Ibane Bowat

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Ibane Bowat
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Bowat with TSV Hartberg in 2023
Personal information
Full name Ibane Bowat [1]
Date of birth (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Position 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)
2023 → Den Bosch (loan) 16 (0)
2023–2024 → TSV Hartberg (loan) 31 (1)
2024– Portsmouth 7 (1)
International career
Scotland U19
2022–2024 Scotland U21 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 December 2025

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 the London borough of Kingston upon Thames, 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 30 August 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] Almost one year after being signed, he made his competitive debut for the club on 13 August 2025, starting and playing 61 minutes against Reading in the Carabao Cup. [11] [12] On 1 November 2025, he made his league debut in a 4–0 defeat to Birmingham City. [13] He scored his first league goal for the club on 13 December 2025, scoring the winner in a 2-1 win over Blackburn Rovers. [14]

International career

Born in England, Bowat qualifies for Scotland via his maternal grandfather hailing from Fife. [15] He is also eligible to play for England, France and Cameroon. [16] 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. [17] He made his Scotland under-21 debut on 7 November 2022 against Iceland under-21 in Motherwell. [18]

Career statistics

As of match played on 13 December 2025
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Den Bosch (loan) 2022–23 [3] Eerste Divisie 160———160
TSV Hartberg (loan) 2023–24 [3] Austrian Bundesliga 31120——331
Portsmouth 2024–25 [19] Championship 0000000000
2025–26 [20] Championship 6100100071
Total6100100071
Career total532201000562

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 3 "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 surgery as fomer Fulham centre-back delivers message from his hospital bed". Portsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  11. ↑ Shahaney, Pranav (2025-08-13). "Ibane Bowat injury update emerges after Portsmouth vs Reading". Pompey News. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  12. ↑ "Bowat: Belated Blues Bow A Blessing". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  13. ↑ Allen, Neil (2 November 2025). "'He deserves a bit of credit': Portsmouth boss defends shock Ibane Bowat selection against Birmingham". The News. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  14. ↑ "Portsmouth vs. Blackburn 2-1". Soccerway. 13 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  15. ↑ Ibane Bowat Exclusive Interview| Scotland National Team
  16. ↑ FC, Fulham (April 12, 2021). "Get To Know: Ibane Bowat". Fulham FC.
  17. ↑ "Young Scots back on home soil to round off double-header". ScottishFA.co.uk.
  18. ↑ "Under-21 edged out in Fir Park friendly". ScottishFA.co.uk.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Ibane Bowat in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Ibane Bowat in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
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