Jamal Akua Lowe (born 21 July 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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on loan from

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club

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and the Jamaican national team. Lowe was born in England and played for the

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team, before making his full international debut for Jamaica in 2021. Lowe began his professional playing career with

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in 2012. After several

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spells, he briefly played for St Albans City and

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. Lowe joined Hampton & Richmond Borough in 2015 before moving to

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two years later, spending two seasons with the club. He was signed by

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in 2019 and joined Swansea City in 2020.

Club career

Barnet

Lowe first featured for the Bees' senior team in February 2011 in the Herts Senior Cup against Hadley. In the 2011–12 season, Lowe scored 19 goals for Barnet's under-18 team. He made his league debut on 25 August 2012, in a 3–1 loss against

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at Underhill, coming on as a late substitute for

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. After making a second substitute appearance against Gillingham, he was given his first start by manager Mark Robson on 15 September in a 3–0 loss against

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. Lowe signed a professional contract with the Bees in October 2012. He made his

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debut on 3 November, coming on as a substitute in the second half of a 2–0 defeat against

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in the first round. In December 2012, he was loaned out to Hayes & Yeading United. He joined

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on 15 February 2013. On 15 August 2013, Lowe joined

Hitchin Town Hitchin Town Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. They are currently members of the . Founded in 1865 and known as 'The Canaries', Hitchin Town have been based at Top Field since their fou ...

on loan. His fourth loan spell away from the club began when he joined St Albans City on 22 November. Then, his fifth loan spell came when he joined Farnborough on 28 February 2014. Lowe was transfer-listed at the end of the 2013–14 season. Manager

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said: "He is a good lad who has worked hard and done well in both the games he has played but I need to bring in another striker and this will push Jamal further down the line". In 2014–15, Lowe made two substitute appearances for the Bees before joining

on a three-month loan. On 16 January 2015, he left Barnet permanently to join St Albans City. At the end of the season he rejoined

. After 11 league games he then joined Hampton & Richmond Borough.

Portsmouth

On 28 October 2016,

agreed terms to sign Lowe for an undisclosed fee on an 18-month contract. In January 2018 Lowe signed a new contract keeping him at Fratton Park until 2021.

Wigan Athletic

On 1 August 2019, Lowe signed a three-year contract with

for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal for the club on 20 October 2019 against

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Swansea City

On 27 August 2020, Lowe joined

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club Swansea City for £800,000, signing a three-year contract with an option of a further year. He scored his first goal for Swansea in a 2–0 win over

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on 26 September 2020.

AFC Bournemouth

On 31 August 2021, Lowe signed a three-year contract with Swansea's Championship rivals

, joining for a reported fee of £1.5 million.

Queens Park Rangers

On 11 January 2023, Lowe joined

promotion hopefuls

on a six-month loan deal.

International career

Despite being born in England and having previously played for the

team, in March 2021 Lowe received his first call-up to the Jamaica national team. This came about as part of the

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's attempt to target a number of English-born players for call ups in an attempt to improve the chances of Jamaica qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. On 25 March 2021, Lowe scored his first goal on his debut in a 4–1 loss to

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Personal life

Born in England, Lowe is of Jamaican descent. Lowe worked as a PE teacher while playing in non-league football. He is friends with Nicke Kabamba and Junior Morias.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lowe goal.''

Honours

AFC Bournemouth *

runner-up: 2021–22 Hampton & Richmond Borough * Isthmian Premier League: 2015–16 Portsmouth *

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: 2016–17 *

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: 2018–19 Individual *

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: 2018–19 League One

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lowe, Jamal 1994 births Living people Association football wingers Jamaican footballers Jamaica international footballers English footballers England semi-pro international footballers English people of Jamaican descent Barnet F.C. players Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players Boreham Wood F.C. players Hitchin Town F.C. players St Albans City F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players Isthmian League players Footballers from the London Borough of Harrow Black British sportspeople