Jamal Lowe

Jamal Lowe

Lowe with Hampton & Richmond Borough
Personal information
Full name	Jamal Akua Lowe [1]
Date of birth	(1994-07-21) 21 July 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Harrow, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s)	Forward, winger
Team information
Current team	Swansea City (on loan from AFC Bournemouth)
Number	10
Youth career
2008	Queens Park Rangers
	Farnborough
	Barnet
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Barnet	13	(0)
2012–2013	→ Hayes & Yeading United (loan)	3	(3)
2013	→ Boreham Wood (loan)	3	(0)
2013	→ Hitchin Town (loan)	13	(1)
2013–2014	→ St Albans City (loan)	16	(5)
2014	→ Farnborough (loan)	5	(0)
2014	→ Hemel Hempstead Town (loan)	9	(2)
2015	St Albans City	14	(1)
2015	Hemel Hempstead Town	11	(1)
2015–2017	Hampton & Richmond Borough	48	(29)
2017–2019	Portsmouth	103	(25)
2019–2020	Wigan Athletic	46	(6)
2020–2021	Swansea City	51	(14)
2021–	AFC Bournemouth	36	(7)
2023	→ Queens Park Rangers (loan)	20	(3)
2023–	→ Swansea City (loan)	35	(9)
International career‡
2016	England C	1	(1)
2021–	Jamaica	4	(2)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Jamaica CONCACAF Nations League 2024 United States Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:37, 4 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:21, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Jamal Akua Lowe (born 21 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for EFL Championship club Swansea City (on loan from Premier League club AFC Bournemouth) and the Jamaica national team. He was born in England and played for the England C team, before making his full international debut for Jamaica in 2021.

Lowe began his professional playing career with Barnet in 2012. After several loan spells, he briefly played for St Albans City and Hemel Hempstead Town. Lowe joined Hampton & Richmond Borough in 2015 before moving to Portsmouth two years later, spending two seasons with the club. He was signed by Wigan Athletic in 2019 and joined Swansea City in 2020. In 2021 he was signed by AFC Bournemouth, and since then he has gone out on loan to Queens Park Rangers.

Club career

Barnet

Lowe first featured for the Bees' senior team in February 2011 in the Herts Senior Cup against Hadley. ^[3] In the 2011–12 season, Lowe scored 19 goals for Barnet's under-18 team. ^[4] He made his league debut on 25 August 2012, in a 3–1 loss against York City at Underhill, coming on as a late substitute for Curtis Weston. ^[5] After making a second substitute appearance against Gillingham, ^[6] he was given his first start by manager Mark Robson on 15 September in a 3–0 loss against Bradford City. ^[7]

Lowe signed a professional contract with the Bees in October 2012. ^[8] He made his FA Cup debut on 3 November, coming on as a substitute in the second half of a 2–0 defeat against Oxford United in the first round. ^[9] In December 2012, he was loaned out to Hayes & Yeading United. He joined Boreham Wood on 15 February 2013. ^[10]

On 15 August 2013, Lowe joined Hitchin Town on loan. ^[11] His fourth loan spell away from the club began when he joined St Albans City on 22 November. ^[12] Then, his fifth loan spell came when he joined Farnborough on 28 February 2014. ^[13] Lowe was transfer-listed at the end of the 2013–14 season. Manager Martin Allen said: "He is a good lad who has worked hard and done well in both the games he has played but I need to bring in another striker and this will push Jamal further down the line". ^[14]

In 2014–15, Lowe made two substitute appearances for the Bees before joining Hemel Hempstead Town on a three-month loan. ^[15] On 16 January 2015, he left Barnet permanently to join St Albans City. ^[16] At the end of the season he rejoined Hemel Hempstead Town. ^[17] After 11 league games he then joined Hampton & Richmond Borough.

Portsmouth

On 28 October 2016, Portsmouth agreed terms to sign Lowe for an undisclosed fee on an 18-month contract. ^[18] Jamal Lowe helped Portsmouth to win the 16/17 League 2 title, scoring a goal in the final match that saw them champions of the league and automatic promotion to league one where he stayed and became a permanent player in the squad.He was also in the squad that won the EFL Trophy in 2019. In January 2018 Lowe signed a new contract keeping him at Fratton Park until 2021. ^[19]

Wigan Athletic

On 1 August 2019, Lowe signed a three-year contract with Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee. ^[20] He scored his first goal for the club on 20 October 2019 against Nottingham Forest. ^[21]

Swansea City

On 27 August 2020, Lowe joined Championship club Swansea City for £800,000, signing a three-year contract with an option of a further year. ^{[22] [23]} He scored his first goal for Swansea in a 2–0 win over Wycombe Wanderers on 26 September 2020. ^[24]

