Emile Smith Rowe

Emile Smith Rowe (born 28 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal.

This British surname is barrelled, being made up of multiple names. It should be written as Smith Rowe, not Rowe.

Emile Smith Rowe
Personal information
Full name Emile Smith Rowe[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000[2]
Place of birth Croydon, England[2]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 32
Youth career
2010–2018 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Arsenal 10 (0)
2019 → RB Leipzig (loan) 3 (0)
2020 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 19 (2)
National team‡
2015–2016 England U16 3 (0)
2016–2017 England U17 11 (2)
2017 England U18 2 (0)
2018 England U19 4 (1)
2019– England U20 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:59, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:02, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

Early life

Smith Rowe originates from Thornton Heath in the south London borough of Croydon.[4] His father is Leslie Rowe, once a semi-professional football player, and his mother is Fiona Rowe.[5][6] He relocated to north London with his parents and brother when he was signed by Arsenal in 2010.[7]

Club career

Arsenal

Smith Rowe joined Arsenal's Hale End Academy in 2010 at the age of ten. He made his first appearance for the Under-23s in 2016–17, at the age of 16. He continued in the Under-23s during the 2017–18 season, making 11 appearances for the side.

Aged 17, he joined the senior team for their pre-season tour of Singapore in July 2018. He scored a goal in the 1–1 draw against Atletico Madrid in the International Champions Cup.[8][9] He also assisted a goal in the 5–1 win against PSG in the same competition on 28 July, which was also his 18th birthday.[10]

Smith Rowe signed a new long-term professional contract with Arsenal on 31 July 2018, when he was described by head coach Unai Emery as having "lots of potential".[11][12] The length of the contract was not disclosed by Arsenal, but it was reported to be a five-year deal.[13]

Smith Rowe made his Arsenal first-team competitive debut on 20 September 2018 against Vorskla Poltava in the UEFA Europa League, coming on as a second-half substitute for Alex Iwobi.[14] His appearance was the first Arsenal professional debut by a player born in the 2000s.[15][16] He scored after starting the following Europa League match against Qarabağ in a 3–0 victory for Arsenal, becoming the youngest goalscorer in a competitive match since Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in 2011, and the first player born after 2000 to score for the London club.[17][18] He scored his first goal at the Emirates in a 2–1 victory over Blackpool in the Fourth Round of the EFL Cup.[19]

2019–20: Loan at RB Leipzig

On 31 January 2019, he joined RB Leipzig on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[20] After signing the loan deal RB Leipzig discovered Smith Rowe was not fully recovered from a groin injury.[21]

Ralf Rangnick, the RB Leipzig manager said: "He will not be fully training with us in the next two to three weeks".[21]

Due to his injury issue, he has only played a total of 28 minutes in three substitute appearances during his time at RB Leipzig.[22]

2020: Loan at Huddersfield Town

On 10 January 2020, Smith Rowe joined EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[23] Huddersfield manager Danny Cowley responded to supporters' wishes for Smith Rowe to play more minutes by stating: "We have to be very protective of him which none of us like. I actually boo myself when I take him off, because it's not something I want to do." [24]

Smith Rowe's performance at Huddersfield Town caught the eye of many. In particular, in his final home appearance for the club, he scored the winning goal at the 86th minute against West Brom that would eventually help Huddersfield Town to secure EFL Championship safety.[25]

2020–21: First team breakthrough at Arsenal

Following his return to Arsenal in 2020, Smith Rowe struggled with injuries before returning to fitness in the autumn.[26] Although he performed well in Arsenal's Europa League group fixtures, scoring or assisting in each of his matches, he did not start any of Arsenal's matches in the Premier League in October or November. Following Arsenal's worst league start in decades,[27] manager Mikel Arteta entrusted Smith Rowe with the number 10 role, replacing Willian Borges, on Boxing Day against Chelsea, helping to inspire a 3–1 home win to end the club's poor run of form.[28] In his next 5 games, Emile Smith-Rowe recorded 3 assists and scored a goal in a FA Cup 2-0 win against Newcastle United.

International career

Smith Rowe has been capped by England at U16, U17, U18 and U19 level whilst progressing through the ranks at Arsenal's Hale End academy.[29]

In April 2017, Smith Rowe was included in the squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[30] He came off the bench in the semi-final against Turkey[31] but did not play in the final as England were defeated on penalties by Spain.[32] In October 2017, he was part of the squad that won the U-17 World Cup.[33][34] He scored in the group stage against Iraq[35] and provided an assist for Rhian Brewster to score against Brazil in the semi-final.[36]

In October 2018, Smith Rowe scored for the England under-19 team against Portugal.[37]

On 14 November 2019, Smith Rowe made a goalscoring debut for the England under-20 team during a 4–0 win away to Portugal in the U20 Elite League.[38]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal U21 2018–19[39] ———1[lower-alpha 1]111
Arsenal 2018–19[39] Premier League0000214[lower-alpha 2]263
2019–20[40] Premier League2000103[lower-alpha 2]060
2020–21[41] Premier League8011103[lower-alpha 2]1132
Arsenal total 1001141103255
RB Leipzig (loan) 2018–19[39] Bundesliga3000—0030
Huddersfield Town (loan) 2019–20[40] Championship192000000192
Career total 3221141114488
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Arsenal

England U17

Playing style

Smith Rowe is known for his creativity and technical quality, with an eye for goal. Arsenal's former head of academy recruitment, Steve Morrow, described Smith Rowe to be "very direct, always looked forward, had a lovely touch, very clever in possession. He was always full of energy and work rate, and come alive on the ball."[45] Mark Hudson, the former first team coach at Huddersfield Town, was also impressed by Smith Rowe, "He drifts past people. He does not look quick but he is and it is with the ball which is brilliant. He naturally glides across the ground and he takes the ball in his stride. He has good vision and a good understanding of the game."[46]

Personal life

In one of his interviews, Smith Rowe revealed he is very close to his family. He talked about how much he appreciated the sacrifice his family made for him growing up, and his dad is his biggest inspiration.[47]

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