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
Full name Ibane Bowat [1]
Date of birth (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Portsmouth
Number 17
Youth career
2008–2014 Chelsea
2018–2022 Fulham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Fulham 0 (0)
2023Den Bosch (loan) 16 (0)
2023–2024TSV Hartberg (loan) 31 (1)
2024– Portsmouth 0 (0)
International career
Scotland U19
2022–2024 Scotland U21 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2024

Ibane Bowat (born 15 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Portsmouth. [3] 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. [4] [5]

Club career

Bowat joined FC Den Bosch from Fulham in January 2023 on loan with the option to buy. [6] 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. [7] On 13 July 2023, Bowat signed a new contract with Fulham until 2025 and was subsequently loaned out to Austrian Bundesliga side TSV Hartberg. [8]

Portsmouth

On August 30, 2024 Bowat signed for EFL Championship side Portsmouth on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee reported to be in the region of £500,000. However, before he had made his debut he suffered a serious knee injury in training in September 2024, rupturing the patella tendon in his right knee as he took a shot on goal, which required him to undergo surgery. [9] [10]

International career

Born in England, Bowat qualifies for Scotland via his maternal grandfather hailing from Fife. [11] He is also eligible to play for England, France and Cameroon. [12] He has represented Scotland at Under-19 level and in September 2022 was called up for the first time to the Scotland under-21 squad. [13] He made his Scotland under-21 debut on 7 November 2022 against Iceland under-21 in Motherwell. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played on 28 May 2024 [3]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Den Bosch (loan) 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 160160
TSV Hartberg (loan) 2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 31130341
Portsmouth 2024–25 EFL Championship 00000000
Career total47130000000501

Notes

  1. Includes Austrian Cup

References

  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 17th May 2025" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. "Ibane Bowat Profile & Stats". Premier League. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Ibane Bowat". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  4. "GET TO KNOW: IBANE BOWAT". FulhamFC.com. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  5. "Fulham defender Ibane Bowat linked with loan move to Cheltenham Town". Gliucestershirelive.co.uk. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  6. "FC Den Bosch hires Scottish defender Ibane Bowat (20) from Fulham". BD.nl. 12 Jan 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  7. "DEN BOSCH VS. PSV II". Soccerway. 20 Jan 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  8. "LOAN & NEW DEAL FOR BOWAT". Fulham. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  9. "Blues Swoop for Bowat". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. August 30, 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  10. McMahon, Mark (17 September 2024). "Injured Portsmouth defender Ibane Bowat has knee surgey as fomer Fulham centre-back delivers message from his hospital bed". Portsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  11. Ibane Bowat Exclusive Interview| Scotland National Team
  12. FC, Fulham (April 12, 2021). "Get To Know: Ibane Bowat". Fulham FC.
  13. "Young Scots back on home soil to round off double-header". ScottishFA.co.uk.
  14. "Under-21 edged out in Fir Park friendly". ScottishFA.co.uk.