Jamal Akua Lowe (born 21 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday and the Jamaica national team. He was born in England and played for the England C team, before making his full international debut for Jamaica in 2021.
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Full name | Jamal Akua Lowe[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 21 July 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Harrow, England | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2008 | Queens Park Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
Farnborough | |||||||||||||||||
Barnet | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2015 | Barnet | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) | 3 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2013 | → Boreham Wood (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2013 | → Hitchin Town (loan) | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | → St Albans City (loan) | 16 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2014 | → Farnborough (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2014 | → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2015 | St Albans City | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2015 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 48 | (29) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Portsmouth | 103 | (25) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Swansea City | 51 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2024 | AFC Bournemouth | 36 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2023 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 20 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | → Swansea City (loan) | 35 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2016 | England C | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Jamaica | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:05, 19 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:37, 5 July 2024 (UTC) |
Lowe began his professional playing career with Barnet in 2012. After several loan spells, he briefly played for St Albans City and Hemel Hempstead Town. Lowe joined Hampton & Richmond Borough in 2015 before moving to Portsmouth two years later, spending two seasons with the club. He was signed by Wigan Athletic in 2019 and joined Swansea City in 2020. In 2021 he was signed by AFC Bournemouth, and since then he has gone out on loan to Queens Park Rangers.
Club career
editBarnet
editLowe first featured for the Bees' senior team in February 2011 in the Herts Senior Cup against Hadley.[3] In the 2011–12 season, Lowe scored 19 goals for Barnet's under-18 team.[4] He made his league debut on 25 August 2012, in a 3–1 loss against York City at Underhill, coming on as a late substitute for Curtis Weston.[5] After making a second substitute appearance against Gillingham,[6] he was given his first start by manager Mark Robson on 15 September in a 3–0 loss against Bradford City.[7]
Lowe signed a professional contract with the Bees in October 2012.[8] He made his FA Cup debut on 3 November, coming on as a substitute in the second half of a 2–0 defeat against Oxford United in the first round.[9] In December 2012, he was loaned out to Hayes & Yeading United. He joined Boreham Wood on 15 February 2013.[10]
On 15 August 2013, Lowe joined Hitchin Town on loan.[11] His fourth loan spell away from the club began when he joined St Albans City on 22 November.[12] Then, his fifth loan spell came when he joined Farnborough on 28 February 2014.[13] Lowe was transfer-listed at the end of the 2013–14 season. Manager Martin Allen said: "He is a good lad who has worked hard and done well in both the games he has played but I need to bring in another striker and this will push Jamal further down the line".[14]
In 2014–15, Lowe made two substitute appearances for the Bees before joining Hemel Hempstead Town on a three-month loan.[15] On 16 January 2015, he left Barnet permanently to join St Albans City.[16] At the end of the season he rejoined Hemel Hempstead Town.[17] After 11 league games he then joined Hampton & Richmond Borough.
Portsmouth
editOn 28 October 2016, Portsmouth agreed terms to sign Lowe for an undisclosed fee on an 18-month contract.[18] Jamal Lowe helped Portsmouth to win the 16/17 League Two title, scoring a goal in the final match that saw them champions of the league and automatic promotion to League One where he stayed and became a permanent player in the squad. He was also in the squad that won the EFL Trophy in 2019. In January 2018 Lowe signed a new contract keeping him at Fratton Park until 2021.[19]
Wigan Athletic
editOn 1 August 2019, Lowe signed a three-year contract with Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee.[20] He scored his first goal for the club on 20 October 2019 against Nottingham Forest.[21]
Swansea City
editOn 27 August 2020, Lowe joined Championship club Swansea City for £800,000, signing a three-year contract with an option of a further year.[22][23] He scored his first goal for Swansea in a 2–0 win over Wycombe Wanderers on 26 September 2020.[24]
AFC Bournemouth
editOn 31 August 2021, Lowe signed a three-year contract with Swansea's Championship rivals AFC Bournemouth, joining for a reported fee of £1.5 million.[25][26]
Queens Park Rangers (loan)
editOn 11 January 2023, Lowe joined EFL Championship promotion hopefuls Queens Park Rangers on a six-month loan deal.[27]
Swansea City (loan)
editOn 5 June 2024, Bournemouth announced the player would leave in the summer when his contract expired.[28]
Sheffield Wednesday
editOn 30 June 2024, Sheffield Wednesday confirmed he would be signing for the club.[29] He made his Wednesday debut against Plymouth Argyle on 11 August 2024, scoring the first goal as they went on to win the game 4–0.[30]
International career
editDespite being born in England and having previously played for the England C team, in March 2021 Lowe received his first call-up to the Jamaica national team.[31] This came about as part of the Jamaican Football Federation's attempt to target a number of English-born players for call ups in an attempt to improve the chances of Jamaica qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.[32] On 25 March 2021, Lowe scored his first goal on his debut in a 4–1 loss to United States.[33]
Personal life
editBorn in England, Lowe is of Jamaican descent.[34] Lowe worked as a PE teacher while playing in non-league football.[35][36] He is friends with Nicke Kabamba and Junior Morias.[37]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of as of 18 August 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barnet | 2010–11[3][38] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2011–12[39] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
