Jamie Lowery

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Jamie Lowery
Personal information
Full name James Matthew Lowery
Date of birth (1961-01-15) January 15, 1961 (age 61)
Place of birth Port Alberni, British Columbia
Position(s) midfielder
Youth career
Coulson-Prescott F.C.
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1992 Vancouver 86ers 112
National team
1986–1991 Canada 20 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2009

James Matthew Lowery (born January 15, 1961) is a former professional soccer player from Canada.

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Club career

Born in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, Lowery joined the Coulson-Prescott Football Club. [1] A midfielder, Lowery played for the University of Victoria and after graduation also played club soccer for the Canadian Soccer League team, the Vancouver 86ers. [2]

International career

Lowery was a member of Canada's Olympic team which failed to qualify for the 1988 Summer Olympics, making one appearance in qualifying. He made his debut for Canada in a January 1986 friendly match against Paraguay and earned a total of 20 caps, scoring 1 goal. Lowery was on Canada's playing roster for the 1986 FIFA World Cup and played in the country's first game against France. [3] In 2009, Lowery was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame as a member of the 1986 World Cup team. [4]

His final international game was a June 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup finals match against Mexico in which he scored his only international goal.

International goals

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1June 30, 1991 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United StatesFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–21–3 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Retirement

Lowery is a transit operator for BC Transit in Victoria. [5]

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References

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  2. "Jamie Lowery". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  3. Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
  4. "Hall celebrates 10th Induction Banquet". Canada Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  5. Team Canada 1986: Where are they now? Archived May 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine - Vancouver Sun