Alan Power
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Thomas Daniel Power[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rushden & Diamonds | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nottingham Forest | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Grays Athletic (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Hartlepool United | 6 | (0) |
| 2010– | Rushden & Diamonds | 40 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:52, 7 April 2010 (UTC) | |||
Alan Thomas Daniel Power (born 23 January 1988 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer who plays for Rushden & Diamonds. He has also played for Hartlepool United and Nottingham Forest.
Career
He started his career with Nottingham Forest. Manager Colin Calderwood's placed him on the first-team bench a couple of times towards the end of the 2006–07 campaign.[clarification needed] Power made his first full start against Peterborough United in the Football League Trophy on 4 September 2007.
Power signed for Grays Athletic on a three month loan deal on 22 November 2007, he returned to Forest having played in five Conference National games and three FA Trophy games, scoring once.[2][3]
In June 2008, Power signed for League One outfit Hartlepool United and made his league debut coming on as a substitute in the home defeat to Stockport County on 23 August 2008.
In June 2010 it was announced he would join Rushden & Diamonds on 1 July 2010 following the expiry of his Hartlepool contract.[4]
He has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth international level and was called into the Irish Under-21 squad in October 2007. After the expulsion of Rushden & Diamonds from the Conference National, Power has been in demand with various league clubs including AFC Wimbledon, Swindon Town and Stevenage Borough.
References
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2010 and 31/07/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ Player Signings, graysathletic.co.uk
- ^ Power Back to Forest, graysathletic.co.uk
- ^ http://www.thediamondsfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10784~2067406,00.html
External links
- Vital Hartlepool Profile: Alan Power
- Alan Power at Soccerbase