Damion Lowe

Damion Lowe (born 5 May 1993) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union and the Jamaica national team.

Damion Lowe
Lowe with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 2017
Personal information
Full name Damion Onandi Lowe
Date of birth (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Philadelphia Union
Number 17
Youth career
Harbour View
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Hartford Hawks 44 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Reading United 10 (1)
2014–2016 Seattle Sounders FC 0 (0)
2015 → Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan) 18 (1)
2016 → Minnesota United (loan) 27 (2)
2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies 16 (1)
2017–2020 Start 50 (2)
2020 Phoenix Rising 5 (0)
2020–2022 Al Ittihad 30 (2)
2022 Inter Miami 28 (1)
2023– Philadelphia Union 1 (0)
International career‡
2013 Jamaica U20 3 (1)
2016– Jamaica 48 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2022

Early life

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Damion Lowe is the son of former Jamaican international Onandi Lowe.[2] Damion attended Camperdown High School in Kingston and played youth soccer for Jamaican club Harbour View F.C.

In 2011, Lowe started attending the University of Hartford. While playing three season for the Hartford Hawks, Lowe was named to the America East All-Tournament Team in his first season and in his final year for the Hawks, he was named to the Second Team All-Northeast region, First Team All-America East, and All-America East Tournament Team. In three years, Lowe played 44 games, scoring 8 goals and assisting 3 more.

Club career

Reading United

Playing in the PDL, Lowe appeared in 10 regular season matches, scoring once while helping Reading allow a division best 12 goals in 14 games. Lowe was also named to the PDL best 11 and started two games for Reading in the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

Seattle Sounders FC

Lowe signed a Generation Adidas deal with Major League Soccer. The Jamaican defender was selected eight overall in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by the Seattle Sounders FC,[3] making him the third Jamaican to be selected in the Draft, behind Andre Blake and Andre Lewis.

Minnesota United

Lowe was sent on a season long loan to Minnesota United Where he led their defense line and was nominated for the NASL young player of the year award.[4]

IK Start

In August 2017, Lowe transferred to IK Start.[5] His contract was terminated on 15 May 2020.[6]

Phoenix Rising

Lowe was signed by USL Championship side Phoenix Rising on 16 September 2020.[7]

Al Ittihad

Lowe signed a two-year contract with Egyptian Premier League side Al Ittihad Alexandria on 28 November 2020.[8] In the 2020–21 season, he made 27 league appearances, scoring one goal.[9] On 9 January 2022, Lowe terminated his contract with Al Ittihad after making only three appearances that season.[10]

Inter Miami

On 16 January 2022, Lowe returned to the United States, signing a two-year deal with MLS club Inter Miami.[11]

Philadelphia Union

On 25 January 2023, Lowe was traded to Philadelphia Union in exchange for $225,000 in General Allocation Money and a 2024 MLS SuperDraft natural first round draft pick.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 November 2019[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading United 2013 PDL 10110-111
Seattle Sounders FC 2014 Major League Soccer 0000-00
2015 0000-00
Total 0000--00
Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan) 2015 USL 18120-201
Minnesota United (loan) 2016 NASL 27220-292
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2017 USL 16120-181
Start 2017 OBOS-ligaen 5000-50
2018 Eliteserien 23141-272
2019 OBOS-ligaen 22100-221
Total 50241--543
Career total 1227111--1338

International career

Lowe represented the Jamaica National Team at the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and also in the U-23 Olympic Qualifying. Lowe made his senior international debut on 11 October 2016 versus Guyana.[14]

International goals
Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.[15]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 February 2017BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States Honduras1–01–0Friendly
2.17 June 2019Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica Honduras3–13–22019 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honours
Seattle Sounders
Phoenix Rising
Jamaica
Individual

References
  1. "Damion Lowe". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. Williams, Gordon (15 January 2014). "Young Lowe Willing To Learn From Dad's Mistakes". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  3. Ruiz, Don (1 October 2014). "Speedy Lowe could dart from DL into Sounders role". The Olympian. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  4. "Damion Lowe joins Minnesota on loan".
  5. "Jamaican Damion Lowe transferred to IK Start". Jamaica Observer. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  6. "Nøkkelspiller ferdig i Start". 15 May 2020.
  7. "Phoenix Rising FC Signs Jamaican Defender Damion Lowe". Phoenix Rising Communications. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  8. "Al Ittihad Alex Signs International Defender Damion Lowe, Captain of the Jamaican National Team, for Two Years". itthadclub.com. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  9. "D. Lowe". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  10. L. Bronson (10 January 2022). "Lowe Ends Contract with Egyptian Club". Caribbean National Weekly. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  11. "Inter Miami CF Sign Jamaica International Defender Damion Lowe" (16 January 2022). MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  12. Union, Philadelphia. "Philadelphia Union Acquire Defender Damion Lowe". Philadelphia Union.
  13. "Damion Lowe". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  14. "Caribbean Cup: Curacao, Martinique seal Gold Cup spots; Jamaica wins". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  15. "Lowe, Damion". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  16. "Turner, Funes Mori named to Best XI". CONCACAF. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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