Jarrod Bowen

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Jarrod Bowen
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Bowen warming up for West Ham United in 2021
Personal information
Full name Jarrod Bowen[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 25)[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)
2014 Hereford United 8 (1)
2014–2020 Hull City 124 (52)
2020– West Ham United 79 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:54, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

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.

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 17, Bowen broke into the Hereford United first team after impressing for the youth team that season,[6] making his debut in a 2–0 loss against Barnet on 22 March 2014.[7] He scored his first career goal on 21 April 2014 in Hereford's 3–2 home victory over Alfreton Town.[8]

Hull City[]

Bowen playing for Hull City in 2017

After Hereford were expelled from the Football Conference in June 2014,[9] Bowen signed for Premier League club Hull City in July.[10] After impressing during pre-season in 2016,[11] 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.[12] On 7 November 2016, Bowen signed a new two-year contract with Hull.[13]

Bowen scored his first goal for Hull on 5 August 2017, away to Aston Villa in a 1–1 draw.[14] In September 2017, Bowen signed a new contract that tied him to the club until June 2020.[15] He scored 15 goals in all competitions during the 2017–18 season, which saw him finish as Hull's top scorer.[16] 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.[17]

Bowen was nominated for the EFL Championship Player of the Month award for December 2018,[18] subsequently winning the award in January 2019.[19] In March 2019, he was selected as part of the 2018–19 Championship Team of the Season.[20] He scored 22 goals in all competitions during the 2018–19 season, which saw him finish as Hull's top scorer again.[21] 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.[22]

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.[23][24] 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.[25]

On 27 September 2020, Bowen scored his first goals of the 2020–21 Premier League season, scoring twice in a 4–0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers; West Ham's first league win of the season. On 4 October 2020, a week later, Bowen added to his tally for the season, scoring the third goal in a 3–0 away win against Leicester City. During the second half of the season, Bowen scored three goals in three consecutive games, in a 3–3 draw against Arsenal and 3–2 wins over Wolves and Leicester, taking his tally up to eight goals for the season.[8]

Bowen scored his first goal in European football during the 2021–22 Europa League in a 3–0 win over Genk on 21 October 2021.[26]

Style of play[]

Regarded as a quick, direct, mobile, energetic player with good technique and an eye for goal, Jarrod Bowen is predominantly known for his speed, movement, clinical finishing, agility and ball control, as well as his ability to use both his pace and flair on the ball in order to create scoring opportunities for himself or his teammates. A versatile forward, he primarily plays as a winger on the right flank, a position which allows him to cut into the centre onto his stronger left foot, and either shoot on goal or play quick exchanges with other players and make runs in behind the defence towards goal. He can also play in the centre as main striker, behind the main striker as either an attacking midfielder or second striker.[27][28][29][30][31][32]

Personal life[]

In October 2021, Bowen was reported to be in a relationship with reality television personality Dani Dyer.[33]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 5 March 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hereford United 2013–14[8] Conference Premier 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
Hull City 2014–15[34] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16[35] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[36] Premier League 7 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
2017–18[37] Championship 42 14 2 1 0 0 44 15
2018–19[38] Championship 46 22 0 0 0 0 46 22
2019–20[39] Championship 29 16 2 0 1 1 32 17
Total 124 52 4 1 3 1 0 0 131 54
West Ham United 2019–20[39] Premier League 13 1 13 1
2020–21[40] Premier League 38 8 2 0 0 0 40 8
2021–22[41] Premier League 28 8 3 2 3 1 5[a] 1 39 12
Total 79 17 5 2 3 1 5 1 92 21
Career total 211 70 9 3 6 2 5 1 231 76
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours[]

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Jarrod Bowen". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Jarrod Bowen: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Jarrod Bowen". ESPN FC. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Jarrod Bowen is the FASTEST player at West Ham?! | TRUE or FALSE". YouTube. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b 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. ^ Thomas, Roshane (10 September 2020). "Jarrod Bowen: The rise of the Milkybar Kid". The Athletic. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "J. Bowen: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Hereford United expelled from Football Conference". BBC Sport. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Hereford: Jarrod Bowen joins Hull, Billy Murphy goes to Bristol City". BBC Sport. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Jarrod Bowen". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Exeter City 1–3 Hull City". BBC Sport. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Jarrod Bowen signs two-year extension with Hull City". ESPN. PA Sport. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Aston Villa 1–1 Hull City: Jarrod Bowen strike earns Tigers point". Sky Sports. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Bowen looks forward to continuing his development with the Tigers". Hull City A.F.C. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Hull: Squad details: 2017/18". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  17. ^ a b c "Bowen bags a brace at Player of the Year awards evening". Hull City A.F.C. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Championship Player of the Month: December nominations". EFL. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  19. ^ a b "Hull City pair Jarrod Bowen and Nigel Adkins win Sky Bet Championship December awards". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  20. ^ "EFL awards: Che Adams, Teemu Pukki & Billy Sharp on Championship shortlist". BBC Sport. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  21. ^ "Hull: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  22. ^ "Bowen Picks Up Hat-Trick Of Awards". Hull City A.F.C. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  23. ^ "Transfer Centre". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  24. ^ "Jarrod Bowen joins West Ham United". West Ham. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  25. ^ "Jarrod Bowen marks first start with goal as West Ham ease past Southampton". The National. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  26. ^ "Jarrod Bowen: I'm buzzing with my first Europa League goal for West Ham United".
  27. ^ "Jarrod Bowen | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  28. ^ "Jarrod Bowen joins West Ham United | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  29. ^ Jarrod Bowen, West Ham hungry for a trophy, ready to crash Premier League top four | NBC Sports, retrieved 11 February 2022
  30. ^ Can Jarrod Bowen get an England call up?
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