Jamal Lowe

Jamal Akua Lowe (born 21 July 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championship club Swansea City.

Jamal Lowe

Lowe with Hampton & Richmond Borough
Personal information
Full name	Jamal Akua Lowe[1]
Date of birth	21 July 1994
Place of birth	Harrow, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Forward, winger
Club information
Current team	Swansea City
Number	9
Youth career
	Farnborough
0000–2012	Barnet
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	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	15	(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–	Swansea City	26	(9)
National team^‡
2016	England C	1	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:09, 15 November 2016 (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.

Club career

Barnet

In the 2011–12 season, Lowe scored 19 goals for Barnet's under-18 team.[2] He made his senior debut on 25 August 2012, in a 3–1 loss against York City at Underhill, coming on as a late substitute for Curtis Weston.[3] After making a second substitute appearance against Gillingham,[4] he was given his first start by manager Mark Robson on 15 September in a 3–0 loss against Bradford City.[5]

Lowe signed a professional contract with the Bees in October 2012.[6] 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.[7] In December 2012, he was loaned out to Hayes & Yeading United. He joined Boreham Wood on 15 February 2013.[8]

On 15 August 2013, Lowe joined Hitchin Town on loan.[9] His fourth loan spell away from the club began when he joined St Albans City on 22 November.[10] Then, his fifth loan spell came when he joined Farnborough on 28 February 2014.[11] 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".[12]

In 2014–15, Lowe made two substitute appearances for the Bees before joining Hemel Hempstead Town on a three-month loan.[13] On 16 January 2015, he left Barnet permanently to join St Albans City.[14] At the end of the season he rejoined Hemel Hempstead Town.[15] 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.[16]

In January 2018 Lowe signed a new contract keeping him at Fratton Park until 2021.[17]

Wigan Athletic

On 1 August 2019, Lowe signed a three-year contract with Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee.[18] He scored his first goal for the club on 20 October 2019 against Nottingham Forest.[19]

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.[20][21] He scored his first goal for Swansea in a 2–0 win over Wycombe Wanderers on 26 September 2020.[22]

Personal life

Lowe worked as a PE teacher while playing in non-league football.[23][24]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 January 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barnet	2012–13[25]	League Two	8	0	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	10	0
	2013–14[26]	Conference Premier	3	0	—		—		0	0	3	0
	2014–15[26]	Conference Premier	2	0	—		—		0	0	2	0
	Total		13	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15	0
Hayes & Yeading United (loan)	2012–13[26]	Conference South	3	3	—		—		0	0	3	3
Boreham Wood (loan)	2012–13[26]	Conference South	3	0	—		—		0	0	3	0
Hitchin Town (loan)	2013–14[27]	Southern League Premier Division	13	1	2	0	—		3[lower-alpha 2]	0	19	1
St Albans City (loan)	2013–14[27]	Southern League Premier Division	16	5	—		—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	17	5
Farnborough (loan)	2013–14[26][27]	Conference South	5	0	—		—		0	0	5	0
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan)	2014–15[26][27]	Conference South	9	2	5	1	—		1[lower-alpha 4]	2	15	5
St Albans City	2014–15[26][27]	Conference South	14	1	—		—		0	0	14	1
Hemel Hempstead Town	2015–16[26][27]	National League South	11	1	3	0	—		1[lower-alpha 5]	1	15	2
Hampton & Richmond Borough	2015–16[28]	Isthmian League Premier Division	26	14	—		—		2[lower-alpha 6]	1	28	15
	2016–17[28][26]	National League South	22	15	2	2	—		4[lower-alpha 7]	5	28	22
	Total		48	29	2	2	—		6	6	56	37
Portsmouth	2016–17[29]	League Two	14	4	—		—		—		14	4
	2017–18[30]	League One	44	6	1	0	0	0	5[lower-alpha 8]	2	50	8
	2018–19[31]	League One	45	15	4	1	1	0	5[lower-alpha 9]	1	55	17
	Total		103	25	5	1	1	0	10	3	119	29
Wigan Athletic	2019–20[32]	Championship	46	6	1	0	1	0	—		48	6
Swansea City	2020–21[33]	Championship	25	9	1	0	1	0	—		27	9
Career total			309	82	20	4	3	0	23	12	355	98

