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.

[6] He attended St Andrew's Primary School in Soham and was in the same class as murdered schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.

[17] After impressing staff during a trial, he was signed on a two-year contract after the two clubs agreed a compensation package, which included Charlton taking on the Suffolk outfit in a pre-season friendly ahead of the 2012–13 season (which he was unable to play due to injury).

[20][21] Pope signed a new three-year contract with Charlton in September 2013, and commented that "It's a big club so to have a long-term future secure, for me, as a player developing, it's something you look for".

[23] In August 2011, Pope joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Harrow Borough on a loan deal lasting until 17 September 2011.

[34] On 19 July 2016, Pope joined newly promoted Premier League club Burnley on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

[35] He made his competitive debut in Burnley's shock 1–0 defeat to Accrington Stanley in the EFL Cup second round, with the winning goal coming from Matty Pearson in the last minute of extra time.

[38] Pope made his Premier League debut on 10 September 2017, replacing the injured Tom Heaton in the first half of a 1–0 home win over Crystal Palace.

[42] On 26 July 2018, he suffered a dislocated shoulder after colliding with Sam Cosgrove during Burnley's 1–1 draw away to Aberdeen in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round first leg.

[46] Pope made his first-team comeback in Burnley's 1–0 home win against Barnsley in the FA Cup third round, but he did not play at all in the Premier League that season.

[41] Pope signed for Premier League club Newcastle United on 23 June 2022 on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee,[52] reported by Sky Sports to be £10 million.

[53] He kept a clean sheet on his competitive debut in Newcastle's 2–0 home win against Nottingham Forest on the opening day of the 2022–23 Premier League season.

[58] He maintained this lead for a number of weeks, but in that time, only recorded one clean sheet,[59] and he was eventually surpassed by Manchester United's David de Gea.

[68] Pope was selected for England's 2022 FIFA World Cup squad,[13] but was an unused substitute behind Jordan Pickford as the team reached the quarter-finals.