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Dylon Powley
Personal information
Full name Dylon Justin Powley
Date of birth (1996-09-05)September 5, 1996
Place of birth New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Date of death June 20, 2024(2024-06-20) (aged 27)
Place of death Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Edmonton Juventus SC
Edmonton Drillers SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 MacEwan Griffins 20 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Calgary Foothills FC 26 (0)
2018 Gute 18 (0)
2019–2020 FC Edmonton 7 (0)
2021 Atlético Ottawa 26 (0)
Total 77 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dylon Justin Powley (September 5, 1996 – June 20, 2024) was a Canadian soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.

Early life

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At age 4 or 5, Powley was diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome.[1] Powley played youth soccer with Edmonton Juventus SC and Edmonton Drillers SC.[2] He also played with the Alberta provincial team at U15 and U16 level.[3]

University career

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In 2015, Powley began attending MacEwan University, where he played for the men's soccer team. He led the Canada West Conference in saves in 2015 and 2016.[4] In 2016, he was named the team's Most Outstanding Player.[5]

Club career

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In 2016, Powley began playing with the Calgary Foothills in the Premier Development League. His penalty save against Seattle Sounders U-23 in the Northwest Division playoff game would begin Foothills' run to the PDL Championship that season, where they would ultimately lose out to the Michigan Bucks.[6] He would be named the Foothills Rookie of the year, Foothills Fan Choice Award, and the PDL All Conference Playoff Goalkeeper of the Year for the 2016 season.[7][4]

In late 2017, Powley went on trial with Swedish Football Division 2 side FC Gute,[8] signing a contract in December effective January 2018.[9][10] That season, he was nominated for the league goalkeeper of the year.[4] He departed the club at the end of the season.[11] After leaving Gute, Powley spent time on trial with Toronto FC II, where he also trained with the first team.[4]

In January 2019, Powley signed with his hometown club, Canadian Premier League side FC Edmonton.[12] He made eight appearances, across all competitions, in his rookie season.[13] At the end of the 2019 season, Powley was released by the club, upon the expiration of his contract.[14] However, the following month, Powley re-signed with Edmonton for the 2020 season.[15][16] Following the 2020 season, he departed the club, in search of more playing time.[17][18]

In April 2021, Powley signed with Atlético Ottawa for 2021.[19][20] He led the league in minutes played, finishing with the second most saves in the season, as Atletico finished bottom of the league table.[21] He departed the club at the end of the season.[21] During the season, he was a leading figure in the league's players' attempts to unionize.[22] On February 1, 2022, Powley announced his retirement from the sport.[23]

After playing career

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Powley held a Canadian Youth Coaching License.[24] During his playing career, he regularly served as a guest coach with various youth clubs.[25][26] In January 2022, Powley joined the Whitecaps FC Alberta Academy as a youth coach.[27] He also opened his own goalkeeping academy.[28] In addition, he also served as a coach with youth club St. Albert Impact.[24] He also became a referee for League1 Alberta in 2024.[29]

In 2023, following the death of his brother, he became an advocate for mental health awareness, raising money for charity.[30]

On June 20, 2024, Powley died in a motorcycle crash in Edmonton, at the age of 27.[31][29]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[32]
Club Season League Playoffs National cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Calgary Foothills 2016[33] Premier Development League 12 0 5 0 — — 17 0
2017[34] 14 0 1 0 — — 15 0
Total 26 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
FC Gute 2018 Division 2 18 0 — 1 0 — 19 0
FC Edmonton 2019 Canadian Premier League 6 0 — 2 0 — 8 0
2020 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 0
Atlético Ottawa 2021 Canadian Premier League 26 0 — 0 0 — 26 0
Career Total 77 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 86 0