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
2. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup, one appearance in Herts Senior Cup
3. Appearance in Southern League Cup
4. Appearance in Herts Senior Cup
5. Appearance in Herts Charity Cup
6. Appearances in FA Trophy
7. Two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in Isthmian League Charity Shield, one appearance and four goals in Middlesex Senior Cup
8. Appearances in EFL Trophy
9. Three appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League One play-offs

Honours

Hampton & Richmond Borough

• Isthmian Premier League: 2015–16[34]

Portsmouth

• EFL League Two: 2016–17[35]
• EFL Trophy: 2018–19[36]

Individual

• PFA Team of the Year: 2018–19 League One[37]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Swansea City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 69. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
2. "Youth Team Profiles". Archived from the original on 30 August 2012.
3. "Barnet 1-3 York" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
4. "Barnet 1–3 Gillingham" BBC Sport. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
5. "Bradford 3–0 Barnet" BBC Sport. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
6. "LOWE PENS BEES DEAL - News - Barnet Football Club". www.barnetfc.com.
7. "Barnet 0–0 Oxford Utd" BBC Sport. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
8. "JAMAL LOWE LEAVES ON LOAN - News - Barnet Football Club". www.barnetfc.com.
9. "SYKES AND LOWE LEAVE ON LOAN - News - Barnet Football Club". www.barnetfc.com.
10. Saints sign exciting striker
11. "Lowe Joins Farnborough On Loan - News - Barnet Football Club". www.barnetfc.com.
12. "2014/15 Retained List - News - Barnet Football Club". www.barnetfc.com.
13. "Lowe joins Hemel Hempstead on loan - News - Barnet Football Club". www.barnetfc.com.
14. Saints strikeforce strengthened
15. Pelling, Chris (31 July 2015). "Hawkins signs new deal and Lowe returns". Hemel Hempstead Town FC. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
16. "Lowe to sign in January". Portsmouth FC. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
17. "New Deal For Lowe". Portsmouth FC. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
18. "Latics confirm signing of Jamal Lowe from Portsmouth". Wigan Athletic FC. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
19. "Wigan 1–0 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
20. "SWANSEA CITY COMPLETE SIGNING OF JAMAL LOWE". Swansea City A.F.C. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
21. "LIVE BLOG: Wigan Athletic administrators' Thursday press conference". www.wigantoday.net.
22. "Wycombe 0–2 Swansea". BBC. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
23. Field, Pippa (21 September 2018). "Portsmouth's Jamal Lowe: 'Being a teacher and playing in front of 18,000 at Fratton Park are as hard as each other'" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
24. "Jamal Lowe Interview: 'My career looked like it was going in a downward spiral'". Sky Sports.
25. "Games played by Jamal Lowe in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
26. "J. Lowe: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
27. "Jamal Lowe Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
28. "Jamal Lowe – Hampton & Richmond Borough FC 1st". Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. Pitch Hero Ltd. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
29. "Games played by Jamal Lowe in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
30. "Games played by Jamal Lowe in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
31. "Games played by Jamal Lowe in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
32. "Games played by Jamal Lowe in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
33. "Games played by Jamal Lowe in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
34. "StackPath". www.hamptonfc.net.
35. Anderson, John, ed. (2017). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2017–2018. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 298–299. ISBN 978-1-4722-3397-4.
36. Williams, Adam (31 March 2019). "Portsmouth 2–2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
37. "PFA League One Team Of The Year". www.thepfa.com.

External links

• Jamal Lowe at Soccerway
• Jamal Lowe at Soccerbase