Nick Pope Bio, Age, Career, Net Worth, Girlfriend, Height

Nick Pope's Net Worth as of April 2024 is $13.18 Million

Quick Facts of Nick Pope

Nicholas David Pope, better known as Nick Pope, is an English professional football goalkeeper who currently plays for Premier League team Burnley. He is also one of the 23 players of the England National Team that will compete in the 2018 World Cup.

Nick Pope’s Birth, Age, Family, Education

Pope was born in Soham, Cambridgeshire, on 19 April 1992. Nick Pope is an Aries. Bridget, his mother, was a former teacher at King’s Ely School. Nick was also a student at this school. She still volunteers as an exam invigilator on occasion. His father, David, has been running the family farm for 41 years. Nick and his brother Josh enjoyed growing up on the farm. “We couldn’t keep them off the tractor when they were kids,” his father recently says in an interview. Josh is his brother. He is also a good goalkeeper and plays for Soham Town now. They say he can play better than that, but his coach says that’s not true at all.

During his childhood, he attended the King’s School and afterward moved to Ipswich Town, where he trained as a child. Pope was also a member of West Suffolk College’s football team. Aside from that, the goalkeeper has competed in tournaments with the England Colleges Squad.

Nick Pope’s Career

He began his career with Ipswich Town’s youth set-up at the age of ten and stayed with the club until he was discharged at the age of sixteen. He joined the non-league team Bury Town in 2008 after being released by Ipswich. Pope established himself as a capable player at that level after challenging and temporarily replacing Marcus Garnham. He wore the number one shirt for Bury Town in a number of first-team matches after making his debut for the club at the age of 16. Pope was praised by manager Richard Wilkins as “the most naturally brilliant player to progress through the ranks at West Suffolk Sports Academy and Bury Town” and “I honestly believe Nick Pope can go all the way to the top.” Pope also competed for West Suffolk College and was a part of an England Colleges squad.

Athletic Charlton

On 24 May 2011, Charlton Athletic signed Pope after scouts noticed him during a 2–1 victory over Billericay Town. He was then summoned to Charlton for a trial. After impressing staff during a trial, he was recruited to a two-year contract following an agreement between the two clubs on a compensation package that included Charlton hosting the Suffolk club in a pre-season friendly ahead of the 2012–13 season. Pope was also paid by Charlton to study sports science at the University of Roehampton, in addition to other studies he had planned to do at the University of Nottingham prior to signing with Charlton. Pope signed a new two-year contract with Charlton on 7 February 2012.   He made his Charlton and professional debuts on 4 May 2013, as a 71st-minute substitute for David Button in Charlton’s 4–1 home triumph over already-relegated Bristol City in the Championship.

Pope signed a new three-year deal with Charlton in September 2013, stating that “it’s a huge club, so having a stable long-term future is something you seek for as a young player.” Pope signed a new four-year contract with Charlton on 5 June 2014, ensuring his future with the club until June 2018.

Spells of loan

Pope joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Harrow Borough on a loan agreement in August 2011 that lasted until 17 September 2011. Pope maintained three clean sheets and saved two penalty kicks in 19 appearances during his time there. He was then set to join Kettering Town of the Conference Premier in December 2011, however, the move fell through due to Kettering being placed under a transfer embargo. As a result, he joined Conference South club Welling United on a 28-day loan on 21 December 2011. Pope joined Cambridge United in the Conference Premier on a one-month loan on 7 March 2013. He made nine appearances for the club, keeping four clean sheets in the process.

Pope signed Conference Premier team Aldershot Town on a one-month loan on 26 September 2013. He joined League Two side York City on a one-month loan on 21 November 2013 but was recalled by Charlton after only two matches. Pope rejoined York on loan on 16 January 2014 for the remainder of the 2013–14 season, maintaining 16 clean sheets in 24 games.

Pope joined Bury on loan for the remainder of the 2014–15 season on 6 January 2015. On 17 January 2015, he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw with Wycombe Wanderers. He made 22 appearances as Bury won promotion from League Two after finishing third.

Burnley

Pope signed a three-year contract with newly-promoted Premier League team Burnley on 19 July 2016 for an unknown price. Pope made his Premier League debut on 10 September 2017 in the first half of a 1–0 home victory over Crystal Palace, replacing the injured Tom Heaton. He made his Premier League debut the next week, in a 1–1 draw against Liverpool away from home, on 16 September 2017. Pope signed a new deal with Burnley on 9 October that would keep him at the club until 2020. On 26 July 2018, he dislocated his shoulder after colliding with Sam Cosgrove during Burnley’s 1–1 draw away to Aberdeen in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

Pope signed a new deal with Burnley in May 2019, which would run until 2023. He had a standout season in 2019–20, appearing in every minute of Burnley’s Premier League campaign. He preserved 15 clean sheets during the season but was denied the Golden Glove trophy when Burnley conceded two goals in their final home game, a 1–2 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion. Burnley drew 1–1 away to Liverpool on 11 July 2020, becoming the season’s only team to defeat Liverpool at Anfield. Pope received widespread acclaim for his performance in the match, in which he made eight saves to deny Liverpool victory.

International career

Pope is preparing for the 2018 FIFA World Cup with England. Pope received his first call-up to the England national team on 15 March 2018. He was named to England’s 23-man World Cup team. Pope made his international debut against Costa Rica in a pre-tournament friendly on 7 June 2018 as a 65th-minute substitute. On 17 November 2019, he made his competitive international debut in a 4–0 victory over Kosovo in the final game of UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying. Pope became the first goalie to preserve a clean sheet in his first six games for England in March 2021, when England defeated Albania 2–0.

Nick Pope’s Relationship, Girlfriend

Shannon Horlock, Kevin Horlock’s daughter, has been Pope’s long-term girlfriend. Introduce yourself to Shannon Horlock, his stunning girlfriend. She was already accustomed to the football culture before meeting Nick: she is the daughter of Manchester City legend Kevin Horlock.

However, the couple has kept his love life out of the public eye. A lot of people don’t seem to be following them on Instagram at all. There isn’t much to talk about when it comes to his love life or other things because there is no information in the media.

Nick Pope’s Net Worth, Salary

This young man is reported to have a net worth of 12 million euros (10 Million Pound). He earned the majority of this money as a Charlton Athletic and Burnley player. Nick Pope signed a four-year contract for £7,280,000 with Burnley F.C., which includes an annual average income of £1,820,000. Pope will receive a basic salary of £1,820,000 in 2021, in addition to a cap hit of £1,820,000.

Nick Pope’s Height

Nick Pope is 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall, weighs 76 kg, and we don’t know what his body measurements are. We’ll let you know soon.

Nick Pope’s Social Media

He has 83.2k followers on his Instagram account, @npope29. Nick uploads photos of his games and club. He has a Twitter account called @Popey1992. He has 23K followers and tweets there.

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