References

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  1. ^ Van Diest, Derek (April 8, 2020). "Admiration for health-care workers is personal for FC Edmonton goalkeeper Dylon Powley". Edmonton Sun.
  2. ^ Thompson, Marty (April 8, 2021). "Atlético Ottawa signs former FC Edmonton goalkeeper Dylon Powley". Canadian Premier League.
  3. ^ Sandor, Steven (January 18, 2019). "'Friendly rivalry': FC Edmonton 'keepers Powley, James pushing for No. 1 spot". Canadian Premier League.
  4. ^ a b c d "Dylon Powley – From Edmonton to Gotland". Canada Footy News. October 10, 2018. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "Heim, Belland win major awards at annual MacEwan Athletics banquet". MacEwan Griffins. May 8, 2017.
  6. ^ Clarke, Sean (June 16, 2017). "Dylon Powley – The next great Calgary Foothills GK". Northern Starting XI. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "2016 – Dylon Powley". Foot Soldiers Supporters Group. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019.
  8. ^ Nef, Thomas (February 17, 2017). "Dylon Powley: For The Love Of The Game". Last Word on Sports.
  9. ^ Sandor, Steven (December 4, 2017). "Canadian keeper Powley makes a Gute career choice". The 11.
  10. ^ Karlsson, Mattias (December 1, 2017). "Första värvningarna har presenterats" [The first signings have been presented]. Helagotland (in Swedish).
  11. ^ Pettersson, Nichlas (August 5, 2018). "Powley lämnar Gute – Stenhoff mot comeback" [Powley leaves Gute – Stenhoff makes comeback]. Helagotland (in Swedish).
  12. ^ "FC Edmonton adds Lars Hirschfeld to coaching staff, signs pair of goalkeepers". Canadian Premier League. January 17, 2019.
  13. ^ Jacques, John (December 18, 2019). "Dylon Powley Returns To FC Edmonton". Northern Tribune.
  14. ^ Khimji, Khassim (November 4, 2019). "FC Edmonton announces the departures of eight players following 2019 CPL season". Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  15. ^ Khimji, Kassim (December 18, 2019). "FC Edmonton goalkeeper Dylon Powley returns for 2020 CPL season". FC Edmonton. Archived from the original on December 18, 2019.
  16. ^ "Hometown goalkeeper Dylon Powley re-signs for FC Edmonton". Canadian Premier League. December 18, 2019.
  17. ^ Jacques, John (January 18, 2021). "Powley Confirms Eddies Departure". Northern Tribune.
  18. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (April 15, 2021). "Dylon Powley, Atlético Ottawa enjoy 'surreal' pre-season in Spain: 'Like something you see on TV'". Canadian Premier League.
  19. ^ Ryan, Nicholas (April 8, 2021). "Atlético Ottawa Signs Canadian Goalkeeper Dylon Powley". Atlético Ottawa.
  20. ^ Jacques, John (April 8, 2021). "Atletico Ottawa Signs Goalkeeper Dylon Powley". Northern Tribune.
  21. ^ a b Jacques, John (November 9, 2021). "Powley On Next Chapter: 'It's Up In The Air'". Northern Tribune.
  22. ^ Jones, Ryan Patrick (July 27, 2021). "Atlético Ottawa goalkeeper Dylon Powley speaks out in favour of players' union". CBC News.
  23. ^ Jacques, John (February 1, 2022). "Dylon Powley Announces Retirement". Northern Tribune.
  24. ^ a b "Keeper Training". St. Albert Impact.
  25. ^ Beamish, Laura (November 29, 2021). "Two-day goalkeeping camp helps train local soccer players". Fort McMurray Today.
  26. ^ Blancher, Phillip (August 19, 2021). "South Dundas Soccer players learn from a pro". Morrisburg Leader.
  27. ^ Jacques, John (February 1, 2022). "Powley Set For Coaching Stint With Whitecaps Academy". Northern Tribune.
  28. ^ Hills, Jason (June 23, 2024). "'This hits hard': Former FC Edmonton goalkeeper Dylon Powley killed in Edmonton motorcycle crash". Edmonton Journal.
  29. ^ a b Jacques, John (June 21, 2024). "Remembering Dylon Powley". Northern Tribune.
  30. ^ Rhodes, Benedict (November 7, 2023). "Former CPLer Dylon Powley speaking out for mental health after brother Nicholas' passing". Canadian Premier League.
  31. ^ Antoneshyn, Alex; Romero, Diego (June 21, 2024). "Former soccer goalkeeper identified as motorcycle crash victim". CTV News.
  32. ^ Dylon Powley at Soccerway
  33. ^ "Dylon Powley 2016 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
  34. ^ "Dylon Powley 2017 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
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