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{{Short description|Jamaican footballer (born 1971)}}
{{for-multi|the rugby league footballer|Daryl Powell|the English football (soccer) defender|Darren Powell}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Darryl Powell
| image =
| fullname = Darryl Anthony Powell<ref name=HugmanSite>{{Hugman|15985|accessdate=12 June 2015}}</ref>
| height = 
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|df=y|1971|11|15}}<ref name=HugmanSite/>
| birth_place = [[Lambeth]],<ref name=HugmanSite/> [[London]], England
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1=
| youthclubs1=
| years1 = 1989–1995 | clubs1 = [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]                   | caps1 = 132 | goals1 = 16
| years2 = 1995–2002 | clubs2 = [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]               | caps2 = 207 | goals2 = 10
| years3 = 2002–2003 | clubs3 = [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]         | caps3 = 11  | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2003      | clubs4 = [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] | caps4 = 8   | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2003–2004 | clubs5 = [[Colorado Rapids]]                              | caps5 = 18  | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2005      | clubs6 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]     | caps6 = 11  | goals6 = 0
| totalcaps = 387 | totalgoals = 26
| nationalyears1 = 1998–2001
| nationalteam1 = [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]]
| nationalcaps1 = 21 | nationalgoals1 = 1
}}

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

==Career==
The son of a Reggae musician, he was born in [[Lambeth]], [[London]], and his career included spells at English clubs [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] and [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|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 national football team|Jamaica]] in [[1998 FIFA World Cup|France 98]]. Powell was sent off in the match versus [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in [[Paris]], a 5–0 defeat.

==Personal life==
As of 2015, he works as a sports agent.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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]].

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Soccerbase}}
* {{NFT|10321<!-- /Darryl_Powell -->}}

{{Jamaica Squad 1998 World Cup}}
{{Jamaica Squad 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}

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[[Category:1971 births]]
[[Category:English men's footballers]]
[[Category:Jamaican men's footballers]]
[[Category:English people of Jamaican descent]]
[[Category:Sportspeople of Jamaican descent]]
[[Category:Jamaica men's international footballers]]
[[Category:1998 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players]]
[[Category:Premier League players]]
[[Category:Portsmouth F.C. players]]
[[Category:Derby County F.C. players]]
[[Category:Birmingham City F.C. players]]
[[Category:Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players]]
[[Category:Colorado Rapids players]]
[[Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players]]
[[Category:Black British sportsmen]]
[[Category:Major League Soccer players]]
[[Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Lambeth]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:English expatriate sportspeople in the United States]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States]]
[[Category:English expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]


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