Blake Powell (born 18 April 1991) is an Australian

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player who plays as a striker for APIA Leichhardt in the

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Career

Sydney FC

A member of

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National Youth League side over the 2010/11 and 2011/12 season as well as part of the Sydney FC Asian Champions League squad in 2011, Powell was rewarded with an A-League contract prior to the 2012/13 season. He made his debut for

on 13 October 2012 against

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; he scored his first goal on his debut in a 3–2 home loss.

Wellington Phoenix

On 17 July 2015, Powell joined

Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the ...

. On 14 February 2016, whilst playing against the

Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, or simply as Wanderers) is an Australian professional soccer club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premie ...

, Powell scored four goals, including a perfect hat-trick, in a single game in the A-League, the first Phoenix player to do so in the A-League. On 5 July 2016, Wellington Phoenix released Powell from his contract for personal reasons, allowing him to return to Sydney and his family.

Central Coast Mariners

In July 2016, after scoring a goal while trialling with the

Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League Men, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The ...

, he signed a two-year deal. On 18 April 2018 Central Coast Mariners announced they wouldn't renew Powell's contract.

Ceres–Negros

On 18 July 2018 Powell moved to

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in the

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in the middle of the 2018 season.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Powell, Blake 1991 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC players Sydney FC players APIA Leichhardt FC players Wellington Phoenix FC players Central Coast Mariners FC players National Premier Leagues players A-League Men players New Zealand Football Championship players Australian expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines Expatriate men's footballers in the Philippines Australian expatriate men's soccer players United City F.C. players Soccer players from Sydney Philippines Football League players