Adil Gowani

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Adil Gowani
Personal information
Full name Adil Amin Gowani Gutierrez
Date of birth (1994-06-02) 2 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Hempstead, New York, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Club de Lyon
Number 55
Youth career
2015–2017 Mercy College
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Tuxtla F.C. 4
2018–2019 Sporting Canamy 3
2019 Atlanta SC 1
2019–2020 Michigan Stars FC 1
2020–2021 Leones Dorados F.C. 16
2022–2023 Inter de Querétaro 5 (0)
2024– Club de Lyon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adil Amin Gowani Gutierrez (born June 2, 1994) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for National Independent Soccer Association league Club de Lyon. [1]

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Early life

Gowani was born in Hempstead, New York, in the United States, to a Pakistani father and Mexican mother. [2] [3] [4] He began playing soccer at the age of three for a youth league called St Hughs. [5] Gowani attended Huntington High School in 2011, where he was captain of the soccer team. [6] He later attended Nassau Community College in 2013. [6]

Club career

Early career

Gowani played for the soccer team of Mercy University from 2015 until 2017 while majoring in Business Administration. [6]

In 2015, he was named in the second team, appearing in 11 games and recording one goal. In 2016, he started in two games for the team. In 2017, he appeared in 15 games and scored one goal. [6]

Tuxtla & Sporting Canamy

Once Adil finished college, he moved to Mexico to pursue a professional career. In the summer of 2018, he signed his first professional contract, participating in Mexico's Copa VAR with Sporting Canamy and shortly after went on to play with Tuxtla FC in Mexico's second-tier Serie A. [5] After his stint, Adil went back to Sporting Canamy. [5]

Atlanta SC

In the fall of 2019, he returned to the United States to join Atlanta SC in the National Independent Soccer Association league. [5]  

Michigan Stars

Gowani then moved to Michigan Stars shortly after in the same league. [7]

Leones Dorados

In 2020, Gowani signed for Leones Dorados at the Liga de Balompié Mexicano, a semi-professional first division football league in Mexico, being alternate to Liga MX organized by the Mexican Football Federation and member of CONIFA, thus not recognized by FIFA. [2] [3] [4]

Trial at CD Victoria

In June 2022, Gowani participated in the pre-season with the Honduran first division club C.D. Victoria. [2] [3] [4]

Inter de Querétaro

In 2022, Gowani moved to Inter de Querétaro in Serie A de México. [8]

Club de Lyon

In 2024, Gowani returned to the United States joining Club de Lyon. [9]

International career

Gowani is eligible to play for both Pakistan and Mexico due to his heritage, and United States as it is his country of birth. In 2022, Gowani revealed that he had been contacted by the Pakistan Football Federation. [2]

Personal life

Gowani has stated Liverpool as his favorite club and has cited cooking as his favorite activity outside of sports. [6] He has cited Biggie Smalls as his favorite musician and Philippe Coutinho as his favorite soccer player. [6]

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