Ella Powell
_(cropped).jpg) Ella Powell in August 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ella Mae Florence Powell | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bristol City | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cardiff City Ladies | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Georgia State Panthers | 18 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Cardiff City Ladies | 19 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Lewes | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Charlton Athletic | 13 | (0) |
| 2021– | Bristol City | 71 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Wales U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | Wales U19 | 8 | (2) |
| 2018– | Wales | 14 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2025 | |||
Ella Mae Florence Powell (born 1 February 2000) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Championship club Bristol City and the Wales national team.
Background
[edit]Powell grew up in Radyr, Cardiff, attending both the Primary and Comprehensive schools in the area. She began playing football with the Radyr Rangers boys' club.
Club career
[edit]Powell progressed through the Cardiff City Ladies youth team, before joining NCAA college team Georgia State Panthers in 2018.[1] In June 2019, Powell returned to the UK to sign for Lewes in the FA Women's Championship.[2] She left at the end of the 2019–20 season. On 12 August 2020, she joined Charlton Athletic for the season.[3] On 27 July 2021, Powell joined Bristol City ahead of the 2021–22 season.[4] Powell was part of the squad that won the Women's Championship in 2022-23, earning promotion to the Women's Super League. On 4 July 2025, it was announced that Powell had signed a one-year contract extension with the Robins.[5]
International career
[edit]Powell played for Cymru's WU15s and WU16s and gained 8 caps in the WU17s in 2016-17. She played WU19s in 2018.
Powell made her debut for the Wales national team in the 1–0 friendly defeat against Portugal on 10 November 2018.[6] She made her first start for the senior team in the next match on 13 November.[7]
In June 2025, Powell was named in Wales' squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 4 May 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City Ladies | 2016–17 | FA Women's National League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 6 | ||
| Total | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 6 | ||
| Lewes | 2019–20 | Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Charlton Athletic | 2020–21 | Championship | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bristol City | 2021–22 | Championship | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2024-25 | Championship | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| Total | 74 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 92 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 114 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 144 | 10 | ||
- ^ includes Women's FA Cup
- ^ includes WSL Cup/Women's League Cup
International
[edit]- As of matches played 5 July 2025, statistics from the Football Association of Wales[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Bristol City
- FA Women's Championship: 2022–23
References
[edit]- ^ "Ella Powell Bio". Georgia State University Panthers. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Wales international striker signs for Lewes FC Women". Lewes FC. 3 June 2019. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Wales forward Powell joins Charlton Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "️ Powell arrives in the West Country". Bristol City FC. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ Poole, Emily (4 July 2025). "Powell signs new contract". Bristol City FC. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Friendly: Portugal Women 1–0 Wales Women". BBC News. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Portugal 0–0 Wales: Striker Kayleigh Green sent off in goalless draw". BBC News. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Cymru squad announced for UEFA Women's EURO 2025 finals". Football Association of Wales. 19 June 2025. Archived from the original on 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Wales – E. Powell – Profile with news, career statistics, and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Wales – E. Powell – Profile with news, career statistics, and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Wales women's international footballers
- Women's association football defenders
- Women's association football forwards
- Welsh women's footballers
- 21st-century Welsh sportswomen
- Georgia State Panthers women's soccer players
- Lewes F.C. Women players
- Charlton Athletic W.F.C. players
- Bristol City W.F.C. players
- Women's Super League 2 players
- Footballers from Cardiff
- UEFA Women's Euro 2025 players
- Wales women's youth international footballers
- Welsh women's football biography stubs
- Welsh football forward stubs