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Ian Poveda

In thisSpanish name,the first or paternalsurnameisPovedaand the second or maternal family name isOcampo.

Ian Carlo Poveda-Ocampo(born 9 February 2000) is a professionalfootballerwho plays as anattacking midfielderorwingerforEFL ChampionshipclubSunderlandand theColombia national team.

Ian Poveda
Personal information
Full name Ian Carlo Poveda-Ocampo[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-09)9 February 2000(age 24)[2]
Place of birth Southwark,London,England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder,winger
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 36
Youth career
2007–2010 Chelsea
2010–2012 Arsenal
2012–2014 Barcelona
2014–2016 Brentford
2016–2019 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Manchester City 0 (0)
2020–2024 Leeds United 25 (0)
2021–2022 →Blackburn Rovers(loan) 10 (1)
2022–2023 →Blackpool(loan) 26 (3)
2024 →Sheffield Wednesday(loan) 10 (0)
2024– Sunderland 3 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 England U16 9 (1)
2016 England U17 3 (0)
2018 England U18 6 (3)
2018–2019 England U19 9 (2)
2019–2021 England U20 4 (3)
2023– Colombia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 1 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023

He is a product of the Manchester City,BarcelonaandBrentfordyouth systemsand has been capped by England atyouth level.

Club career

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Poveda started his career in the academy atChelsea,where he was part of the same age group asRhian Brewster,Marc Guéhi,Conor GallagherandReece James,[4][5]before being poached byArsenal[5]and thenBarcelona.[6]Poveda was reported to have had a brief spell with Malaga-based side Puerto Malagueno between his stints at Arsenal and Barcelona, but did not play for, or officially register, with them.[5]

Brentford

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Poveda joined theacademyat Brentford during the 2014 off-season,[7]having left Barcelona due to the club being prosecuted for signing minors illegally.[5]He was a member of the U15 squad which finished as runners-up in the Junior Vase at the 2015Milk Cupand progressed to make 15 appearances and score three goals for the youth team during the2015–16season,[8][9]which also included three appearances for theDevelopment Squad.[10]Poveda departed Brentford in July 2016,[11]due to the closure of the club's academy.[12]

Manchester City

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On 18 July 2016, Poveda joined theacademyatPremier LeagueclubManchester Cityfor an undisclosed fee and commenced a two-year scholarship.[11][13]He was a member of the U18 team which finished as runners-up toChelseain the2016–17 FA Youth Cup.[14]Poveda took part in Manchester City's First Team's pre-season tour of the United States in the summer of 2018.[15]After fiveEFL Trophyappearances and two goals for the U21 team during the first half of the2018–19season, Poveda made his senior debut for the club with a start in a 1–0EFL Cupsemi-final second leg win overBurton Albionon 23 January 2019.[16]

Poveda was named on the bench for Manchester City in their 3–1 EFL Cup victory overSouthamptonin October 2019, withPep Guardiolapersonally apologising for not bringing Poveda on after the game, with the midfielder set to come on before a goal from Southampton changed his in-game substitution.[17]In November 2019, Poveda was called up to the Manchester City squad for theirChampions Leaguefixture againstAtalanta.[18]

In January 2020, Poveda held talks withSerie AclubTorino[19]andChampionshipsideLeeds United,with contact also fromBundesligasideTSG Hoffenheimahead of a possible move in the January window.[20][5]

Leeds United

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On 24 January 2020, Poveda signed for Leeds United on a four-and-a-half-year contract until the end of the 2023–24 season for an undisclosed fee and was assigned the number 7 shirt,[21]with Poveda stating he was very excited to work under his new managerMarcelo Bielsa.[22]He made his Leeds debut on 21 June 2020 as a second-half substitute in a 2–0Championshipdefeat atCardiff City.[23]

After the English professional football season was paused in March 2020 due to theimpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football,the season was resumed during June, where Poveda earned promotion with Leeds to thePremier Leagueand also become theEFL ChampionshipChampions for the 2019–20 season in July after the successful resumption of the season.[24]

His first start of the2020–21season came on 16 September 2020 forPremier LeagueLeeds in a 1–1 draw againstHull Cityin theEFL Cup.[25]He made his Premier League debut in a 1–0 away win overSheffield Unitedon 27 September 2020.[26]Poveda featured sixteen times for Leeds throughout the 2020–21 season.

