David Rowley

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David Rowley
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Rowley with Malaysia in 2023
Personal information
Full name David Rowley
Date of birth (1990-02-06) 6 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Brisbane, Australia
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sri Pahang
Number 55
Youth career
Wynnum District SC
Brisbane City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008 Wynnum District
2009–2012 Brisbane City
2013 Chumphon
2013 Nara United
2014 CS Grevenmacher 6 (0)
2015–2016 Inter Leipzig 26 (7)
2016–2017 Tennis Borussia Berlin 18 (4)
2016–2017 Tennis Borussia Berlin II 1 (0)
2017–2018 BSC Rehberge Berlin 8 (1)
2018 PDRM 5 (0)
2018 Negeri Sembilan 1 (0)
2019 Kelantan 9 (0)
2019–2020 Kedah 9 (0)
2021 Penang 21 (3)
2022– Sri Pahang 38 (8)
International career
2022– Malaysia 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Rowley (born 6 February 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as an defensive midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Sri Pahang. [1] Born in Australia, he plays for the Malaysia national team.

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Club career

Wynnum District SC

David Rowley began his career at Wynnum District Soccer Club in 2007/08.

Taringa Rovers

In 2008/09 he joined Taringa Rovers, making 17 league appearances.

Eastern Suburbs

Rowley joined Eastern Suburbs FC for the 2009–10 season.

Pine Hills FC

In 2009/10 he joined Pine Hills FC, making 17 league appearances.

Brisbane City

In 2010/11 he joined Brisbane City FC, making 40 league appearances and scoring 5 goals.

Chumphon

Rowley moved to Chumphon FC in February 2013 signing for the Thai Division 2 team.

Nara United

Rowley moved to Nara United in June 2013 and with them became champions of the league by finishing first in the Regional League Division 2 Southern Region.

Grevenmacher

In July 2014 he joined CS Grevenmacher in the Luxembourg 1st division, making 6 league appearances. He also scored 2 goals in the Luxembourg Cup against Hesperange in the Round of 16.

Inter Leipzig

Rowley moved to FC International Leipzig in July 2015. He finished the season with 28 appearances and 7 goals. His team achieved a 2nd-place finish in the NOFV- Oberliga Süd.

TeBe Berlin

In 2015/16 he joined Tennis Borussia Berlin, making 18 league appearances and scoring 4 goals.

Negeri Sembilan

On 12 May 2018, Rowley agreed to join Malaysia Super League side Negeri Sembilan but managed just one league appearance for the club. [2] His playing time at Negeri was short due to a knee injury that sidelined him for the majority of his stay at the club.

Kelantan

On 28 January 2019, Rowley signed a one-year contract with Malaysia Premier League side Kelantan, making 9 league appearances. [3] During the mid-season window Rowley was offered by a number of Malaysian Super League clubs a contract and in the end decided to join Kedah Fa.

Kedah

In May 2019 Rowley signed for Kedah on a 6-month deal. On 27 July, Rowley went on to win the 2019 Malaysian Fa cup 1–0 in extra time in front of 83,520 fans against Perak. [4]

As a result of winning the FA Cup Kedah qualified for the Asian Champions League qualifiers in 2020.

On 25 September 2019 Rowley scored his first goal for Kedah in the 1st leg of the quarter-final of the Malaysian Cup away to PKNP. It was also the winning goal sealing a 1–2 victory.

On the return leg, Rowley scored again in the 72nd minute and Kedah produced a convincing 4–1 win to book a place in the semi-final of the Malaysia Cup.

On 2 November 2019, Kedah ended up as runners-up in the Malaysian Cup final after losing to Johor Darul Ta'zim at the Bukit Jalil stadium in front of 85,420 fans.

At the end of 2019, Kedah finished in 4th place in the Malaysian Super League and Rowley penned a 1-year extension on his contract.

In 2020, Rowley played an Asian Champions League Qualifier against Seoul FC at the World Cup Stadium in South Korea.

In 2020, Rowley helped Kedah achieve a 2nd place in the Super League. During his time at Kedah, Rowley managed to make a total of 20 appearances for Kedah in all competitions scoring 2 goals.

Penang

On 13 January 2021, Rowley signed with newly promoted Malaysia Super League side Penang. [5] Rowley scored on his debut against Kuala Lumpur in the 29th minute and the team went on to win 1 nil. Rowley managed 25 appearances and 3 goals in all competitions helping Penang to achieve 3rd place in the Super League. It was also the best result for a newly promoted team ever in the Malaysian Super League.

Sri Pahang

In 2022, Rowley completed a move to Malaysia Super League side Sri Pahang. [6] He finished the season with 18 league appearances and 6 goals.

Personal life

Rowley was born in Australia to an Australian father and Malaysian Chinese mother. [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 December 2023 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Negeri Sembilan 2018 Malaysia Super League 10004050
Kelantan 2019 Malaysia Premier League 90000090
Kedah 2019 Malaysia Super League503072152
2020 Malaysia Super League4000001050
Penang 2021 Malaysia Super League2130040253
Sri Pahang 2022 Malaysia Super League1862020206
2023 Malaysia Super League202102100233
Career Total7811601931010212

Honours

Kedah

Nara Utd

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References

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  2. "NS sambar Rowley". Berita Harian. 12 May 2018.
  3. "Kelantan ikat David Rowley". Berita Harian. 28 January 2019.
  4. "David Rowley on his Malaysia Debut at 32, Teaching Science & Mentality in Football" (video). youtube.com. Far Corner. 18 May 2023.
  5. "Rowley Joins Penang". Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
  6. "4 pemain baru perkuat Sri Pahang". sripahangfc.com.my. 4 January 2022.
  7. "From Brisbane to Berlin and beyond: Meet the Aussie making hay in Malaysia". SBS Sport.
  8. "David Rowley". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 July 2017.