Omar Reiss Rowe (born 30 October 1994) is an English

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who plays as a winger for

Hayes & Yeading United Hayes & Yeading United Football Club is an association football club based in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. The club was formed in 2007 from a merger of Hayes Football Club (founded in 1909) and Yeading Football Club (f ...

Club career

Rowe was born in Hackney, London, and spent the first part of his youth development at West Ham United, but moved to Southampton at under-16 level. Along with goalkeeper Will Britt, he signed his professional deal with Southampton on 1 July 2013. He made his debut for the club in the Second Round of the League Cup against

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on 27 August 2013, replacing

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in the 72nd minute of a 5–1 away win. At the start of the 2015–16 season, he joined

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club Tower Hamlets on a part-time basis. On 15 October 2015, Rowe joined

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club

Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, England, just west of the M11 motorway on the county boundary with Essex, north-east of central London, and by rail from Liverpool Street station. Stortford had an estimated po ...

. His contract with Bishop's Stortford was terminated in January 2016. In February 2016, Rowe appeared for Woodford Town, making two league appearances, scoring twice against Wodson Park and Southall. In 2016, Rowe arrived in Cyprus, joining

APOEL APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

and began playing football at Cypriot Third Division club

Ethnikos Latsion Ethnikos Latsion ( el, Εθνικός Λατσιών) is a Cypriot association football club based in Latsia, located in the Nicosia District. Its stadium is the Latsia Municipal Stadium and its colours are blue and white. In 2009, Ethnikos Latsi ...

on a season-long loan, before moving up a tier a year later to play for

Ayia Napa Ayia Napa ( el, Άγια Νάπα tr, Aya Napa, ), officially romanised Agia Napa, is a tourist resort at the far eastern end of the southern coast of Cyprus. Etymology The name Ayia Napa is derived from a Venetian-era monastery of the same ...

. In 2018, Rowe signed for newly promoted Cypriot First Division club

Enosis Neon Paralimni Enosis Neon Paralimni Football Club ( el, Ένωση Νέων Παραλιμνίου, ''Enosi Neon Paralimniou'', "Youth Union of Paralimni"), commonly referred to as ENP, is a Cypriot football team from Paralimni. Currently playing in the firs ...

. He rejoined

in January 2019, making his second debut as a substitute in the 1–0 loss to

Anagennisi Deryneia Anagennisi Deryneia ( el, Αναγέννηση Δερύνειας) is Cypriot football team based in Deryneia, Famagusta. The club was founded in 1920 and they joined the Cyprus Football Association in 1972. The team played in the Cypriot First ...

on 5 January. In summer 2019, Rowe returned to England and joined

. In November 2020, Rowe joined

side Hemel Hempstead Town on a one-month loan deal. After three years at Hayes & Yeading, Rowe joined newly-promoted National League South side,

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ahead of the 2022–23 campaign. In December 2022, Rowe joined

Chesham United Chesham United Football Club is a semi-professional football club in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. Nicknamed "the Generals", they are currently members of the and play at the Meadow. History The club was established in 1917 by a merger o ...

on loan until the end of the season. Ahead of the 2023–24 campaign, following his release from Farnborough, Rowe returned to Hayes & Yeading United.

Personal life

Rowe's brother O'Neal Rowe played alongside him at Tower Hamlets and Woodford Town. Rowe's younger brother,

Aaron According to Abrahamic religions, Aaron ''′aharon'', ar, هارون, Hārūn, Greek (Septuagint): Ἀαρών; often called Aaron the priest ()., group="note" ( or ; ''’Ahărōn'') was a prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother of ...

, plays for Huddersfield Town. He is of Jamaican descent.

Career statistics

References

External links

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Stats at Cyprus FAHayes & Yeading stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rowe, Omar 1994 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Hackney Black British sportsmen English men's footballers English people of Jamaican descent Sportspeople of Jamaican descent Men's association football wingers West Ham United F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Tower Hamlets F.C. players Bishop's Stortford F.C. players Woodford Town F.C. players APOEL FC players Ethnikos Latsion FC players Ayia Napa FC players Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus National League (English football) players Cypriot Second Division players Cypriot First Division players Essex Senior Football League players Chesham United F.C. players Southern Football League players