Jonathan Rowe (footballer, born 2003)

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Jonathan Rowe
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Rowe training for Marseille in 2024
Personal information
Full name Jonathan David Henry Rowe [1]
Date of birth (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 (age 22) [2]
Place of birth Westminster, England [3]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [4]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Bologna
Number 11
Youth career
2013–2014 AFC Wembley
2014–2021 Norwich City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2025 Norwich City 48 (12)
2024–2025Marseille (loan) 28 (3)
2025 Marseille 1 (0)
2025– Bologna 0 (0)
International career
2023–2025 England U21 10 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2025 Slovakia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:48, 15 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:34, 26 June 2025 (UTC)

Jonathan David Henry Rowe (born 30 April 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Italian Serie A club Bologna.

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Club career

Norwich City

A youth product of Norwich City, Rowe signed his first professional contract with the club on 20 October 2021. [5]

He was nominated for the December 2021 Premier League 2 player of the month after some impressive performances for Norwich City's Under-23s. He made his professional debut with Norwich on 28 December 2021, coming on as a late substitute in the 68th minute in a 3–0 Premier League loss to Crystal Palace. [6]

His first-team breakthrough came at the beginning of the 2023–24 season, establishing himself through five goals in the first five games in all competitions. [7] These impressive performances saw him awarded the EFL Young Player of the Month award for August 2023. [8]

Rowe was awarded the Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month in January for the goal he scored against Hull City on 11 January 2024. [9]

Rowe was shortlisted for the 2024 EFL Awards for EFL Championship Young Player of the Season alongside Archie Gray and Jordan James [10]

Marseille

On 23 August 2024, Rowe joined Ligue 1 club Marseille on an initial season-long loan with an obligation to buy for €15 million with add-ons included. [11] [12] He made his debut with the club in a 2–2 draw against Reims on 25 August, [13] and scored his first goal in a 3–2 victory over Lyon on 22 September. [14] [15]

On 19 August 2025, Marseille announced that they had transfer-listed Rowe and team-mate Adrien Rabiot due to what they called "unacceptable behaviour" in the dressing room after a 1–0 away defeat to Stade Rennais. [16]

Bologna

On 24 August 2025, Rowe signed with Serie A club Bologna in Italy. [17]

International career

Born in England, Rowe is of Jamaican descent and holds dual British-Jamaican citizenship. [18] In October 2023, he received his first call-up to the England under-21 national team for two 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Serbia and Ukraine. [19] [20] He then made his debut for the Young Lions in the former game, on 12 October, coming on as a substitute for Liam Delap in the 69th minute; [21] he went on to score his first goal for the team, contributing to a 9–1 win. [21] [22]

Rowe took part in the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, scoring from a Tino Livramento cross in England's first match of the tournament, a 3–1 win against the Czech Republic. [23] He then featured in the final and scored the winning goal in a 3–2 win against Germany in the 92nd minute during extra time, flicking a cross from Tyler Morton into the bottom-left corner of the net. [24]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norwich City U21 2020–21 [25] 2 [c] 020
Norwich City 2021–22 [26] Premier League 1302000150
2022–23 [27] Championship 30000030
2023–24 [28] Championship321220212 [d] 03813
Total48124021205613
Marseille (loan) 2024–25 Ligue 1 28320303
Marseille 2025–26 Ligue 11010
Bologna 2025–26 Serie A0000000000
Career total7715602100408916

Honours

England U21

Individual

References

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  6. "Crystal Palace vs. Norwich City - 28 December 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  7. "Norwich vs. Millwall - 20 August 2021". BBC Sport.
  8. 1 2 "Norwich City's Jonathan Rowe named the EFL's Young Player of the Month". www.efl.com. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  9. EFL (16 February 2024). "Sky Bet Goal of the Month: January winners". EFL. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  10. EFL (3 April 2024). "EFL Awards 2024: Shortlists revealed". EFL. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  11. "Rowe joins Marseille on initial loan deal". Norwich City F.C. 22 August 2024.
  12. "Jonathan Rowe est Phocéen". Olympique de Marseille. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  13. "Marseille vs. Reims - 25 August 2024 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  14. "Lyon vs. Marseille - 22 September 2024 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  15. "PROFILE | Jonathan Rowe - Marseille's super sub - Get French Football News". 24 December 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  16. "Marseille put Rabiot, Rowe on transfer list after alleged dressing room altercation". Reuters. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  17. "Jonathan Rowe al Bologna" [Jonathan Rowe to Bologna] (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  18. "À l'instar de Mason Greenwood, Jonathan Rowe aurait obtenu... son passeport jamaïcain !". MadeinFoot.com. 2 February 2025.
  19. "England U21s squad: Lee Carsley makes five changes for Serbia and Ukraine qualifiers". BBC Sport. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  20. Smith, Frank (6 October 2023). "England MU21 squad for October qualifiers". The Football Association. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  21. 1 2 Howell, Alex (12 October 2023). "England U21s hit nine past Serbia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  22. "England Under-21s hammer Serbia 9-1 as Jaden Philogene doubles up on debut". The Guardian. 12 October 2023. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  23. Aarons, Ed (12 June 2025). "Harvey Elliott helps England make winning start in Euro Under-21 against Czechs". Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  24. Association, The Football. "England beat Germany to retain U21 EURO title". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  25. "Games played by Jonathan Rowe in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  26. "Games played by Jonathan Rowe in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  27. "Games played by Jonathan Rowe in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  28. "Games played by Jonathan Rowe in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  29. "England U21 3–2 Germany U21". BBC Sport. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.