Aaron Rowe

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Aaron Rowe

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| fullname = Aaron Kevin Isaac Rowe{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/202021/efl-squad-numbering-11.09.2020.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Huddersfield Town |publisher=English Football League |page=34 |accessdate=21 September 2020}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|9|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hackney, England

| height = {{convert|1.68|m|order=flip}}{{cite news |title=Aaron Rowe |url=https://www.htafc.com/matches/first-team/midfielder/aaron-rowe/ |access-date=20 August 2022 |publisher=Huddersfield Town A.F.C.}}

| position = Right winger, full-back

| currentclub = Gillingham

| clubnumber = 11

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2018

| youthclubs1 = Leyton Orient

| youthyears2 = 2018–2019

| youthclubs2 = Huddersfield Town

| years1 = 2019–2024

| clubs1 = Huddersfield Town

| caps1 = 25

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2019

| clubs2 = → Boston United (loan)

| caps2 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2020

| clubs3 = → Bromley (loan)

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2023

| clubs4 = → Stockport County (loan)

| caps4 = 3

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2023–2024

| clubs5 = → Crewe Alexandra (loan)

| caps5 = 38

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2024–

| clubs6 = Gillingham

| caps6 = 3

| goals6 = 0

| club-update = 11:07, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

}}

Aaron Kevin Isaac Rowe (born 7 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays for {{English football updater|Gillingh}} club Gillingham. He plays as a right winger or full-back.

Club career

=Leyton Orient=

==Youth career==

Rowe joined Leyton Orient and made a number of appearances for their under 18 side during the 2016 to 2018 period.{{cite web|url=https://www.leytonorient.com/news/2016/october/u18-report-cambridge-united-0-2-leyton-orient/|title=U18 REPORT: Cambridge United 0-2 Leyton Orient|publisher=Leyton Orient F.C.}}

=Huddersfield Town=

Rowe signed for Huddersfield Town as a youth player in February 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.htafc.com/teams/u19-team/midfielder/aaron-rowe/|title=Aaron Rowe|publisher=Huddersfield Town F.C.}}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He made his senior debut on 9 March 2019, in a 2–0 home Premier League defeat against AFC Bournemouth.{{cite web|url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/who-aaron-rowe-huddersfield-town-15948133|title=Who is Huddersfield Town Premier League call-up Aaron Rowe?|first=Mel|last=Booth|date=9 March 2019|work=Huddersfield Examiner}}

On 27 March 2019, Rowe signed a three-year professional contract up to the end of the 2021–22 season.{{Cite web|title=AARON ROWE SIGNS FIRST PRO CONTRACT|url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2019/march/aaron-rowe-signs-first-pro-contract/|access-date=2021-05-23|website=www.htafc.com|language=en-gb}}

He scored his first goal for the club on 9 January 2021 in a 3–2 FA Cup defeat to Plymouth Argyle{{cite news

|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55574509

|title=Huddersfield 2-3 Plymouth

|publisher=BBC

|date=9 January 2021 |access-date=18 April 2021}} and his first league goal on 17 April 2021 in the 2–0 EFL Championship away win against Nottingham Forest.{{Cite news|title=Huddersfield down Forest to boost safety bid|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56698951|access-date=2021-05-23}}

On 31 January 2023, Rowe joined League Two club Stockport County on loan for the remainder of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.stockportcounty.com/county-push-the-boat-out-for-rowe/|title=County push the boat out for Rowe|website=www.stockportcounty.com|date=31 January 2023|accessdate=31 January 2023}}

==Crewe Alexandra (loan)==

On 30 August 2023, Rowe joined League Two side Crewe Alexandra on a season-long loan.{{cite news |title=Aaron Rowe: Huddersfield Town winger joins Crewe on season-long loan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66647335 |access-date=2 September 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=30 August 2023}} He made his Crewe debut on 2 September 2023, coming on as a 75th minute replacement for Courtney Baker-Richardson and providing an assist for Crewe's third goal, scored by Chris Long, in a 3–1 win over Milton Keynes Dons at Gresty Road.{{cite news |title=Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Milton Keynes Dons |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66624923 |access-date=2 September 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=2 September 2023}} Rowe scored his first Crewe goals on 14 November 2023, netting twice in the first half of the side's 3–1 FA Cup first round replay win at Derby County.{{cite news |title=Derby County 1-3 Crewe Alexandra |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67402846 |access-date=15 November 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=14 November 2023}}

=Gillingham=

On 7 June 2024, Rowe agreed to join League Two side Gillingham upon the expiration of his Huddersfield Town contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/2024/june/aaron-rowe-signs-for-gills|title=Gills sign Aaron Rowe|website=www.gillinghamfootballclub.com|date=7 June 2024|accessdate=1 July 2024}}

Personal life

Rowe is the younger brother of former Southampton man Omar Rowe, who has played in Cyprus.{{cite web|url=https://englishplayersabroad.com/2018/08/07/omar-rowe-the-former-saints-winger-whos-worked-his-way-up-the-divisions-in-cyprus/|title=Omar Rowe: The former Saints winger who's worked his way up the divisions in Cyprus|website=englishplayersabroad.com|date=7 August 2018|accessdate=20 March 2019}} He is of Jamaican descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballtoday.net/player/aaron-rowe|title=Aaron Rowe: Statistics and Goals|website=Football Today}}

Career statistics

{{updated|31 August 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

!rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|FA Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan=6|Huddersfield Town

|2018–19{{Soccerbase season|id=119176|season=2018}}

|Premier League

|2

00000colspan="2"|—20
2019–20{{Soccerbase season|id=119176|season=2019}}

|Championship

|1

00000colspan="2"|—10
2020–21{{Soccerbase season|id=119176|season=2020}}

|Championship

|20

11110colspan="2"|—222
2021–22{{Soccerbase season|id=119176|season=2021}}

|Championship

|1

00000colspan="2"|—10
2022–23{{soccerbase season|119176|2022|accessdate=31 January 2023}}

|Championship

|1

00000colspan="2"|—10
colspan=2|Total

!25

1111000272
Boston United (loan)

|2019–20

|National League North

|2

000000020
Bromley (loan)

|2019–20

|National League

|2

000000020
Stockport County (loan)

|2022–23

|League Two

|2

000001{{efn|name=L2PO|Appearance in League Two play-off}}030
Crewe Alexandra (loan)

|2023–24{{soccerbase season|119176|2023|accessdate=1 September 2023}}

|League Two

|38

233006{{efn|name=EFLT|Three appearances in EFL Trophy, three appearances in League Two play-offs}}0475
Gillingham

|2024–25{{soccerbase season|119176|2024|accessdate=16 September 2024}}

|League Two

|3

000100040
colspan="3"|Career total

!72

3442070857

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References

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