Fletcher Smythe-Lowe

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Fletcher Smythe-Lowe
Personal information
Full name Fletcher Hani Smythe-Lowe
Date of birth (2007-02-02) February 2, 2007 (age 18)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Estoril
Number 98
Youth career
– Ubuntu Football Academy
–2022 Oeiras
2022–2023 Alverca
2023–2024 Benfica
2024– Estoril
International career‡
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– South Africa U20 10 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Winner 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 October 2025

Fletcher Hani Smythe-Lowe (born 2 February 2007) is a South African soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Estoril.

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Smythe-Lowe was named goalkeeper of the tournament at the 2025 U-20 Arica Cup of Nations. [1]

Early life

Smythe-Lowe was born on 2 February 2007 in Cape Town. [2] Growing up, he supported South African side Kaizer Chiefs. [3]

Youth career

As a youth player, Smythe-Lowe started his career at Ubuntu Football Academy in Cape Town. [3] From there he joined the youth academy of Portuguese side Oeiras. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Portuguese side Alverca.

Ahead of the 2023–24 season, he joined the youth academy of Portuguese side Benfica. Subsequently, he joined the youth academy of Portuguese side Estoril. [4]

International career

Smythe-Lowe is a South Africa youth international. He competed at the 2024 COSAFA U-20 Cup where he was named goalkeeper of the tournament. [5]

During April and May 2025, he played for the South Africa national under-20 soccer team at the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations where he was named goalkeeper of the tournament and man of the match at the final. [6]

Honours

South Africa U-20

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "South Africa goalkeeper Lowe named Man of the Match in U-20 AFCON final". South Africa goalkeeper Lowe named Man of the Match in U-20 AFCON final. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  2. ↑ "'Successor to Ronwen': scout who took keeper Fletcher Lowe to Afcon champs Amajita". SowetanLIVE. Archived from the original on 2025-06-14. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  3. 1 2 "Smythe-Lowe not in a hurry to move to greener pastures after success with Amajita at Under -20 Afcon". Independent Online. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  4. ↑ Fletcher Smythe-Lowe at WorldFootball.net
  5. ↑ Pongco, Siya (2024-10-05). "SuperSport Schools Plus | Amajita's ninth Cosafa title: A reflection of team spirit, unity". SuperSport Schools Plus. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  6. ↑ "Fletcher Smyth-Lowe dispels fears of switching national team allegiances". SABC Sport. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
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