Jarrod Bowen

Jarrod Bowen (born 20 December 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club West Ham United. He has previously played for Hereford United and Hull City.

Jarrod Bowen
Bowen playing for Hull City in 2017
Personal information
Full name Jarrod Bowen[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996[2]
Place of birth Leominster, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Position(s) Winger, Midfielder, Forward[4]
Club information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2014 Hereford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Hereford United 8 (1)
2014–2020 Hull City 124 (52)
2020– West Ham United 33 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:18, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Bowen was born in Leominster, Herefordshire.[2] Growing up, his idol was David Beckham and he supported Manchester United.[5]

Club career

Hereford United

After unsuccessful trials at Aston Villa and Cardiff City, Bowen started his career as a scholar at Hereford United.[6] At the age of 16, Bowen broke into the Hereford United first team after impressing for the youth team that season.[6] He scored his first career goal on 21 April 2014 in Hereford's 3–2 home victory over Alfreton Town.[7]

Hull City

After Hereford were expelled from the Football Conference in June 2014,[8] Bowen signed for Premier League club Hull City in July.[9] After impressing during pre-season in 2016,[10] he made his first-team debut for Hull on 23 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 EFL Cup victory over Exeter City.[11] On 7 November 2016, Bowen signed a new two-year contract with Hull.[12]

Bowen scored his first goal for Hull on 5 August 2017, away to Aston Villa in a 1–1 draw.[13] In September 2017, Bowen signed a new contract that tied him to the club until June 2020.[14] He scored 15 goals in all competitions during the 2017–18 season, which saw him finish as Hull's top scorer.[15] At the annual end of season awards ceremony on 8 May 2018, Bowen won both the Hull City Supporter's Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year awards.[16]

Bowen was nominated for the EFL Championship Player of the Month award for December 2018,[17] subsequently winning the award in January 2019.[18] In March 2019, he was selected as part of the 2018–19 Championship Team of the Season.[19] He scored 22 goals in all competitions during the 2018–19 season, which saw him finish as Hull's top scorer again.[20] At the annual end of season awards ceremony on 7 May 2019, Bowen won the Player of the Year, Players' Player of the Year and Hull City Supporter's Player of the Year awards.[21]

West Ham United

On 31 January 2020, Bowen joined West Ham United on a permanent transfer, with the Premier League club paying an initial £18 million for the forward, with up to £7 million in potential add-ons.[22][23] On 29 February 2020, in his first start for West Ham, Bowen scored his first goal for the club, in a 3–1 win against Southampton.[24]

Style of play

Bowen has been compared to former Bayern Munich legend Arjen Robben through his footballing talent, with sports journalist Daniel Emery stating, "He is a budget Arjen Robben in the way that he plays. Championship defenders know exactly what he is going to do, but they simply cannot stop it. He gets the ball on the channel on the right and looks to cut inside onto his left foot and find the far corner. Despite it being his trademark move, defenders still struggle to prevent him from getting his shot off. Would Premier League defenders stifle him? It remains to be seen."[25]

Career statistics
As of 26 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hereford United 2013–14[7] Conference Premier 8100—0081
Hull City 2014–15[26] Premier League 0000000000
2015–16[27] Championship 0000000000
2016–17[28] Premier League 700020—90
2017–18[29] Championship 42142100—4415
2018–19[30] Championship 46220000—4622
2019–20[31] Championship 29162011—3217
Total 1245241310013154
West Ham United 2019–20[31] Premier League 131———131
2020–21[32] Premier League 2051000—215
Total 336100000346
Career total 1655951310017361

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  2. "Jarrod Bowen". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. "Jarrod Bowen: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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  5. "Jarrod Bowen is the FASTEST player at West Ham?! | TRUE or FALSE". YouTube. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  6. Buckingham, Philip (8 August 2017). "From Hereford United to Hull City, how Jarrod Bowen's stock has kept on rising". Hull Live. Local World. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  7. "J. Bowen: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  8. "Hereford United expelled from Football Conference". BBC Sport. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  9. "Hereford: Jarrod Bowen joins Hull, Billy Murphy goes to Bristol City". BBC Sport. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  10. "Jarrod Bowen". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  11. "Exeter City 1–3 Hull City". BBC Sport. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  12. "Jarrod Bowen signs two-year extension with Hull City". ESPN. PA Sport. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  13. "Aston Villa 1–1 Hull City: Jarrod Bowen strike earns Tigers point". Sky Sports. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  14. "Bowen looks forward to continuing his development with the Tigers". Hull City A.F.C. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  15. "Hull: Squad details: 2017/18". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  16. "Bowen bags a brace at Player of the Year awards evening". Hull City A.F.C. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  17. "Championship Player of the Month: December nominations". EFL. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  18. "Hull City pair Jarrod Bowen and Nigel Adkins win Sky Bet Championship December awards". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  19. "EFL awards: Che Adams, Teemu Pukki & Billy Sharp on Championship shortlist". BBC Sport. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  20. "Hull: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  21. "Bowen Picks Up Hat-Trick Of Awards". Hull City A.F.C. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  22. "Transfer Centre". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  23. "Jarrod Bowen joins West Ham United". West Ham. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  24. "Jarrod Bowen marks first start with goal as West Ham ease past Southampton". The National. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  25. Emery, Daniel (September 2019). ""Budget Arjen Robben" – Q&A on Jarrod Bowen with Championship expert". Read Newcastle. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  26. "Games played by Jarrod Bowen in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  27. "Games played by Jarrod Bowen in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  28. "Games played by Jarrod Bowen in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
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  30. "Games played by Jarrod Bowen in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  31. "Games played by Jarrod Bowen in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  32. "Games played by Jarrod Bowen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  33. McMonigle, Ken (13 December 2019). "Jarrod Bowen Wins Sky Bet Championship Player Of The Month Award For November". Hull City.
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