Harry Howell (footballer)

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Harry Howell
Personal information
Full name Harry John Howell [1]
Date of birth (2008-04-20) 20 April 2008 (age 17)
Place of birth Worthing, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 53
Youth career
2015– Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (0)
International career
2023 England U16 5 (0)
2024– England U17 10 (4)
2025– England U18 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:15, 5 September 2025 (UTC)

Harry John Howell (born 20 April 2008) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the academy of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. [2]

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Early life

He is from Worthing, West Sussex and attended St Philip Howard Catholic School in Barnham. [3] [4]

Club career

Howell began his footballing career in the Brighton youth academy at the age of 7 years-old. [4] At the age of 14 years-old, he was given his debut for Brighton under-18s, where he helped his side to a 2-1 victory against Leicester City U18. During the 2023-24 season he was promoted to Brighton U21. In the Round of 16 of the EFL Trophy, he was substituted on for the final minutes against Reading, and when the fixture went to a penalty shoot-out, and still only 15 years-old, he scored to win the shootout 3-2 for Brighton. In the 2024-25 season he scored a brace against in the EFL Trophy against League One side Wycombe Wanderers. [5] [6] Howell was named the winner of the Premier League 2 player of the month award for December 2024 after he scored a hat-trick and contributed an assist in the 5-1 win over Tottenham. [3]

He was named in a first-team match day squad for Brighton for the first time in the Premier League when a substitute for their fixture against Leicester City on 12 April 2025, while still aged 16. [7] Howell made his Premier League debut when he came on as a substitute versus Liverpool on 19 May 2025. [8]

On 8 July 2025 Howell signed his first professional contract, with Brighton & Hove Albion. [9]

International career

He made his England U16 debut on 22 August 2023, at the age of 15 years, four months, and two days. He was given his England U17 debut on 4 September 2024, at the age of 16 years, four months, and 15 days. On his debut, he scored a brace against Mexico U17. [5] He was included in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [10]

On 3 September 2025, Howell made his England U18 debut during a 3-1 win over Ukbekistan. [11]


Style of play

He is left-footed, and considered capable of playing on either wing, attacking midfield, or in the centre-forward position. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 2023–24 1 [a] 010
2024–25 2 [a] 222
Total3232
Brighton & Hove Albion 2024–25 Premier League 10000010
Career total1000003242
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Personal life

Howell is the son of Carly and former Arsenal youth prospect Jamie Howell who was part of the Arsenal team that won the FA Youth Cup in 1993-94 and who went on to play for ten years at Bognor Regis Town, where he also later became assistant-manager. [4] He is the cousin of fellow-Brighton footballer Jack Hinshelwood and nephew of Carly's brother Adam Hinshelwood. [5] [13] [12]

References

  1. "2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. "Harry Howell". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 Owen, Brian (10 January 2025). "Brighton's Harry Howell wins Premier League 2 award". The Argus. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Naylor, Andy (22 January 2025). "Harry Howell: Brighton's 15-year-old attacking star from a family of footballers". The Athletic. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Selling, Louis (17 April 2025). "Harry Howell: Brighton's brightest academy prospect". Vavel.com. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  6. "Lubala scores four as Wycombe beat Brighton U21s". BBC Sport. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  7. "brightonfootball-v-leicestercity". The Guardian. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  8. Ed, Aarons (19 May 2025). "Hinshelwood caps Brighton comeback against Liverpool to boost Europe hopes". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  9. "12 players sign first professional contracts". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  10. Veevers, Nicholas (12 May 2025). "England MU17s squad named for EURO Finals". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  11. Hunt, Holly (3 September 2025). "Report: England MU18s 3-1 Ukbekistan". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  12. 1 2 Maunder, Luke (9 January 2025). "Bristol Rovers: Calderon's Brighton links should lead Gas to 7-goal prodigy". Football League World. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  13. "Howell named PL2 Player of the Month for December". Premierleague.com. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.