Sam Bowen (footballer)

Sam Lewis Bowen (born 14 January 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wealdstone on loan from EFL League Two side Newport County. He is a Wales under-21 international.

For other people with the same name, see Sam Bowen.

Sam Bowen
Personal information
Full name Sam Lewis Bowen
Date of birth (2001-01-14) 14 January 2001
Place of birth Wales
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wealdstone
(on loan from Newport County)
Youth career
2007–2020 Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Cardiff City 4 (0)
2020–2021 → Barry Town United (loan) 7 (2)
2022– Newport County 7 (0)
2023– → Wealdstone (loan) 13 (5)
International career‡
2017 Wales U17 2 (0)
2018–2019 Wales U19 7 (1)
2021– Wales U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:07, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:57, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Cardiff City

Bowen began his career as a youth player with Cardiff City. Having joined the club's academy at the age of six, he went on to captain the under-18 side before being named as an unused substitute for FA Cup ties against Carlisle United and Reading in January 2020.[1] He signed for Cymru Premier side Barry Town United on loan in October 2020, making his debut in a 0–0 draw with Connah's Quay Nomads. He appeared seven times for Barry, scoring twice, before returning to Cardiff in January 2021 following the suspension of the Cymru Premier due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Bowen made his professional debut for Cardiff during a 2–0 defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion in the EFL Cup on 24 August 2021.[3] He made his league debut three weeks later in a 2–1 win over Nottingham Forest.[4]

Newport County

On 25 May 2022 it was announced that Bowen would join Newport County on a permanent contract for an undisclosed transfer fee when the transfer window opened on 10 June 2022.[5] He made his debut for Newport on 30 July 2022 in the starting line up for the 1–1 League Two draw against Sutton United.[6]

On 10 August 2023, Bowen signed for National League club Wealdstone on a season-long loan deal.[7]

Personal life

Bowen is the son of former Wales international footballer Jason Bowen.[1] He has an older brother, Jaye, who was also an academy player at Cardiff City.[8]

Career statistics
As of match played 3 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cardiff City 2021–22[9] Championship 400010—50
Barry Town United (loan) 2020–21 Cymru Premier 720000—72
Newport County 2022–23[10] League Two 6000304[lower-alpha 1]0130
Wealdstone (loan) 2023-24 National League 1230000—123
Career total 295004040375
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Sam Bowen joins Barry Town on loan from Cardiff City". Barry Town United F.C. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. Davies, Iwan Gabe (18 January 2021). "Barry Town Duo Depart". Barry & District News. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. "Cardiff City 0–2 Brighton". BBC Sport. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  4. "Nottingham Forest 1–2 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  5. Bowen join Newport
  6. Newport debut
  7. "NEW SIGNING | Stones loan Wales U21 midfielder Bowen". wealdstone-fc.com. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  8. "Jason Bowen: It was a no-brainer signing for City". Cardiff City F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  9. "Games played by Sam Bowen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  10. "Games played by Sam Bowen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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