Damion Lowe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Minnesota United FC (on loan from Seattle Sounders FC) | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| 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– | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2016– | → Minnesota United FC (loan) | 27 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Jamaica U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016– | Jamaica | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 1, 2016. | |||
Damion Lowe (born 3 February 1993) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Minnesota United FC in the North American Soccer League on loan from Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.
Career
Youth
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Damion Lowe is the son of former Jamaican international Onandi Lowe.[1] 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
Reading
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 also started two games for Reading in the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
Seattle
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,[2] making him the third Jamaican to be selected in the Draft, behind Andre Blake and Andre Lewis.
Minnesota
Lowe was sent on a season long loan to Minnesota United. [3]
International
Lowe represented the Jamaican National Team at the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. Lowe made is senior international debut on October 11, 2016 versus Guyana.[4]
References
- ↑ Williams, Gordon (15 January 2014). "Young Lowe Willing To Learn From Dad's Mistakes". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ Ruiz, Don (1 October 2014). "Speedy Lowe could dart from DL into Sounders role". The Olympian. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ http://www.mnunitedfc.com/news/2016/03/08/damion-lowe-joins-minnesota-on-loan
- ↑ http://www.concacaf.com/article/caribbean-cup-curacao-martinique-seal-gold-cup-spots-jamaica-wins