Bailey Rowe

Bailey George Rowe (born 5 March 2002) is a British Virgin Islands footballer who currently plays for the under-16 side of Weymouth, and the British Virgin Islands national team. He is the youngest goalscorer in the history of the BVI senior national side.[3]

Bailey Rowe
Personal information
Full name Bailey George Rowe[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-05) 5 March 2002
Place of birth Weymouth, England[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Weymouth
Youth career
Years Team
2016– Weymouth
National team‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– British Virgin Islands 5 (2)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:26, 16 February 2020 (UTC)

Club career

As of March 2018, Rowe plays for the under-16 side of Weymouth of the Southern League Premier South.[4] Rowe scored two goals in the final of the Under-15 Dorset Youth County Cup as Weymouth defeated Merley Cobham Sports 5–1.[5] That season, the team completed the treble by also winning the League Cup and County Cup. Rowe scored against Dorchester Magpies in the 5–3 victory in League Cup final.[6] For the 2018 season, the club finished 4th in the Division One of the Dorset Youth Football League.[7]

International career

In 2017 Rowe was part of the British Virgin Islands' under-15 squad which participated in the 2017 CONCACAF Under-15 Championship.[4] Rowe led the front line throughout the tournament. He scored a hat-trick against Turks and Caicos[8] and, in the final match of the group stage alone, scored four times in the first half of an 8–2 victory over Montserrat.[9] The side topped its group in the tournament before losing to French Guiana in the knockout round.[10]

Rowe was called up the senior squad for the first time at the age of 15 in April 2018 for a training camp at the Milton Abbey School in Milton Abbas, England.[11][4] He played for the team against his club team, Weymouth, in a friendly match at Bob Lucas Stadium on 14 April. Rowe came on as a first-half substitute, changing the flow of the match and nearly scoring several times.[12] After the match Weymouth manager Mark Molesley remarked about Rowe, "He is a young lad with a bright future, he looked good, he moved well."[13]

He was called up to the senior squad again in July 2018 at the age of 16. About the call-up BVI Assistant Manager Dan Neville said, "...He is always likely to get you a goal and I think his call-up has been justified."[7] As part of the camp, he made his senior international debut on 25 July 2018 in a friendly against Sint Maarten. After coming on as a second-half substitute, Rowe scored his first senior international goal, the game-winner of the 3–2 victory.[14][15] With the goal Rowe secured the BVI's first away victory since 2011 and became the youngest goalscorer in the history of the senior national team.[3] Two days later, he participated with the senior national team in a two-day, four-team unofficial tournament held in Saint Barthélemy. He appeared in the British Virgin Islands matches against Saint Martin and the hosts.[16] The British Virgin Islands Football Association called the string of results the, "best result in over a decade."[17]

International goals

Score and result list British Virgin Islands' goal tally first.[14]

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.
25 July 2018Raoul Illidge Sports Complex, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten Sint Maarten
3–2
3–2
Friendly
2.
13 October 2019Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Bonaire1–13–42019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C

International statistics
As of match played 13 October 2019[14]
British Virgin Islands
YearAppsGoals
201831
201921
Total52

References
  1. "British Virgin Islands - B. Rowe - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. "British Virgin Islands - B. Rowe - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. "St Maarten 2 - British Virgin Islands 3". Champion Sports Group. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. "British Virgin Islands chance for star Bailey Rowe". Weymouth F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. "Dorset Youth County Cup finals". mags4dorset.co.uk.
  6. "Trophy treble for Weymouth youngsters". Weymouth F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  7. Williams, Aidan. "Terras: Bailey Rowe gets British Virgin Islands call-up". dorsetecho.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  8. Greenway, Dean. "BVI beats Turks and Caicos in CONCACAF youth soccer". virginislandsdailynews.com. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  9. "U15 Boys Head To CONCACAF Division 3 Finals". bviplatinum.com. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  10. "2017 Under 15 Championship Standings". CONCACAF. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  11. "Weymouth Take on the British Virgin Islands". indyonline.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  12. Jackson, Charles. "The BVI went down 1-6 to Southern League Premier Division, Weymouth Town in a hard-fought friendly game played in England on Wednesday 11th April". British Virgin Islands Football Association. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  13. Williams, Aidan. "Terras: Weymouth boss hails starlets". dorsetecho.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  14. "CFD Profile". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  15. "BVI National Team in Great Spirits after Impressive 3-2 Victory vs Dutch ST. Maarten". BVI Football Association. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  16. "Football Weekend in Saint-Barth". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  17. "BVI Football Show Best Result in Over a Decade". British Virgin Islands Football Association. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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