Kieran Dowell

Kieran Dowell
Dowell playing for Norwich City in 2021
Personal information
Full name Kieran O'Neill Dowell[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Ormskirk, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rangers
Number 20
Youth career
2005–2014 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2020 Everton 2 (0)
2017–2018 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 38 (9)
2019 → Sheffield United (loan) 16 (2)
2019–2020 → Derby County (loan) 10 (0)
2020 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 12 (5)
2020–2023 Norwich City 67 (11)
2023– Rangers 17 (2)
International career
2012 England U16 1 (0)
2013–2014 England U17 7 (0)
2014–2015 England U18 3 (0)
2016–2017 England U20 16 (1)
2017–2019 England U21 17 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:09, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Kieran O'Neill Dowell (born 10 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Rangers.

Dowell previously played for Everton, where he had loan spells with Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Derby County and Wigan Athletic.

Club career

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Everton

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Born in Ormskirk, Lancashire, Dowell joined Everton's academy at the age of 7.[4] After progressing through the ranks and the reserve side, he signed a scholarship with the club in June 2014.[5] He then scored in a friendly for the Everton U21 side, in a 1–0 win over Rhyl on 26 July 2014.[6]

Dowell made his debut for the club on 11 December 2014, replacing the injured Christian Atsu 11 minutes into a UEFA Europa League group match against FC Krasnodar at Goodison Park. Everton, who had already advanced into the next round, lost 0–1.[7] With his only first team appearances of the season, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[8]

After being given a number 51 shirt in the 2015–16 season, Dowell, however, suffered ankle injury that saw him sidelined for two months.[9] He scored on his return for the Everton U21 on 6 December 2015, in a 3–1 win over Liverpool U23.[10] Dowell went on to score nine more goals for the reserve side, including a stunner against Southampton U21 and a hat-trick against Leicester City U23.[11] On 30 April 2016, he made his Premier League debut as an 87th-minute substitute for Ross Barkley in a 2–1 home win over Bournemouth.[12] Dowell then started the final game of the 2015–16 season against Norwich City at Goodison Park.[13]

Two months after making his Premier League debut, Dowell signed a three-year contract with the club, keeping him until 2019.[14] In the 2016–17 season, Dowell was a member of the Everton U23 squad to win the inaugural Premier League 2 title, in which he made the total of 22 appearances and scoring 5 times.[8] His performance throughout April won him April's Premier League 2 Player of the Month.[15]

Loan spells

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On 3 August 2017, Dowell signed on a season-long loan with Championship side Nottingham Forest.[16] He made his Forest debut, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 1–0 win over Millwall in the opening game of the season.[17] He scored his first goal for Forest in a 4–3 win at Brentford on 12 August 2017.[18] Since making his Nottingham Forest debut, he became a first team regular.[19] Dowell scored again on 30 September 2017, in a 2–1 win over Sheffield United.[20] Four weeks later, on 28 October 2017, he scored his first ever hat-trick, in a 3–2 win over Hull City.[21] After the match, Dowell's performance was praised by local newspaper Nottingham Post and the club's supporters.[22] However, Mark Warburton was sacked as Forest manager on 31 December 2017 and was replaced by Aitor Karanka. Dowell fell out of favour under the new manager and struggled to hold a place in the starting eleven. He played just 59 minutes during the last eight games of the season.[23]

Dowell playing for Norwich City in 2021

On 28 December 2018, it was announced that Dowell would join Sheffield United as of 2 January 2019 on loan for the rest of the season. On 28 April 2019 United were promoted to the Premier League.[24] The following season, on 11 July 2019, Dowell joined Derby County on a season-long loan.[25] On 3 January 2020, Everton cancelled Dowell's loan to Derby and sent him on loan to Wigan for the remainder of the season.[26] On 14 July 2020, Dowell scored a hat-trick as Wigan defeated Hull City by a scoreline of 8–0; the result was Wigan's biggest victory in club history.[27][28]

Norwich City

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On 30 July 2020, Dowell joined Championship club Norwich City on a three-year deal,[29] for a reported fee of £1.5m.[30] He scored on his debut for Norwich in a 3–1 EFL Cup defeat to Luton Town on 5 September 2020.[31] On 1 May 2021, Dowell scored twice as Norwich City defeated Reading 4–1 to secure the Championship title and make an instant return to the Premier League.[32] Dowell scored his first Premier League goal for Norwich City on 16 April 2022 in a 3-2 loss to Manchester United where he also registered an assist to teammate Teemu Pukki.[33] On 21 February 2023, he made his final appearance for Norwich City, starting in a win over Birmingham City, thereafter sustaining a knee injury that ended his season.[34]

Rangers

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On 24 May 2023, it was announced that Dowell had signed a pre-contract agreement to join Scottish Premiership side Rangers.[35] He made his debut for the club, starting the match, in a 1-0 defeat away to Kilmarnock on 5 August 2023.[36] He scored his first goal for Rangers during a league match at home to Livingston on 12 August 2023.[37]

On 7 November 2023, Dowell made an appearance for the Rangers B team in a Scottish Challenge Cup fourth round match at home to Airdrieonians. He started the match and scored the second goal for Rangers in a 4-2 defeat.[38]

International career

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After representing England at lower youth levels, Dowell was selected for the England under-20 team for the first time, making his debut in a 1–1 draw against Brazil alongside Everton teammate Dominic Calvert-Lewin.[39] In May 2017, Dowell was selected for the England U20 in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[40] After setting up two goals in a 3–0 win over Argentina on Matchday 1 of the group stage, he scored the only goal against hosts South Korea, ensuring a place in the second round for England.[41] He also started in the final, in which England beat Venezuela 1–0 for England's first triumph in a global tournament since their World Cup victory in 1966.[42]

Following the end of the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Dowell was called up to the England U21 squad, for whom he made his debut in a 1–1 draw with Netherlands U21 on 1 September 2017.[43]

On 27 May 2019, Dowell was included in England's 23-man squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[44]

Personal life

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Born in Ormskirk, England, Dowell grew up supporting Everton, the team he would eventually play for, and idolised Mikel Arteta.[45] While at the academy, he was a ball-boy when he was 14.[46] At 20, he moved out of his parents' house for an apartment.[47]

Career statistics

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As of match played 15 December 2024[48]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Everton 2014–15[49] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2015–16[50] Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2016–17[51] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2017–18[52] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[53] Premier League 0 0 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
2019–20[54] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 0
Nottingham Forest (loan) 2017–18[52] Championship 38 9 2 1 3 0 — 43 10
Sheffield United (loan) 2018–19[53] Championship 16 2 1 0 0 0 — 17 2
Derby County (loan) 2019–20[54] Championship 10 0 0 0 0 0 — 10 0
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2019–20[54] Championship 12 5 1 0 0 0 — 13 5
Norwich City 2020–21[55] Championship 24 5 1 0 1 1 — 26 6
2021–22[56] Premier League 19 1 3 0 2 0 — 24 1
2022–23[57] Championship 24 5 1 0 1 0 — 26 5
Total 67 11 5 0 4 1 0 0 76 12
Rangers 2023–24[58] Scottish Premiership 7 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 11 2
Rangers B 2023–24[58] — — — 1[b] 1 1 1
Rangers 2024–25[58] Scottish Premiership 10 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 14 0
Career total 162 29 9 1 12 1 7 1 190 32
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

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Sheffield United

Norwich City

Rangers

England U20

England U21

References

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