Josh Powell
Defender - Left-Back
at Colchester United
at Colchester United
291 days · joined 2025-08-06
Market value
—
Left-Back Defender
Career snapshot
4
clubs played for
20/21
debut season
0.1
goals / match
Nottingham Forest U21
top club · 55 apps
Career highs
—
peak value
—
top transfer fee
5
best season · 21/22
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 2005-01-09 · 6 players total
99Appearances
10Goals
14Assists
12Yellow cards
1Red cards
34Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Josh Powell |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Joshua Alan Powell |
| Date of birth | 2005-01-09 (21 yrs) |
| Place of birth | , |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Defender - Left-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Current club | Colchester United |
| On loan from | ↩ Nottingham Forest U21 parent contract: 2026-06-30 |
| Joined | 2025-08-06 |
| Contract expires | 2026-05-31 |
| Agent | CSG |
May 2026
Transfer: Colchester Utd. → Nottingham U21
25/26 · Return from loan
Aug 2025
Transfer: Nottingham U21 → Colchester Utd.
25/26 · Loan
Jul 2025
25/26 — Colchester United
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Nottingham Forest U21
21 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Nottingham Forest U21
16 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: Nottingham U18 → Nottingham U21
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Nottingham Forest U18, Nottingham Forest U21
23 matches · 3 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Nottingham Forest U18, Nottingham Forest U23
31 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Nottingham Forest U18
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Minutes played by club
Colchester United
0.0%
Nottingham Forest U21
67.4%
Nottingham Forest U18
32.6%
Nottingham Forest U23
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nottingham Forest U21 | 3 | 22/23 | 24/25 | 55 | 5 | 10 | 2,067 |
| Nottingham Forest U18 | 3 | 20/21 | 22/23 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 1,001 |
| Nottingham Forest U23 | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | EFL Cup | Colchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | EFL Trophy | Colchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | League Two | Colchester United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | EFL Trophy | Nottingham Forest U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | PL2 Playoffs | Nottingham Forest U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Premier League 2 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1,230 |
| 24/25 | Premier League Cup | Nottingham Forest U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Trophy | Nottingham Forest U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 360 |
| 23/24 | PL2 Playoffs | Nottingham Forest U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Premier League 2 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | FA Youth Cup | Nottingham Forest U18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | PL2 Playoffs | Nottingham Forest U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Premier League 2 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 477 |
| 22/23 | U18 Premier League | Nottingham Forest U18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | FA Youth Cup | Nottingham Forest U18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 480 |
| 21/22 | PL2 Playoffs | Nottingham Forest U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Premier League 2 | Nottingham Forest U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | U18 Premier League | Nottingham Forest U18 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 521 |
| 20/21 | FA Youth Cup | Nottingham Forest U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Nottingham U18 | Nottingham U21 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-08-06 | Nottingham U21 | Colchester Utd. | Loan | 0 | — |
| 25/26 | 2026-05-31 | Colchester Utd. | Nottingham U21 | Return from loan | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
No market value history.
