Noah Powder (born 27 October 1998) is a professional

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who plays as a defender for Westchester SC in

USL League One USL League One (USL1) is a professional men's association football, soccer league in the United States that had its inaugural season in 2019 USL League One season, 2019. The United States soccer league system, Division III league is operated ...

. Born in the United States, he represents the

Trinidad and Tobago national team Trinidad is the larger, more populous island of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the country. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is the southernmost island in th ...

Career

Powder began his career in the

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and trained with the

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first team during the 2015 season. He made his professional debut for the

New York Red Bulls II New York Red Bulls II is an American professional Association football, soccer team based in Montclair, New Jersey. They are the reserve team of the New York Red Bulls and play in MLS Next Pro, the third tier in the American soccer pyramid. Hi ...

on March 26, 2016, against

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. He started the game and played the full match as the Red Bulls II drew the match 2–2. On September 7, 2016, Powder scored his first two goals as a professional in a 4–1 victory over the

Harrisburg City Islanders Harrisburg City Islanders, known as Penn FC in their final season, were an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2003, the team most recently played in the USL Pro, the second tier of the ...

, helping New York to clinch the 2016 USL Regular Season Championship. On July 14, 2017, Powder signed his first professional contract with

. On September 2, 2017, Powder scored his first goal of the season for New York on a free kick a 4–2 victory over

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. After the 2017 season ended, it was announced that Powder and Red Bulls II had agreed to mutually part ways. Powder joined USL side

Orange County SC Orange County Soccer Club is an American soccer team based in the Orange County, California city of Irvine. Founded in 2010 as the Los Angeles Blues, the team currently plays in the Western Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier ...

for their 2018 season. On January 23, 2019, Powder joined USL club

Real Monarchs Real Monarchs is a professional soccer club playing in the MLS Next Pro, a third division league of American soccer. The team is an affiliate of the Major League Soccer (MLS) club Real Salt Lake. Real Monarchs are based in the Real Salt Lake ...

. On September 24, 2020, it was announced that Powder would move to Real Monarch's

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side

Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake (RSL) is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Fou ...

for the 2021 season. Following the 2021 season, Powder's contract option was declined by Salt Lake. Powder signed with

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of the

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on January 14, 2022. On July 5, 2022, Powder was traded to

FC Tulsa FC Tulsa is an American professional soccer team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma which competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. History The club was founded as Tulsa Roughnecks FC by Jeff and Dale Hubbard, br ...

in exchange for goalkeeper Sean Lewis. He was released by Tulsa following the 2022 season. In June 2023, Powder signed with

side

Northern Colorado Hailstorm Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC is an American professional soccer team based in Windsor, Colorado. The club was founded in 2021, and made its competitive debut in 2022. The team is owned by the Katofsky family and the Future Legends ownership gr ...

. Powder signed with USL League One expansion club Westchester SC in January 2025. On 8 March, he made his debut for Westchester coming on as a substtute in a 1–1 draw against

Greenville Triumph Greenville Triumph SC is a professional soccer team based in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. The club began play in USL League One in 2019. History The formation of USL D3 was first announced in April 2017, and league officials bega ...

. He would score his first goal for the club in a 4–4 draw against the

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

Personal life

Noah Powder has two younger brothers Seth and Samory. Samory also play for Westchester alongside him.

International career

Powder is eligible to play for the US, through birth, or Trinidad and Tobago, through his father, internationally. In 2015, he rejected an approach from the US expressing a preference for remaining part of the T&T international set up. Powder played for the Trinidad and Tobago national under-17 football team in 2015 serving as team captain. In 2016, he received his first call up to the U20 team. Powder was called up by the

in February 2025, making him the first international call-up ever for Westchester SC.

Career statistics

Honors

New York Red Bulls II *

USL Cup The USL Cup is an annual soccer competition in men's domestic American soccer. The USL Cup is currently known as the USL Jägermeister Cup after its title sponsor, Jägermeister. The competition is open to all clubs in USL Championship and US ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

Real Monarchs *

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

References

External links

US Soccer Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Powder, Noah 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Harrison, New Jersey Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers 21st-century Trinidad and Tobago sportsmen Trinidad and Tobago men's international footballers Trinidad and Tobago men's under-20 international footballers Trinidad and Tobago men's youth international footballers 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players American men's soccer players American sportspeople of Trinidad and Tobago descent Men's association football defenders New York Red Bulls II players Orange County SC players Real Monarchs players Real Salt Lake players Indy Eleven players FC Tulsa players Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC players Soccer players from Hudson County, New Jersey USL Championship players Major League Soccer players USL League One players 21st-century American sportsmen Westchester SC players