Jamal Lowe
{{short description|Jamaica international footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use Jamaican English|date=September 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jamal Lowe
| image = Jamal Lowe Hampton & Richmond Borough.jpeg
| caption = Lowe with Hampton & Richmond Borough
| full_name = Jamal Akua Lowe{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/202021/efl-squad-numbering-11.09.2020.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Swansea City |publisher=English Football League |page=69 |access-date=26 September 2020}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|7|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Harrow, England
| currentclub = Sheffield Wednesday
| clubnumber = 9
| youthyears1 = 2008
| youthclubs1 = Queens Park Rangers
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Farnborough
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = Barnet
| years1 = 2011–2015
| clubs1 = Barnet
| caps1 = 13
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2012–2013
| clubs2 = → Hayes & Yeading United (loan)
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2013
| clubs3 = → Boreham Wood (loan)
| caps3 = 3
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2013
| clubs4 = → Hitchin Town (loan)
| caps4 = 13
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2013–2014
| clubs5 = → St Albans City (loan)
| caps5 = 16
| goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2014
| clubs6 = → Farnborough (loan)
| caps6 = 5
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2014
| clubs7 = → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan)
| caps7 = 9
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2015
| clubs8 = St Albans City
| caps8 = 14
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2015
| clubs9 = Hemel Hempstead Town
| caps9 = 11
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2015–2017
| clubs10 = Hampton & Richmond Borough
| caps10 = 48
| goals10 = 29
| years11 = 2017–2019
| clubs11 = Portsmouth
| caps11 = 103
| goals11 = 25
| years12 = 2019–2020
| clubs12 = Wigan Athletic
| caps12 = 46
| goals12 = 6
| years13 = 2020–2021
| clubs13 = Swansea City
| caps13 = 51
| goals13 = 14
| years14 = 2021–2024
| clubs14 = AFC Bournemouth
| caps14 = 36
| goals14 = 7
| years15 = 2023
| clubs15 = → Queens Park Rangers (loan)
| caps15 = 20
| goals15 = 3
| years16 = 2023–2024
| clubs16 = → Swansea City (loan)
| caps16 = 35
| goals16 = 9
| years17 = 2024–
| clubs17 = Sheffield Wednesday
| caps17 = 24
| goals17 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = England C
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2021–
| nationalteam2 = Jamaica
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|JAM}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|CONCACAF Nations League}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2024 United States|Team}}
| club-update = 16:52, 29 March 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 08:51, 11 September 2024 (UTC)
}}
Jamal Akua Lowe (born 21 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for {{English football updater|SheffieW}} 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.
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
=Barnet=
Lowe first featured for the Bees' senior team in February 2011 in the Herts Senior Cup against Hadley.{{Cite web|url=https://www.onlybarnet.com/bfcsa/1011/fixtures/hadley_hsc_a_r.htm|title=Barnet Football Club Supporters Association|website=www.onlybarnet.com}} In the 2011–12 season, Lowe scored 19 goals for Barnet's under-18 team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.barnetfc.com/team/Youth_Team_Profiles.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830235746/http://www.barnetfc.com/team/Youth_Team_Profiles.aspx|url-status=dead|title=Youth Team Profiles|archive-date=30 August 2012}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19304350|title=Barnet 1-3 York|work=BBC Sport}} After making a second substitute appearance against Gillingham,[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19447881 "Barnet 1–3 Gillingham"] BBC Sport. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012. he was given his first start by manager Mark Robson on 15 September in a 3–0 loss against Bradford City.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19527962 "Bradford 3–0 Barnet"] BBC Sport. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
Lowe signed a professional contract with the Bees in October 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://www.barnetfc.com/news/2012/october/lowe-pens-bees-deal/|title=LOWE PENS BEES DEAL - News - Barnet Football Club|website=www.barnetfc.com|access-date=19 December 2020|archive-date=25 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125172513/https://www.barnetfc.com/news/2012/october/lowe-pens-bees-deal/|url-status=dead}} 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.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20107737 "Barnet 0–0 Oxford Utd"] BBC Sport. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012. In December 2012, he was loaned out to Hayes & Yeading United. He joined Boreham Wood on 15 February 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://www.barnetfc.com/news/2013/february/jamal-lowe-leaves-on-loan/|title=JAMAL LOWE LEAVES ON LOAN - News - Barnet Football Club|website=www.barnetfc.com|access-date=19 December 2020|archive-date=27 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127112834/https://www.barnetfc.com/news/2013/february/jamal-lowe-leaves-on-loan/|url-status=dead}}
