Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Richard Lowery [1] | ||
Date of birth | 31 December 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Holmes Chapel, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Portsmouth | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2016 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2022 | Crewe Alexandra | 151 | (13) |
2022– | Portsmouth | 26 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:48, 29 May 2024 (UTC) |
Thomas Richard Lowery (born 31 December 1997) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Portsmouth.
A graduate of the Crewe Alexandra Academy, Lowery signed his first professional contract with the club in May 2016. [3] He made his Crewe debut on 4 October 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute in an EFL Trophy tie against Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s at Gresty Road. [4]
The diminutive midfielder made what was regarded as a "sparkling" league debut four days later, [5] coming on at half-time against Luton Town at Kenilworth Road on 8 October 2016. [6] Nicknamed 'Miniesta', Lowery was described as "hungry for the ball and composed and inventive with it at his feet". [5] A week later, he was in Crewe's starting line-up at Notts County.
In January 2018, Lowery signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract at Crewe. [7] He scored his first goal for Crewe in a 2–0 defeat of Yeovil Town at Gresty Road on 19 April 2019, [8] in his 50th League appearance.
In January 2020, after 36 Crewe appearances during the season, Lowery suffered a pelvic injury which ruled him out of several games. [9] In October 2020, Lowery signed a new two-year contract. [10]
He played no part in Crewe's July 2021 pre-season games after negotiations over a new contract stalled. [11] As the contract impasse continued into August, [12] Lowery only played an under-23s game on 16 August 2021 due to a shortage of players caused by a sickness bug; he did not otherwise feature for Crewe during the first weeks of the season. [13] He eventually made his season debut on 31 August in a 1–0 victory at Shrewsbury Town in an EFL Trophy group tie, [14] as manager David Artell looked to conclude further talks with Lowery and his agent, [15] but the talks stalled again in early September. [16] He eventually resumed league appearances, coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring Crewe's goal in a 2–1 defeat at Wycombe Wanderers on 23 October 2021. [17] He scored three further goals as Crewe were relegated from League One; manager Alex Morris, who had replaced Artell, did not expect Lowery to extend his Crewe career beyond the end of the season. [18]
On 5 August 2022, Lowery joined League One Portsmouth on a three-year contract, [19] making his Pompey debut as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 EFL League Cup first round win at Cardiff City on 9 August 2022. [20] During his 10th appearance, on 17 September 2022 against Plymouth Argyle, Lowery suffered a hamstring injury which ruled him out of League action until March 2023. [21] In the opening game of the 2023–2024 season on 5 August 2023, Lowery suffered a torn meniscus in his knee, requiring surgery and a lengthy recovery period, [22] [23] eventually returning to the first team in January 2024.
In May 2021, Lowery was called up to train with the Wales national squad ahead of the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. [24] [25]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Crewe Alexandra | 2016–17 | League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
2017–18 [26] | League Two | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
2018–19 [27] | League Two | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
2019–20 [28] | League Two | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
2020–21 [29] | League One | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
2021–22 [30] | League One | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 4 | |
Total | 151 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 175 | 13 | ||
Portsmouth | 2022–23 [31] | League One | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 21 | 0 |
2022–23 [32] | League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
Career total | 177 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 205 | 13 |
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