Nicholas Edward Powell (born 23 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a striker for Stockport County.

After impressing for Crewe Alexandra during the 2011–12 season, including scoring in their 2–0 victory in the League Two play-off final, he moved to Manchester United in July 2012.

[12] Powell joined Manchester United from Crewe Alexandra on 2 July 2012 in a deal reported to be worth up to £6 million, depending on future success and appearances.

[14] Powell played his first match for United on 21 July 2012 coming on as a second-half substitute in a pre-season friendly against Ajax Cape Town in South Africa.

[20] On 2 September, he was loaned to newly promoted Premier League team Leicester City for the rest of the season, with Tom Lawrence also making the move but on a permanent basis.

[21] On 1 November, Powell made his Leicester debut against West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League, coming on as a second-half substitute for Danny Drinkwater on 81 minutes in a 0–1 home defeat.

[22] On 27 December, it was reported that Leicester City had opted to terminate Powell's loan early due to the player showing a lack of commitment to training.

[23] On 23 November 2015, Powell made his first appearance in 2015, playing 55 minutes in an under-21 game against Norwich City, having been sidelined by serious hamstring problems for around nine months.

[24][25][26] Powell was included in United's Champions League squad for their crucial group game against VfL Wolfsburg on 9 December 2015, due to a number of injuries.

[34] His first season was seemingly ended prematurely by injury during a January 2017 FA Cup game against Nottingham Forest,[35] but Powell returned to first-team action three months later, coming on as a substitute and scoring an injury-time winner against Rotherham United.

[37] Powell continued his scoring momentum four days later, netting from the bench in Wigan's 2–1 away defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on 17 April 2017.

[38] Despite scoring five goals in three consecutive substitute appearances, Powell's exploits weren't enough to help Wigan avoid relegation to EFL League One.

[40] Powell claimed a second-half brace the following week, scoring a header and converting a penalty as Wigan cruised to a 4–1 home win against Bury.

[49][50] Powell made his debut on the opening day of the 2019–20 season against Queens Park Rangers but was unable to finish the match due to injury.

[51] He didn't return to the side until the end of the September against Nottingham Forest by which time Stoke had failed to register a victory and were bottom of the table.

[70] He played in the 2011 UEFA European U-17 Football Championship, with England making it to the semi-final and Powell scoring against France in the group stage.