James Matthew Lowery (born January 15, 1961) is a former professional soccer player from Canada.

Club career

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, Lowery joined the Coulson-Prescott Football Club. A

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, Lowery played for the

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and after graduation also played club soccer for the Canadian Soccer League team, the

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International career

Lowery was a member of Canada's Olympic team which failed to qualify for the

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, making one appearance in qualifying. He made his debut for

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in a January 1986 friendly match against

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and earned a total of 20 caps, scoring 1 goal. Lowery was on Canada's playing roster for the 1986 FIFA World Cup and played in the country's first game against

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. In 2009, Lowery was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame as a member of the 1986 World Cup team. His final international game was a June 1991

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finals match against

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in which he scored his only international goal.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''

Retirement

Lowery is a transit operator for BC Transit in Victoria. Team Canada 1986: Where are they now?
- Vancouver Sun

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lowery, Jamie 1961 births Living people People from Port Alberni Association football midfielders Soccer people from British Columbia Canadian soccer players Canada men's international soccer players 1986 FIFA World Cup players 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players