Josh Bowler

Josh Bowler

Personal information
Full name	Joshua Luke Bowler [1]
Date of birth	(1999-03-05) 5 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Chertsey, England
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right winger
Team information
Current team	Preston North End (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
Number	40
Youth career
2009–2011	Fulham
2011–2013	Aldershot Town
2013–2017	Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Queens Park Rangers	1	(0)
2017–2021	Everton	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Hull City (loan)	28	(1)
2021–2022	Blackpool	49	(9)
2022–	Nottingham Forest	0	(0)
2022–2023	→ Olympiacos (loan)	4	(0)
2023	→ Blackpool (loan)	25	(4)
2023–2024	→ Cardiff City (loan)	38	(5)
2024–	→ Preston North End (loan)	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Joshua Luke Bowler (born 5 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for EFL Championship side Preston North End, on loan from Premier League club Nottingham Forest. He has previously played for Blackpool, Queens Park Rangers, Everton, and Hull City.

Club career

Queens Park Rangers

After being released by Fulham, Bowler spent two years at the newly established Aldershot FC Academy before its closure in 2013. Bowler then joined the Queens Park Rangers youth team in 2013, becoming a full professional in March 2017. ^{[2] [3]} In May that year, he made his first-team debut in the last game of the 2016–17 EFL Championship season against Norwich City. ^[4]

Everton

On 7 July 2017, Bowler joined Everton on a three-year deal. ^[3]

Hull City (loan)

On 18 July 2019, Bowler signed a one-year contract extension with Everton and joined EFL Championship club Hull City on loan for the 2019–20 season. ^[5] Bowler made his first appearance for the club in the opening match of the 2019–20 season, a 2–1 defeat at Swansea City, when he came off the bench to replace Kamil Grosicki. ^[6] On 1 June 2020, Hull indicated the loan would be extended to the end of the 2019–20 season. ^[7]

Blackpool

On 19 June 2021, Bowler agreed to sign for Blackpool in a one-year deal that was confirmed on 1 July. The club had an option to extend his contract by a further year, ^{[8] [9]} which they exercised at the end of the 2021–22 season. ^[10]

Nottingham Forest

On 1 September 2022, Bowler signed with Premier League side Nottingham Forest and was immediately loaned to Greek Super League club Olympiacos for the remainder of the season. ^[11] After struggling for minutes in Greece, Bowler was recalled by Forest on 5 January 2023, and immediately loaned to his previous club Blackpool. ^[12]

On 1 August 2023, Bowler signed for Championship club Cardiff City on a season-long loan deal. ^[13]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season

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
Queens Park Rangers	2016–17 [14]	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
Everton	2017–18 [15]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Everton U-23s	2017–18 [15]	Premier League 2, Div 1	—		—		—		7	0	7	0
Hull City (loan)	2019–20 [16]	Championship	28	1	1	0	2	0	–		31	1
Blackpool	2021–22 [17] [18]	Championship	42	7	1	0	2	1	–		45	8
	2022–23 [19]	Championship	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2
	Total		49	9	1	0	2	1	0	0	52	10
Nottingham Forest	2022–23	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Olympiacos (loan)	2022–23 [19]	Super League Greece	4	0	0	0	0	0	3 [a]	0	7	0
Blackpool (loan)	2022–23 [19]	Championship	18	2	1	0	0	0	–		19	2
Cardiff City (loan)	2023–24 [20]	Championship	38	5	1	0	0	0	–		39	5
Career total			138	17	4	0	4	1	10	0	156	18

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Everton U23s

• Premier League Cup: 2018–19 ^[21]

References

1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
2. "Josh Bowler completes £4.25m move to Everton from QPR". Sky Sports. No. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
3. "Blues Bring In Bowler – Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. 7 July 2017. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
4. "MATCH REPORT: NORWICH CITY 4, QPR 0". QPR Official Website. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
5. Jones, Adam (18 July 2019). "Bowler hails Everton and Brands after sealing loan move". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
6. "Swansea City 2–1 Hull City". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
7. "Bowler Extends Loan Stay". Hull City A.F.C. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
8. "Blackpool Bring In Bowler" – Blackpool F.C., 19 June 2021
9. "Blackpool sign Everton winger Bowler". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
10. "Club Confirms Retained List". www.blackpoolfc.co.uk. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
11. Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Reds sign Josh Bowler and loan to Olympiacos". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
12. Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Bowler loaned to Blackpool". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
13. "Josh Bowler is a Bluebird". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
14. "Games played by Josh Bowler in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
15. "Games played by Josh Bowler in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
16. "Games played by Josh Bowler in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
17. "Games played by Josh Bowler in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
18. "Blackpool Top Scorers".
19. "Games played by Josh Bowler in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
20. "Games played by Josh Bowler in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
21. Carroll, Sam (8 May 2019). "Everton vs Newcastle U23s LIVE - Live stream & score updates". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

External links

• Josh Bowler – Soccerbase