On 15 August 2013, Lowe joined Hitchin Town on loan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.barnetfc.com/news/2013/august/sykes-and-lowe-leave-on-loan/|title=SYKES AND LOWE LEAVE ON LOAN - News - Barnet Football Club|website=www.barnetfc.com|access-date=19 December 2020|archive-date=29 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129075928/https://www.barnetfc.com/news/2013/august/sykes-and-lowe-leave-on-loan/|url-status=dead}} His fourth loan spell away from the club began when he joined St Albans City on 22 November.[http://www.sacfc.co.uk/index.php/2012-04-10-18-56-53/latest-club-news/2436-saints-sign-exciting-striker.html Saints sign exciting striker] Then, his fifth loan spell came when he joined Farnborough on 28 February 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.barnetfc.com/news/2014/february/lowe-joins-farnborough-on-loan/|title=Lowe Joins Farnborough On Loan - News - Barnet Football Club|website=www.barnetfc.com|access-date=19 December 2020|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116130309/https://www.barnetfc.com/news/2014/february/lowe-joins-farnborough-on-loan/|url-status=dead}} 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".{{Cite web|url=https://www.barnetfc.com/news/2014/april/201415-retained-list/|title=2014/15 Retained List - News - Barnet Football Club|website=www.barnetfc.com|access-date=19 December 2020|archive-date=30 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130083109/https://www.barnetfc.com/news/2014/april/201415-retained-list/|url-status=dead}}
In 2014–15, Lowe made two substitute appearances for the Bees before joining Hemel Hempstead Town on a three-month loan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.barnetfc.com/news/2014/september/lowe-joins-hemel-hempstead-on-loan/|title=Lowe joins Hemel Hempstead on loan - News - Barnet Football Club|website=www.barnetfc.com|access-date=19 December 2020|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126181037/https://www.barnetfc.com/news/2014/september/lowe-joins-hemel-hempstead-on-loan/|url-status=dead}} On 16 January 2015, he left Barnet permanently to join St Albans City.[http://sacfc.co.uk/index.php/the-club/2012-04-10-18-56-53/latest-club-news/2933-saints-strikeforce-strengthened.html Saints strikeforce strengthened] At the end of the season he rejoined Hemel Hempstead Town.{{cite web|last1=Pelling|first1=Chris|title=Hawkins signs new deal and Lowe returns.|url=http://www.hemelfc.com/news/player-news-1441040.html|publisher=Hemel Hempstead Town FC|access-date=2 November 2016|date=31 July 2015|archive-date=26 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826235755/http://www.hemelfc.com/news/player-news-1441040.html|url-status=dead}} After 11 league games he then joined Hampton & Richmond Borough.
=Portsmouth=
On 28 October 2016, Portsmouth agreed terms to sign Lowe for an undisclosed fee on an 18-month contract.{{cite web|title=Lowe to sign in January|url=http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/pompey-to-sign-jamal-lowe-from-hampton-richmond-in-january-3388192.aspx|publisher=Portsmouth FC|access-date=2 November 2016|date=28 October 2016}}
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.{{cite web|title=New Deal For Lowe|url=https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2018/january/new-deal-for-lowe/|publisher=Portsmouth FC|access-date=11 January 2018|date=11 January 2018}}
=Wigan Athletic=
On 1 August 2019, Lowe signed a three-year contract with Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web|title=Latics confirm signing of Jamal Lowe from Portsmouth|url=https://wiganathletic.com/news/2019/august/Latics-confirm-signing-of-Jamal-Lowe-from-Portsmouth/|publisher=Wigan Athletic FC|access-date=1 August 2019|date=1 August 2019}} He scored his first goal for the club on 20 October 2019 against Nottingham Forest.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50030935|title=Wigan 1–0 Nottingham Forest|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 October 2019|access-date=23 October 2019}}
= Swansea City =
On 27 August 2020, Lowe joined Championship club Swansea City for £800,000, signing a three-year contract with an option of a further year.{{cite web|url=https://www.swanseacity.com/news/swansea-city-complete-signing-jamal-lowe|title=SWANSEA CITY COMPLETE SIGNING OF JAMAL LOWE|publisher=Swansea City A.F.C.|date=27 August 2020|access-date=27 August 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/football/live-blog-wigan-athletic-administrators-thursday-press-conference-2954259|title=LIVE BLOG: Wigan Athletic administrators' Thursday press conference|website=www.wigantoday.net|date=27 August 2020 }} He scored his first goal for Swansea in a 2–0 win over Wycombe Wanderers on 26 September 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54215094 |title=Wycombe 0–2 Swansea |date=26 September 2020 |publisher=BBC|access-date=26 September 2020}}
= AFC Bournemouth =
On 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.{{Cite web|title=Lowe signs for the Cherries|url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/first-team/lowe-signs-for-the-cherries/?dm_i=47ot,152n1,139725,57wy8,1|access-date=2021-08-31|website=AFCB| date=31 August 2021 }}{{Cite web|title=Jamal Lowe completes £1.5million switch from Swansea to Cherries|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/19549507.jamal-lowe-completes-1-5m-switch-swansea-cherries/|access-date=2021-08-31|website=Bournemouth Echo|date=31 August 2021 |language=en}}
== Queens Park Rangers (loan) ==
On 11 January 2023, Lowe joined EFL Championship promotion hopefuls Queens Park Rangers on a six-month loan deal.{{Cite web |url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/jamal-lowe-joins-on-loan-110123/ |title=Jamal Lowe joins on loan |publisher=QPR FC |date=11 January 2023 |accessdate=11 January 2023}}
