which he signed for Newcastle the following month. In 2018, Pope made his debut for the England national team, and has been a member of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2022 FIFA World Cup squads.

Infobox

2011
→ Harrow Borough (loan)
2012
→ Welling United (loan)
2013
→ York City (loan)
2014
→ York City (loan)
2015
→ Bury (loan)
Full name
Nicholas David Pope
Date of birth
(1992-04-19) 19 April 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth
Soham, England
Height
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[note 1]
Position
Goalkeeper
Current team
Newcastle United
Number
1
200?–2008
Ipswich Town
Years
Team
2008–2011
Team Bury[a]
2010–2011
Bury Town
2011–2016
Charlton Athletic
2011–2012
→ Welling United (loan)
2016–2022
Burnley
2022–
Newcastle United
2018–
England

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
FA Cup
Apps
FA Cup
Goals
League Cup
Apps
League Cup
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Team Bury
Team Bury
Club
Team Bury
Season
2009–10
League
Eastern Counties League Division One
League
8
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
1
Europe
0
Europe
9
Other
0
2010–11
2010–11
Club
2010–11
Season
Eastern Counties League Division One
League
8
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
4
Europe
0
Europe
12
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
16
League
0
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
5
League Cup
0
Europe
21
Europe
0
Bury Town
Bury Town
Club
Bury Town
Season
2010–11
League
Isthmian League Premier Division
League
5
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
—
Europe
1
Europe
0
Other
6
Other
0
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
Club
Charlton Athletic
Season
2011–12
League
League One
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
0
Other
0
2012–13
2012–13
Club
2012–13
Season
Championship
League
1
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
1
Other
0
2013–14
2013–14
Club
2013–14
Season
Championship
League
0
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
0
Other
0
2014–15
2014–15
Club
2014–15
Season
Championship
League
8
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
9
Other
0
2015–16
2015–16
Club
2015–16
Season
Championship
League
24
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
3
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
28
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
33
League
0
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
4
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
—
Europe
38
Europe
0
Harrow Borough (loan)
Harrow Borough (loan)
Club
Harrow Borough (loan)
Season
2011–12
League
Isthmian League Premier Division
League
15
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
—
Europe
4
Europe
0
Other
19
Other
0
Welling United (loan)
Welling United (loan)
Club
Welling United (loan)
Season
2011–12
League
Conference South
League
4
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
—
Europe
4
Europe
0
Cambridge United (loan)
Cambridge United (loan)
Club
Cambridge United (loan)
Season
2012–13
League
Conference Premier
League
9
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
—
Europe
9
Europe
0
Aldershot Town (loan)
Aldershot Town (loan)
Club
Aldershot Town (loan)
Season
2013–14
League
Conference Premier
League
5
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
—
Europe
5
Europe
0
York City (loan)
York City (loan)
Club
York City (loan)
Season
2013–14
League
League Two
League
22
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
2
Europe
0
Europe
24
Other
0
Bury (loan)
Bury (loan)
Club
Bury (loan)
Season
2014–15
League
League Two
League
22
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
—
Europe
22
Europe
0
Burnley
Burnley
Club
Burnley
Season
2016–17
League
Premier League
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
3
FA Cup
0
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
—
Other
4
Other
0
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
Premier League
League
35
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
38
Other
0
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
Premier League
League
0
League
0
League
2
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
1
Europe
0
Europe
—
Other
3
Other
0
2019–20
2019–20
Club
2019–20
Season
Premier League
League
38
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
38
Other
0
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
Premier League
League
32
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
33
Other
0
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Premier League
League
36
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
39
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
141
League
0
League
7
League
0
FA Cup
6
FA Cup
0
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
155
Other
0
Newcastle United
Newcastle United
Club
Newcastle United
Season
2022–23
League
Premier League
League
37
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
5
League Cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
—
Other
42
Other
0
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
Premier League
League
15
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
5
Europe
0
Europe
—
Other
21
Other
0
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
Premier League
League
28
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
3
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
32
Other
0
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
Premier League
League
12
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
5
Europe
0
Europe
—
Other
17
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
92
League
0
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
9
FA Cup
0
League Cup
10
League Cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
112
Other
0
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
364
League
0
League
9
League
0
FA Cup
19
FA Cup
0
League Cup
11
League Cup
0
Europe
12
Europe
0
Other
415
Other
0
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Team Bury
2009–10
Eastern Counties League Division One
8
0
—
—
—
1
0
9
0
2010–11
Eastern Counties League Division One
8
0
0
0
—
—
4
0
12
0
Total
16
0
0
0
—
—
5
0
21
0
Bury Town
2010–11
Isthmian League Premier Division
5
0
0
0
—
—
1
0
6
0
Charlton Athletic
2011–12
League One
0
0
0
0
—
—
—
0
0
2012–13
Championship
1
0
0
0
0
0
—
—
1
0
2013–14
Championship
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
—
0
0
2014–15
Championship
8
0
0
0
1
0
—
—
9
0
2015–16
Championship
24
0
1
0
3
0
—
—
28
0
Total
33
0
1
0
4
0
—
—
38
0
Harrow Borough (loan)
2011–12
Isthmian League Premier Division
15
0
0
0
—
—
4
0
19
0
Welling United (loan)
2011–12
Conference South
4
0
—
—
—
—
4
0
Cambridge United (loan)
2012–13
Conference Premier
9
0
—
—
—
—
9
0
Aldershot Town (loan)
2013–14
Conference Premier
5
0
—
—
—
—
5
0
York City (loan)
2013–14
League Two
22
0
—
—
—
2
0
24
0
Bury (loan)
2014–15
League Two
22
0
—
—
—
—
22
0
Burnley
2016–17
Premier League
0
0
3
0
1
0
—
—
4
0
2017–18
Premier League
35
0
1
0
2
0
—
—
38
0
2018–19
Premier League
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
—
3
0
2019–20
Premier League
38
0
0
0
0
0
—
—
38
0
2020–21
Premier League
32
0
0
0
1
0
—
—
33
0
2021–22
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
Premier League
37
0
0
0
5
0
—
—
42
0
2023–24
Premier League
15
0
0
0
1
0
5
0
—
21
0
2024–25
Premier League
28
0
1
0
3
0
—
—
32
0
2025–26
Premier League
12
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
—
17
0
Total
92
0
1
0
9
0
10
0
—
112
0
Career total
364
0
9
0
19
0
11
0
12
0
415
0
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
England
England
National team
England
Year
2018
Apps
1
Goals
0
2019
2019
National team
2019
Year
1
Apps
0
2020
2020
National team
2020
Year
2
Apps
0
2021
2021
National team
2021
Year
3
Apps
0
2022
2022
National team
2022
Year
3
Apps
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
10
Apps
0
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
England
2018
1
0
2019
1
0
2020
2
0
2021
3
0
2022
3
0
Total
10
0

References

  1. Team Bury appearances and goals do not include 2008–09 season
  2. Appearance 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
  4. Appearance in Isthmian League Cup
  5. One appearance in Isthmian League Cup, three appearances in FA Trophy
  6. Appearances in League Two play-offs
  7. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  8. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
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