Poveda was released by Leeds in June 2024 at the conclusion of his contract.[27]

Loan to Blackburn Rovers

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On 23 August 2021, Poveda joined Championship clubBlackburn Roverson a season-long loan.[28]Poveda scored his first senior goal of his career on 6 November, scoring the equaliser in an eventual 3–1 home win overSheffield United.[29]

On 20 November, Poveda was taken off in the 44th minute of Blackburn’s 1-1 draw withBristol Cityafter sustaining an injury to his left ankle.[30]Blackburn later confirmed that following a scan, Poveda suffered both a fracture and ligament damage in his left ankle which will likely see the player ruled out for a significant amount of time.[31]

Loan to Blackpool

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On 27 August 2022, Poveda joined Championship sideBlackpoolon a season-long loan. On 16 March, Poveda scored his first goal for Blackpool in new managerMick McCarthy's first win as manager.[32]

Loan to Sheffield Wednesday

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On 1 February 2024, Poveda joined Championship sideSheffield Wednesdayon loan for the remainder of the season.[33]He made his debut the following weekend in the 4–0 defeat againstHuddersfield Town,coming off the bench.[34]

International career

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Poveda is eligible to play forEnglandandColombiaat international level.[35]He won his maiden call into the EnglandU16squad in August 2015.[36]He was a member of the 2015 Nike International Tournament-winning squad.[37]He was a member of theU17squad which won the 2016 Croatia Cup.[36][38]In March 2018, Poveda received his first international call-up for 18 months, forU18friendlies versusQatar,Belarusand a mixed-ageArgentinateam.[39]He appeared in each match and scored three goals.[36]He also graduated to theU19team in 2018.[40]

On 4 October 2019, Poveda was included in theEngland U20squad for the first time[41]and made his debut as a 72nd-minute substitute during a 2–2 draw away to Italy in theU20 Elite League.[42]

In December 2023 Poveda was called up for theColombia national teamfor the first time.[43]

Personal life

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Poveda was born in London, England, toColombianparents.[44]During his youth years, he played youth tournaments forSouthwarkschoolboys alongsideJadon SanchoandReiss Nelsonwho also became professional footballers.[5]

Style of play

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Poveda plays predominantly as awingeror aforward,Poveda is capable of playing on both flanks or through the middle as anattacking midfielderor as afalse 9.[45]Manchester City's website described his style as 'Nimble and fleet-footed',[45]with theManchester Evening Newsdescribing him as having 'trickery and an eye for goal'.[18]

Poveda describes himself as 'an attacking player, I can play right wing, left wing or in attacking midfield, I like to dribble with the ball, link up the play, score goals, create chances, assist and I work hard for the team'.[22]

Poveda said in December 2019 thatRaheem Sterlingwas a big brother figure to him atManchester Cityhelping him with positioning and advice in training.[46]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 1 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 2018–19[16] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Manchester City U21 2018–19[16] — — — — 5[a] 2 5 2
2019–20[47] — — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Leeds United 2019–20[47] Championship 4 0 — — — 4 0
2020–21[48] Premier League 14 0 1 0 1 0 — 16 0
2021–22[49] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2023–24[50] Championship 7 0 1 0 1 0 — 9 0
Total 25 0 2 0 3 0 6 2 36 0
Leeds United U21 2020–21[48] — — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Blackburn Rovers(loan) 2021–22[49] Championship 10 1 0 0 0 0 — 10 1
Blackpool(loan) 2022–23[51] Championship 24 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 26 3
Sheffield Wednesday(loan) 2023–24[50] Championship 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Sunderland 2024–25 Championship 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Career total 72 3 4 1 3 0 7 2 86 6
  1. ^abcAppearances inEFL Trophy

International

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As of match played 16 December 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Colombia 2023 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

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Club

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Leeds United

International

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England U16

  • Nike International Tournament: 2015[37]

England U17

  • Croatia Cup: 2016[38]

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