Ibane Bowat

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Ibane Bowat
FC Red Bull Salzburg gegen TSV Hartberg (2023-11-25) 36.jpg
Ibane Bowat playing for TSV Hartberg.
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, London, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Portsmouth
Number 34
Youth career
2008–2014 Chelsea
2018–2022 Fulham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Fulham 0 (0)
2023Den Bosch (loan) 16 (0)
2023–2024TSV Hartberg (loan) 31 (1)
2024- Portsmouth 0 (0)
International career
Scotland U19
2022– Scotland U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024

Ibane Bowat (born 15 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Portsmouth. [1] Born in England, he is a youth international for Scotland.

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Early life

Born in Kingston upon Thames, London Bowat was in the academy at Chelsea from under-6 level before leaving at under-12 level. He played less football at the start of his teenage years and played age group rugby union for Harlequins RFC before joining Fulham at under-16 level, having found he missed playing football. [2] [3]

Early career

Bowat joined FC Den Bosch in January 2023 on loan with the option to buy. [4] He made his senior debut on 20 January 2023 being named in the starting XI as FC Den Bosch hosted Jong PSV at the De Vliert in the Eerste Divisie. [5] On 13 July 2023, Bowat signed a new contract with Fulham until 2025 and was subsequently loaned out to Austrian Bundesliga side TSV Hartberg. [6]

Portsmouth

On August 30, 2024 Bowat signed for EFL Championship side Portsmouth on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. [7]

International career

Born in England, Bowat qualifies for Scotland via his maternal grandfather hailing from Fife. [8] He is also eligible to play for England, France and Cameroon. [9] He has represented Scotland at Under-19 level and in September 2022 was called up for the first time to the Scotland national under-21 football team Scotland under-21 squad. [10] He made his Scotland under-21 debut on 7 November 2022 against Iceland under-21 in Motherwell. [11]

Career statistics

[1]

Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Den Bosch (loan) 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 160160
TSV Hartberg (loan) 2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 31130341
Career total47130000000501

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References

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  2. "GET TO KNOW: IBANE BOWAT". FulhamFC.com. 12 April 2021.
  3. "Fulham defender Ibane Bowat linked with loan move to Cheltenham Town". Gliucestershirelive.co.uk. 3 January 2023.
  4. "FC Den Bosch hires Scottish defender Ibane Bowat (20) from Fulham". BD.nl.
  5. "DEN BOSCH VS. PSV II". Soccerway.
  6. "LOAN & NEW DEAL FOR BOWAT". Fulham F.C. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  7. https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2024/august/30/blues-swoop-for-bowat/
  8. Ibane Bowat Exclusive Interview| Scotland National Team
  9. FC, Fulham (April 12, 2021). "Get To Know: Ibane Bowat". Fulham FC.
  10. "Young Scots back on home soil to round off double-header". ScottishFA.co.uk.
  11. "Under-21 edged out in Fir Park friendly". ScottishFA.co.uk.