Nathan Lowe
{{Short description|English footballer (born 2005)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nathan Lowe
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Nathan Alexander Lowe{{cite web |title=EFL - Squad List 2023/24 |url=https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets.gc.eflservices.co.uk/f9455bd0-4dac-11ee-8864-711544c578ce.pdf |website=English Football League |access-date=8 September 2023}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|9|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Harlow, England
| height = 193cm{{soccerway|812252}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Stoke City
| clubnumber = 35
| youthyears1 = 2014–2016
| youthclubs1 = Egerton
| youthyears2 = 2016–2023
| youthclubs2 = Stoke City
| years1 = 2023–
| clubs1 = Stoke City
| caps1 = 23
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2024–2025
| clubs2 = → Walsall (loan)
| caps2 = 22
| goals2 = 15
| nationalyears1 = 2023–
| nationalteam1 = England U19
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 20:28, 29 March 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 10:39, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
}}
Nathan Alexander Lowe (born 18 September 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{English football updater|StokeCty}} club Stoke City.
Club career
=Stoke City=
Lowe was born in Harlow and played youth football for Bishop's Stortford before his family moved to Cheshire where he attended Lymm High School.{{cite web |title=May Newsletter |url=https://www.lymmhigh.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/May-Newsletter.pdf |website=Lymm High School |access-date=22 February 2023 |page=36}} He played for Egerton before joining the Stoke City academy in May 2016.{{cite web |title=FOOTBALL: Egerton present awards at Fun Day |url=https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/sport/14600720.football-egerton-present-awards-at-fun-day/ |website=Knutsford Guardian |access-date=22 February 2023}} Lowe signed a professional contract on his 17th birthday in September 2022.{{cite web |title=Duo receive Stoke City instruction after contract announcement |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/duo-receive-stoke-city-instruction-7639713 |website=Stoke Sentinel |date=28 September 2022 |access-date=18 February 2023}} Lowe made his senior debut on 18 February 2023 in a 1–0 defeat away at Blackpool.{{cite news |title=Blackpool 1–0 Stoke City |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64606749 |access-date=18 February 2023}}{{cite web |title=Blackpool vs Stoke City team news amid Ben Pearson injury blow as Nathan Lowe summoned |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/blackpool-stoke-city-team-news-8163624 |website=Stoke Sentinel |date=18 February 2023 |access-date=18 February 2023}} Lowe scored his first goal in senior football on 30 September 2023, earning Stoke a late 3–2 victory against Bristol City.{{cite web |title=Bristol City 2–3 Stoke City |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66898761 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=30 September 2023}}{{cite web |title=Bristol City 2-3 Stoke City: Potters hit back from two down to win at Ashton Gate |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/bristol-city-vs-stoke-city/484799 |website=Sky Sports |access-date=30 September 2023}} Lowe signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract with Stoke in January 2024.{{cite web |title=Nathan Lowe: Stoke City striker signs new long-term contract in debut season |url=https://bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68091987 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=25 January 2024}}
=Walsall (loan)=
Lowe joined League Two side Walsall, on 22 August 2024 on loan for the 2024–25 season.{{cite web |title=Nathan Lowe completes Walsall loan move |url=https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/2024/august/22/nathan-lowe-completes-walsall-loan-move/ |website=Stoke City |access-date=22 August 2024}} Lowe scored his first two goals in a 3–2 win in the EFL Cup against Huddersfield Town; he had missed a penalty earlier in the match.{{cite web|title=Walsall 3-2 Huddersfield Town - Carabao Cup|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cx2n37jgpx7t |website=BBC Sport|access-date=22 September 2024}} Lowe scored his first league goal in a 2–1 win over Cheltenham Town.{{cite web |title=Walsall 2-1 Cheltenham Town|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cpqjy7enz3dt |website=BBC Sport|access-date=22 September 2024}} After scoring ten goals in 18 matches for the Saddlers, Lowe was named as EFL Young Player of the Month for October 2024.{{cite web |title=Nathan Lowe named EA Sports FC EFL Young Player of the Month for October |url=https://www.saddlers.co.uk/news/2024/november/22/nathan-lowe-named-ea-sports-fc-efl-young-player-of-the-month-for-october/ |website=Walsall FC |access-date=22 November 2024}} His good form continued as Walsall pulled twelve points clear at the top of the league, five goals and one assist seeing him named EFL League Two Player of the Month for December 2024. {{cite web|url=https://www.efl.com/news/2025/january/10/sky-bet-league-two--manager-and-player-of-the-month-december-winners/|title=Sky Bet League Two: Manager and Player of the Month December Winners|website=www.efl.com|date=10 January 2025|accessdate=10 January 2025}} After scoring 18 goals in 30 appearances for Walsall, Lowe was recalled by Stoke on 12 January 2025.{{cite web |title=Nathan Lowe recalled from Saddlers spell |url=https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/2025/january/12/nathan-lowe-recalled-from-saddlers-spell/ |website=Stoke City |access-date=12 January 2025}} Lowe scored on his first game back for the club, in a 1–1 away draw at West Bromwich Albion.{{cite web |title=West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Stoke City |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c334e67denlt#Report |website=BBC Sport |access-date=18 January 2025}} On April 27 2025, he was named EFL League Two Young Player of the Season.{{Cite web |last=EFL |date=2025-04-27 |title=LIVE: EFL Awards 2025 |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2025/april/27/live--efl-awards-2025/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=EFL |language=en}}
International career
Lowe was called up to the England U19 squad for the first time in October 2023.{{cite web |title=Lowe earns first England U19 call-up |url=https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/2023/october/06/lowe-earns-first-england-call-up/ |website=Stoke City |access-date=6 October 2023}} He made his U19 debut during a goalless draw with Montenegro in 2024 U19 EURO qualifying.{{cite web |title=Report: England MU19s 0-0 Montenegro |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2023/Oct/11/england-mens-under-19s-montenegro-report-20231011 |website=England Football |access-date=12 October 2023}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 29 March 2025}}
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=4|Stoke City
|2022–23{{Soccerbase season|id=174802|season=2022}} |1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24{{Soccerbase season|id=174802|season=2023}}
|Championship |13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25{{Soccerbase season|id=174802|season=2024}}
|Championship |9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 9 | 1 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| Walsall (loan)
|22 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 1 | 30 | 18 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!45 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 20 |
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Honours
Individual
- EFL Young Player of the Month: October 2024{{cite web |title=Walsall striker Nathan Lowe claims EA Sports FC EFL Young Player of the Month award |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2024/november/22/walsall-striker-nathan-lowe-claims-ea-sports-fc-efl-young-player-of-the-month-award/ |website=English Football League |access-date=22 November 2024}}
- EFL League Two Player of the Month: December 2024
References
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{{Stoke City F.C. squad}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Stoke City F.C. players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:English Football League players