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Gibson-Hammond | 2 | 1 | 966 |
| Fin Back | 1 | 0 | 915 |
| George Murray-Jones | 1 | 0 | 895 |
| Manni Norkett | 1 | 0 | 209 |
| Aaron Korpal | 2 | 0 | 208 |
| Jamie McDonnell | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| George Shelvey | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Hammond | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Larsson | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ateef Konaté | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dale Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Sinclair | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Hammond | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Hanks | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Detlef Esapa Osong | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Gardner | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Collins | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Nadin | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Aaron Bott | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Perkins | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | U18 Premier League | Nottingham Forest U18 | 4 | 24 |
| 22/23 | Premier League 2 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 3 | 16 |
| 21/22 | FA Youth Cup | Nottingham Forest U18 | 1 | 5 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Premier League 2 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 4 | 16 |
| 21/22 | U18 Premier League | Nottingham Forest U18 | 3 | 24 |
| 23/24 | Premier League 2 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 2 | 10 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 2026-05-31 | Colchester Utd. | Nottingham U21 | Return from loan | — | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-08-06 | Nottingham U21 | Colchester Utd. | Loan | — | — |
Last 50 matches for Colchester United The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-29 | GB4 |
Gillingham FC | 2–0 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-12-26 | GB4 |
Crawley Town | 1–2 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-12-20 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 1–1 | Newport County | Available |
| 2025-12-13 | GB4 |
Salford City | 4–0 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-12-09 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 0–2 | Gillingham FC | Available |
| 2025-11-29 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | Available |
| 2025-11-22 | GB4 |
Notts County | 4–1 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-11-15 | GB4 |
Walsall FC | 2–1 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 1–1 | Bromley FC | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | GB4 |
Swindon Town | 0–0 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 3–1 | Harrogate Town | Available |
| 2025-10-11 | GB4 |
Grimsby Town | 1–2 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 6–2 | Chesterfield FC | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | GB4 |
Fleetwood Town | 4–2 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | GB4 |
Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-09-06 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Available |
| 2025-08-30 | GB4 |
Barnet FC | 1–1 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-08-23 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 0–2 | Barrow AFC | Available |
| 2025-08-19 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 1–2 | Cambridge United | Available |
| 2025-08-16 | GB4 |
Shrewsbury Town | 0–2 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-08-09 | GB4 |
Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-08-02 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Available |
| 2025-05-03 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 0–0 | Barrow AFC | Available |
| 2025-04-26 | GB4 |
Salford City | 4–1 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-04-21 | GB4 |
Doncaster Rovers | 3–0 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-04-18 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Available |
| 2025-04-12 | GB4 |
Newport County | 0–2 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-04-05 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 1–0 | Notts County | Available |
| 2025-04-01 | GB4 |
Gillingham FC | 1–1 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-03-28 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 1–2 | Grimsby Town | Available |
| 2025-03-22 | GB4 |
Bradford City | 4–1 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-03-15 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 3–0 | Fleetwood Town | Available |
| 2025-03-11 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 2–1 | Port Vale FC | Available |
| 2025-03-08 | GB4 |
Cheltenham Town | 0–1 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-03-04 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 1–0 | Chesterfield FC | Available |
| 2025-03-01 | GB4 |
Milton Keynes Dons | 0–1 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-02-22 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 1–1 | AFC Wimbledon | Available |
| 2025-02-18 | GB4 |
Notts County | 1–1 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-02-15 | GB4 |
Carlisle United | 0–0 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-02-08 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 2–1 | Walsall FC | Available |
| 2025-02-01 | GB4 |
Tranmere Rovers | 1–3 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-01-25 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 1–0 | Morecambe FC | Available |
| 2025-01-21 | GB4 |
Harrogate Town | 0–0 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-01-18 | GB4 |
Bromley FC | 0–1 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-01-04 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 0–2 | Accrington Stanley | Available |
| 2025-01-01 | GB4 |
Swindon Town | 3–2 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2024-12-29 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 1–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Available |
| 2024-12-26 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 2–0 | Gillingham FC | Available |
| 2024-12-20 | GB4 |
Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Colchester United | Available |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Senior debut season | |
| 21/22 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 21 | 1,230 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.22 |
| 23/24 | 16 | 360 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 22/23 | 23 | 477 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.94 |
| 21/22 | 31 | 1,001 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premier League 2
42 apps
4 G
8 A
U18 Premier League
27 apps
4 G
4 A
EFL Trophy
7 apps
1 G
0 A
FA Youth Cup
8 apps
1 G
0 A
PL2 Playoffs
6 apps
0 G
1 A
Premier League Cup
3 apps
0 G
1 A
League Two
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Josh Powell?
Josh Powell is an England professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Colchester United.
How old is Josh Powell?
Josh Powell is 21 years old. He was born on January 9, 2005.
What position does Josh Powell play?
Josh Powell plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).
What club does Josh Powell play for?
Josh Powell currently plays for Colchester United.
How many career goals has Josh Powell scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Josh Powell has scored 10 goals in 99 appearances.