AFC Bournemouth

On 31 August 2021, Lowe signed a three-year contract with Swansea's Championship rivals AFC Bournemouth, joining for a reported fee of £1.5 million. ^{[25] [26]}

Queens Park Rangers

On 11 January 2023, Lowe joined EFL Championship promotion hopefuls Queens Park Rangers on a six-month loan deal. ^[27]

International career

Despite being born in England and having previously played for the England C team, in March 2021 Lowe received his first call-up to the Jamaica national team. ^[28] This came about as part of the Jamaican Football Federation's attempt to target a number of English-born players for call ups in an attempt to improve the chances of Jamaica qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. ^[29] On 25 March 2021, Lowe scored his first goal on his debut in a 4–1 loss to United States. ^[30]

Personal life

Born in England, Lowe is of Jamaican descent. ^[31] Lowe worked as a PE teacher while playing in non-league football. ^{[32] [33]} He is friends with Nicke Kabamba and Junior Morias. ^[34]

Career statistics

Club

As of as of 20 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barnet	2010–11 [3] [35]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	2011–12 [36]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	1	1	1
	2012–13 [37] [38]	League Two	8	0	1	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	2	11	2
	2013–14 [39]	Conference Premier	3	0	—		—		0	0	3	0
	2014–15 [39]	Conference Premier	2	0	—		—		0	0	2	0
	Total		13	0	1	0	0	0	5	3	19	3
Hayes & Yeading United (loan)	2012–13 [39]	Conference South	3	3	—		—		0	0	3	3
Boreham Wood (loan)	2012–13 [39]	Conference South	3	0	—		—		0	0	3	0
Hitchin Town (loan)	2013–14 [40]	Southern League Premier Division	13	1	2	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 3]	0	19	1
St Albans City (loan)	2013–14 [40]	Southern League Premier Division	16	5	—		—		1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	17	5
Farnborough (loan)	2013–14 [39] [40]	Conference South	5	0	—		—		0	0	5	0
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan)	2014–15 [39] [40]	Conference South	9	2	5	1	—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	2	15	5
St Albans City	2014–15 [39] [40]	Conference South	14	1	—		—		0	0	14	1
Hemel Hempstead Town	2015–16 [39] [40]	National League South	11	1	3	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 5]	1	15	2
Hampton & Richmond Borough	2015–16 [41]	Isthmian League Premier Division	26	14	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 6]	1	28	15
	2016–17 [41] [39]	National League South	22	15	2	2	—		4 [lower-alpha 7]	5	28	22
	Total		48	29	2	2	—		6	6	56	37
Portsmouth	2016–17 [42]	League Two	14	4	—		—		—		14	4
	2017–18 [43]	League One	44	6	1	0	0	0	5 [lower-alpha 8]	2	50	8
	2018–19 [44]	League One	45	15	4	1	1	0	5 [lower-alpha 9]	1	55	17
	Total		103	25	5	1	1	0	10	3	119	29
Wigan Athletic	2019–20 [45]	Championship	46	6	1	0	1	0	—		48	6
Swansea City	2020–21 [46]	Championship	44	14	2	0	1	0	—		47	14
AFC Bournemouth	2021–22 [47]	Championship	34	7	1	0	1	0	—		36	7
	2022–23 [48]	Premier League	2	0	0	0	2	1	—		4	1
	Total		36	7	1	0	3	1	—		40	8
Queens Park Rangers (loan	2022–23 [48]	Championship	20	3	0	0	0	0	—		20	3
Swansea City (loan)	2023–24 [49]	Championship	33	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	9
Career total			417	103	22	4	5	1	27	15	472	126

1. Appearance in Herts Senior Cup
2. One appearance in Football League Trophy, one appearance and two goals in Herts Senior Cup
3. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup, one appearance in Herts Senior Cup
4. Appearance in Southern League Cup
5. Appearance in Herts Charity Cup
6. Appearances in FA Trophy
7. Two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in Isthmian League Charity Shield, one appearance and four goals in Middlesex Senior Cup
8. Appearances in EFL Trophy
9. Three appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League One play-offs

International

As of match played 7 June 2022 ^[50]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Jamaica	2021	3	1
	2022	1	1
Total		4	2

Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lowe goal. ^[50]

List of international goals scored by Jamal Lowe

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	25 March 2021	Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria	United States	1–2	1–4	Friendly
2	7 June 2022	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Suriname	3–1	3–1	2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A

Honours

Hampton & Richmond Borough

• Isthmian Premier League: 2015–16 ^[51]

Portsmouth

• EFL League Two: 2016–17 ^[52]
• EFL Trophy: 2018–19 ^[53]

AFC Bournemouth

• EFL Championship second-place promotion: 2021–22 ^[54]

Individual

• PFA Team of the Year: 2018–19 League One ^[55]

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External links

• Jamal Lowe at Soccerway
• Jamal Lowe at Soccerbase