Kieron Bowie

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Kieron Bowie

|image =

|caption =

|fullname = Kieron Thomas Bowie

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|2002|9|21}}

|birth_place = Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

|height =

|position = Forward

|currentclub = Hibernian

|clubnumber = 20

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 = Glenrothes Strollers

|youthyears2 =

|youthclubs2 = Fife Elite FA

|youthyears3 = 2018–2019

|youthclubs3 = Raith Rovers

|years1 = 2019–2020

|clubs1 = Raith Rovers

|caps1 = 29

|goals1 = 5

|years2 = 2020–2024

|clubs2 = Fulham

|caps2 = 0

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2022–2024

|clubs3 = → Northampton Town (loan)

|caps3 = 81

|goals3 = 14

|years4 = 2024–

|clubs4 = Hibernian

|caps4 = 11

|goals4 = 3

|club-update = 13:27, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

|nationalyears1 = 2021–

|nationalteam1 = Scotland U21

|nationalcaps1 = 7

|nationalgoals1 = 4

}}

Kieron Thomas Bowie (born 21 September 2002) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian.

Club career

=Raith Rovers (2019–2020)=

Kieron had previously played for Glenrothes Strollers before a move to his boyhood club Raith Rovers.{{cite web|url=https://www.raithrovers.net/43250/kieron-bowie-2.htm|title=Kieron Bowie Heads To Fulham |website=www.raithrovers.net|date=6 February 2020}}

He broke into the first team aged only 16 in the tailend of the 2018–19 season as he made four appearances for the Fife-based club. He then went on to make 35 appearances in all competitions the following season, scoring 10 goals{{soccerbase season|117420|2019|accessdate=12 July 2022}} and helping the club to a Scottish League One title and promotion to the Championship.

=Fulham (2020–2024)=

Kieron officially joined Fulham on 1 July 2020 after a pre-contract agreement that was made the previous February.

==Northampton Town (loan)==

On 12 July 2022, Bowie joined EFL League Two club Northampton Town on a season-long loan, helping them secure promotion.{{cite web|url=https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2022/july/kieron_bowie/|title=Striker Kieron Bowie Signs Season Long Loan Deal |website=www.ntfc.co.uk|date=12 July 2022}} On 3 July 2023, he re-joined Northampton – now promoted to EFL League One – on another season-long loan.{{cite news |title=Kieron Bowie returns to Sixfields |url=https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2023/july/bowie_returns/ |access-date=3 July 2023 |publisher=Northampton Town FC |date=3 July 2023}} He played a pivotal role in the club's campaign, including scoring their goal of the season.{{cite news |title= Dinner report|url=https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2024/april/end_of_season_dinner_report/|publisher=Northampton Town FC |date=24 April 2024}} In his two seasons at the club, he made 81 appearances in the league, scoring 14 goals.

=Hibernian (2024–present)=

Bowie signed for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on a four-year contract in August 2024, moving from Fulham for what Hibs described as "a significant fee". Hibs manager David Gray said that "players of Kieron's ability and potential are always in high demand, so to sign a player of his calibre shows the ambition that we've got here."{{Cite web |title=Kieron Bowie joins Hibs from Fulham for 'significant fee' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c1k37d7y21no |access-date=17 April 2025 |date=8 August 2024 |website=BBC Sport}} He missed about four months of the 2024–25 season due to a hamstring injury sustained while playing for the Scotland under-21 team in September 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/clyny0kv0g3o |title=Kieron Bowie: Hibernian forward 'out for at least four months' |website=BBC Sport |date=13 September 2024 |accessdate=27 February 2025}}

International career

Bowie received his first call-up to the Scotland under-21 team in May 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/sport/football/fulham-star-and-former-raith-rovers-striker-kieron-bowie-receives-first-scotland-under-21-call-up-3249426|title=Fulham star and former Raith Rovers striker Kieron Bowie receives first Scotland under 21 call up |website=www.fifetoday.co.uk|date=25 May 2021 |accessdate=8 September 2022}} He made his first appearance, as a substitute, in a 2–1 defeat against Northern Ireland on 2 June 2021.{{SFA Profile|id=289402}} He scored two goals in a 3–1 win against Hungary on 13 October 2023,{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67108048 |title=Bowie and Doak on target as Scotland U21s beat Hungary |website=BBC Sport |date=13 October 2023 |accessdate=14 October 2023}} and a winning goal against Malta four days later.{{cite web |title=Scotland U21 2-1 Malta U21: Late Kieron Bowie winner avoids damaging draw |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67139824 |website=BBC Sport |date=17 October 2023 |accessdate=17 October 2023}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
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Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Raith Rovers \|2018–19{{cite news\|title=Games played by Kieron Bowie in 2018/2019\|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=117420&season_id=151\|access-date=12 July 2022\|work=soccerbase.com}} \|Scottish League One \|4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
2019–20 \|Scottish League One \|25	5	2	1	4	1	4Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup	3	35	10
colspan=2\|Total !29	5	2	1	4	1	4	3	39	10
rowspan="3"\|Fulham \|2020–21{{soccerbase season\|117420\|2020\|access-date=12 July 2022}} \|Premier League \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021–22{{soccerbase season\|117420\|2021\|access-date=12 July 2022}} \|Championship \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan=2\|Total !0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
rowspan="3"\|Northampton Town (loan) \|2022–23{{soccerbase season\|117420\|2022\|accessdate=12 July 2022}} \|League Two \|37	5	1	0	1	0	1	0	40	5
2023–24{{soccerbase season\|117420\|2023\|access-date=12 July 2023}} \|League One \|44	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	45	9
colspan=2\|Total !81	14	1	0	2	0	1	0	85	14
Hibernian \|2024–25{{soccerbase season\|117420\|2024\|access-date=1 April 2025}} \|Scottish Premiership \|11	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	15	3
colspan="3"\|Career total !122	22	6	1	7	1	5	3	139	27

Honours

Northampton Town

EFL League Two promotion: 2022–23{{cite news|url=https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2023/may/promoted/|title=NORTHAMPTON TOWN HAVE BEEN PROMOTED!|publisher=Northampton Town|date=8 May 2023|access-date=8 May 2023}}