== Swansea City (loan) ==
On 5 June 2024, Bournemouth announced the player would leave in the summer when his contract expired.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-05 |title=Club confirm 23/24 released and retained list |url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/club-news/club-confirm-2324-released-and-retained-list/?fbclid=iwzxh0bgnhzw0cmteaar0e0bchrbk35agwsbpwhyupweg7llwgutwtgc_lxypmlanme2fe9hybxye_aem_adxvu44dfduvi-kyl_h5avpy-h_eyu-w88_zpqumwirk7fmyp-vilno3rppqgmqayxqoeplu-in6kam9ov5bezah |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=AFCB}}
=Sheffield Wednesday=
On 30 June 2024, Sheffield Wednesday confirmed he would be signing for the club.{{cite news |title=Jamal Lowe seals Owls switch |url=https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2024/june/29/jamal-lowe-seals-owls-switch/ |access-date=30 June 2024 |publisher=Sheffield Wednesday FC |date=30 June 2024}} 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.{{cite news |title=Wednesday 4-0 Plymouth|url=https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2024/august/11/report---wednesday-4-0-plymouth/ |access-date=11 August 2024 |publisher=Sheffield Wednesday FC |date=11 August 2024}}
International career
Despite 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.{{Cite web|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20210317/jff-names-team-usa-friendly|title=JFF names team for USA friendly|date=17 March 2021|website=jamaica-gleaner.com}} 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.{{cite news |title=Kemar Roofe's World Cup dream as Rangers star tops list for international side |url=https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/kemar-roofes-world-cup-dream-19969208}} On 25 March 2021, Lowe scored his first goal on his debut in a 4–1 loss to United States.{{Cite web|url=https://en.as.com/en/2021/03/25/football/1616687802_629564.html|title=United States 4-1 Jamaica|website=en.as.com|date=25 March 2021|access-date=25 March 2021|archive-date=25 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325193617/https://en.as.com/en/2021/03/25/football/1616687802_629564.html|url-status=dead}}
Personal life
Born in England, Lowe is of Jamaican descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.joe.co.uk/sport/jamaica-prepare-to-call-up-more-than-10-english-based-players-265618|title=Jamaica prepare to call up more than 10 English based players|website=JOE.co.uk|date=5 March 2021 }} Lowe worked as a PE teacher while playing in non-league football.{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/09/21/portsmouths-jamal-lowe-teacher-playing-front-18000-fratton-park/|title=Portsmouth's Jamal Lowe: 'Being a teacher and playing in front of 18,000 at Fratton Park are as hard as each other'|first=Pippa|last=Field|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=21 September 2018|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11674/11308356/jamal-lowe-interview-my-career-looked-like-it-was-going-in-a-downward-spiral|title=Jamal Lowe Interview: 'My career looked like it was going in a downward spiral'|website=Sky Sports}} He is friends with Nicke Kabamba and Junior Morias.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2366921/2021/02/05/swanseas-jamal-lowe-this-is-my-dream-and-i-knew-i-had-to-make-it-happen/|title=Swansea's Jamal Lowe: 'This is my dream - and I knew I had to make it happen'|first=Stuart|last=James|website=The Athletic}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|29 March 2025}}
{{notelist}}
=International=
{{updated|match played 10 September 2024}}{{NFT player|82003|access-date=7 June 2022}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | ||
| National team||Year||Apps||Goals | ||
|---|---|---|
| rowspan="4"|Jamaica
|2021 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total||9||2 |
:Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lowe goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Jamal Lowe | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 25 March 2021 | Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria | {{fb|USA}} | align="center"|1–2 | align="center"|1–4 | Friendly |
| align="center"|2 | 7 June 2022 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | {{fb|SUR}} | align="center"|3–1 | align="center"|3–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A |
Honours
Hampton & Richmond Borough
- Isthmian Premier League: 2015–16{{Cite web|url=http://www.hamptonfc.net/teams/110868/match-centre/1-1607665|title=StackPath|website=www.hamptonfc.net|access-date=3 August 2019|archive-date=16 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616123636/http://www.hamptonfc.net/teams/110868/match-centre/1-1607665|url-status=dead}}
Portsmouth
- EFL League Two: 2016–17{{cite book |editor-first=John |editor-last=Anderson |title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2017–2018 |year=2017 |publisher=Headline Publishing Group |location=London |isbn=978-1-4722-3397-4 |pages=298–299}}
- EFL Trophy: 2018–19{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47709134 |title=Portsmouth 2–2 Sunderland |first=Adam |last=Williams |publisher=BBC Sport |date=31 March 2019 |access-date=6 May 2019}}
AFC Bournemouth
- EFL Championship second-place promotion: 2021–22{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60342935|title=AFC Bournemouth 1-0 Nottingham Forest|website=BBC Sport |date=3 May 2022 |access-date=6 June 2022}}
Individual
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway}}
- {{soccerbase}}
{{Sheffield Wednesday F.C. squad}}
{{2018–19 EFL League One PFA Team of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lowe, Jamal}}
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