Jonny Rowell

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Jonny Rowell
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Michael Rowell
Date of birth (1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2005 Newcastle United
2006–2008 Hartlepool United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 Hartlepool United 12 (0)
2010–2011 Olympic Charleroi 27 (4)
2011–2015 Waasland-Beveren 62 (3)
2016–2017 FC Eindhoven 13 (0)
2018 Berchem Sport 7 (0)
2018–2024 Dender EH 90 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:32, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Jonathan Michael "Jonny" Rowell (born 10 September 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder.

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Rowell began his career in his native England and played in League One for Hartlepool United but he has predominantly spent his career in Belgium and played in the Belgian Pro League for Waasland-Beveren; he also played in the Challenger Pro League for Dender EH but left Dender following their promotion to the top flight. He has also played in the Belgian lower leagues for Olympic Charleroi and Berchem Sport. Rowell has also had a brief stint playing in the Netherlands for Eerste Divisie side FC Eindhoven. [2]

Career

Early career

Jonny began playing football for Newcastle United in their academy since he was nine up until he his was 16. Whilst in the Under-16s, he played alongside future England international Andy Carroll.[ citation needed ] After being let go by the Premiership club, the midfielder was signed by League One club Hartlepool United after a successful trial in January 2006.

He signed an early first team contract in January 2008 to keep him with North-East club, due to apparent interest from other clubs.[ citation needed ]

Rowell was named in the first team squad in the 2007–08 season against Crewe Alexandra and Bristol Rovers, however in both games he was an unused sub. Later in the season, an injury in a reserve team match ruled him out for the rest of the season. He went on to win the Youth Team's Player of the Year at the end of the season as voted for by the Hartlepool supporters.

Rowell made his first appearance for Hartlepool United the season after in a Football League Trophy game against fellow League One side Leicester City on 2 September 2008, however Hartlepool went on to lose this match 3–0. [3] He made his first ever League start for an injury struck Hartlepool, just three months later against Hereford United. Hartlepool boss Danny Wilson said that he thought "Rowell's debut was terrific". [4]

Move to Belgium

He was then released by Hartlepool at the end of the 2009–10 season and signed for Belgian Third Division B side Olympic Charleroi on 7 July 2010 [5] where he soon became a fan favourite. Olympic Charleroi finished 8th at the end of the season. [6]

At the end of the 2010–11 season, Rowell went on trial with English Conference National side Gateshead, [7] [8] however he ended up signing for Belgian Second Division side Waasland-Beveren on a free transfer. In his first season with Waasland-Beveren, they won promotion via the play-offs to Belgian Pro League. [9] He made his first appearance in the Belgian Pro League in a 1–2 victory against Beerschot AC on 24 November 2012. [10]

Rowell turned down a new contract with Waasland-Beveren at the end of the 2014–15 season to pursue a deal elsewhere.

FC Eindhoven

After leaving Waasland-Beveren, Rowell missed out on a season of football because of deals falling through and broken promises. [11] In August 2016, Rowell signed for Eerste Divisie side FC Eindhoven. Rowell made 13 appearances for the Dutch side.

Return to Belgium

Rowell moved back to Belgium signing for Berchem Sport in January 2018.

In August 2018, Rowell signed for Belgian National Division 1 side Dender EH. In September 2020, Dender coach Regi Van Acker confirmed that he had turned a transfer bid for Rowell from fellow National Division 1 side K.S.V. Roeselare. [12] On 21 April 2021, Rowell signed a two-year contract extension with Dender. [13] Rowell spent the majority of the 2022–23 struggling with injuries and made only 16 league appearances with Dender back in the Challenger Pro League. Despite this, at the end of the season, he signed a new contract to keep him at the club until 2024. [14] Following Dender's promotion to the Belgian Pro League, it was announced in June 2024 that Rowell had left the club following the expiration of his contract. [15] He made 94 appearances for the club in all competitions.

Personal life

Rowell attended Emmanuel College in Gateshead. He has dual British–Belgian nationality. [16] He is a fan of his local side Premier League side Newcastle United, [17] the side where Rowell spent eight years as a junior but Rowell also follows the results of his former club Hartlepool. [18]

In December 2018, he got married [19] and on 1 September 2019, his wife gave birth to their son Jack. [20] [21] Only five days later, Rowell scored in a 2-0 derby win for Dender EH against RWD Molenbeek [22] – a game that his wife insisted he played in. [23]

Career statistics

As of 30 March 2015 [24] [25] [26]
Club PerformanceLeagueDomestic CupLeague CupOther [A] Total
ClubSeasonLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hartlepool United 2008–09 League One 6000001070
2009–10 6000001070
Total120000020140
Olympic Charleroi 2010–11 Belgian Third Division B 274000000274
Total274000000274
Waasland-Beveren 2011–12 Belgian Second Division 151000030181
2012–13 Belgian Pro League 161200000181
2013–14 8010000090
2014–15 231100000241
Total623400030693
Career totals10174000501107
A.  ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy and play-off games.

Honours

Hartlepool United
Waasland-Beveren
F.C.V. Dender E.H.

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  3. ↑ "Hartlepool 0–3 Leicester". BBC Sport. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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  10. ↑ "Mechelen 0–1 Waasland-Beveren". Soccerway. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
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  12. ↑ "Dender-coach Regi Van Acker: "Er komt nog zeker een spits bij"".
  13. ↑ "Metronoom op het middenveld verlengt!".
  14. ↑ "Nog drie spelers die hun contract verlengen". FC Dender EH. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "Transfer Update - Interview with Sporting Director, Julien Gorius". FCV Dender. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
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