2012–13[40][41] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 2 | 11 | 2 | |
2013–14[42] | Conference Premier | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
2014–15[42] | Conference Premier | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 3 | ||
Hayes & Yeading United (loan) | 2012–13[42] | Conference South | 3 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
Boreham Wood (loan) | 2012–13[42] | Conference South | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Hitchin Town (loan) | 2013–14[43] | Southern League Premier Division |
13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
St Albans City (loan) | 2013–14[43] | Southern League Premier Division |
16 | 5 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 17 | 5 | ||
Farnborough (loan) | 2013–14[42][43] | Conference South | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 2014–15[42][43] | Conference South | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 2 | 15 | 5 | |
St Albans City | 2014–15[42][43] | Conference South | 14 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
Hemel Hempstead Town | 2015–16[42][43] | National League South | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 1 | 15 | 2 | |
Hampton & Richmond Borough | 2015–16[44] | Isthmian League Premier Division |
26 | 14 | — | — | 2[f] | 1 | 28 | 15 | ||
2016–17[44][42] | National League South | 22 | 15 | 2 | 2 | — | 4[g] | 5 | 28 | 22 | ||
Total | 48 | 29 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 56 | 37 | |||
Portsmouth | 2016–17[45] | League Two | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | |||
2017–18[46] | League One | 44 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[h] | 2 | 50 | 8 | |
2018–19[47] | League One | 45 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[i] | 1 | 55 | 17 | |
Total | 103 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 119 | 29 | ||
Wigan Athletic | 2019–20[48] | Championship | 46 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 48 | 6 | |
Swansea City | 2020–21[49] | Championship | 44 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 47 | 14 | |
AFC Bournemouth | 2021–22[50] | Championship | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 7 | |
2022–23[51] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
Total | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 40 | 8 | |||
Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 2022–23[51] | Championship | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |
Swansea City (loan) | 2023–24[52] | Championship | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 9 | |
Sheffield Wednesday | 2024–25[53] | Championship | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |
Career total | 421 | 104 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 476 | 127 |
- ^ a b c Appearance in Herts Senior Cup
- ^ One appearance in Football League Trophy, one appearance and two goals in Herts Senior Cup
- ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup, one appearance in Herts Senior Cup
- ^ Appearance in Southern League Cup
- ^ Appearance in Herts Charity Cup
- ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
- ^ Two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in Isthmian League Charity Shield, one appearance and four goals in Middlesex Senior Cup
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ Three appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League One play-offs
International
edit- As of match played 22 March 2024[54]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Jamaica | 2021 | 3 | 1 |
2022 | 2 | 1 | |
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 2 |
- Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lowe goal.[54]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 25 March 2021 | Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria | United States | 1–2 | 1–4 | Friendly |
2 | 7 June 2022 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | Suriname | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A |
Honours
editHampton & Richmond Borough
Portsmouth
AFC Bournemouth
- EFL Championship second-place promotion: 2021–22[58]
Individual
References
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- ^ "Jamal Lowe: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Barnet Football Club Supporters Association". www.onlybarnet.com.
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- ^ "Bradford 3–0 Barnet" BBC Sport. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
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- ^ "JAMAL LOWE LEAVES ON LOAN - News - Barnet Football Club". www.barnetfc.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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- ^ "2014/15 Retained List - News - Barnet Football Club". www.barnetfc.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Lowe joins Hemel Hempstead on loan - News - Barnet Football Club". www.barnetfc.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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- ^ "Lowe to sign in January". Portsmouth FC. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "New Deal For Lowe". Portsmouth FC. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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- ^ "Jamal Lowe seals Owls switch". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Wednesday 4-0 Plymouth". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "JFF names team for USA friendly". jamaica-gleaner.com. 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Kemar Roofe's World Cup dream as Rangers star tops list for international side".
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- ^ "Jamaica prepare to call up more than 10 English based players". JOE.co.uk. 5 March 2021.
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- ^ "Games played by Jamal Lowe in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Jamal Lowe in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Jamal Lowe in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Jamal Lowe in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Jamal Lowe in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jamal Lowe in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Jamal Lowe in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Jamal Lowe in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
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- ^ "PFA League One Team Of The Year". www.thepfa.com.
External links
edit- Jamal Lowe at Soccerway
- Jamal Lowe at Soccerbase