Alan Alexander Lowing (born 7 January 1988) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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for Víkingur.

Career

Rangers

Lowing was born in

Rutherglen Rutherglen (, sco, Ruglen, gd, An Ruadh-Ghleann) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, immediately south-east of the city of Glasgow, from its centre and directly south of the River Clyde. Having existed as a Lanarkshire burgh in its own ...

. He made his first team debut for Rangers on 20 September 2005 in a

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match against

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at Ibrox. He played the full 120 minutes of the match with Rangers running out as eventually winners by 5–2. His first league appearance for the Gers was on 1 October 2005 when he replaced

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and played the final 13 minutes in Rangers 5–1 win over

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. He made his second start in a

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game against

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on 31 December and was used as a second-half substitute in the 5–0 win over

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in the third round of the

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and injury kept Lowing out of both the team for the remainder of the season. He made his full European debut against

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at Ibrox on 14 December 2006. In November 2007, Lowing signed a one-year extension to his Rangers deal to remain with the club until 2009. Lowing signed a new six-month contract extension in June 2009. In total Lowing played 5 first team games for Rangers.

Clyde

On 30 August 2008, Lowing signed for

on loan until January 2009, along with fellow Rangers youth

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. He made his Clyde debut on the same day, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–2 victory over

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. The loan deal was extended at the end of 2008, until the end of January 2009. He made 19 appearances for the Bully Wee in all competitions.

East Fife

On 5 March 2010, Lowing joined East Fife on a deal until the end of the season. He had left Rangers in January after his contract had expired. His contract with East Fife was not renewed, as he had got injured in a game while at the club and it looked like he would be out of action for a while.

Fram

On 15 April 2011, Lowing joined

Fram Reykjavik Fram may refer to: Ships * ''Fram'' (ship), an arctic exploration vessel from Norway * MS ''Fram'', expedition cruise ship owned by Hurtigruten Group Places and geography * Fram, Paraguay, a town in Itapúa, Paraguay * Fram Formation, a se ...

on a two-week trial. After impressing, he signed a permanent deal with the club on 29 April 2011.

Víkingur

On 11 November 2013, Lowing joined Víkingur Reykjavik on a one-year contract. Putting together a string of impressive performances in his first season with Víkingur he signed a new two-year contract with the club on 12 September 2014.

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