Damion Lowe

Damion Lowe
	Lowe with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Damion Onandi Lowe
Date of birth	5 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Kingston, Jamaica
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al-Okhdood
Number	17
Youth career
	Harbour View
College career
Years	Team
2011–2013	Hartford Hawks
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013	Reading United
2014–2016	Seattle Sounders
2015	→ Seattle Sounders 2
2016	→ Minnesota United (loan)
2017	Tampa Bay Rowdies
2017–2020	Start
2020	Phoenix Rising
2020–2022	Al Ittihad
2022	Inter Miami
2023–2024	Philadelphia Union
2024–	Al-Okhdood
International career‡
2013	Jamaica U20
2016–	Jamaica
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Jamaica
CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Nations League
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024

Damion Onandi Lowe (born 5 May 1993) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Al-Okhdood of Saudi Pro League and the Jamaica national team.

Early life

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Damion Lowe is the son of former Jamaican international Onandi Lowe.^[3] Damion attended Camperdown High School in Kingston and played youth soccer for Jamaican club Harbour View.

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.^{[citation needed]}

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,^[4] 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.^[5]

IK Start

In August 2017, Lowe transferred to IK Start.^[6] His contract was terminated on 15 May 2020.^[7]

Phoenix Rising

Lowe was signed by USL Championship side Phoenix Rising on 16 September 2020.^[8]

Al Ittihad

Lowe signed a two-year contract with Egyptian Premier League side Al Ittihad Alexandria on 28 November 2020.^[9] In the 2020–21 season, he made 27 league appearances, scoring one goal.^[10] On 9 January 2022, Lowe terminated his contract with Al Ittihad after making only three appearances that season.^[11]

Inter Miami

On 16 January 2022, Lowe returned to the United States, signing a two-year deal with MLS club Inter Miami CF.^[12]

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.^[13]

Al-Okhdood

On 27 August 2024, Lowe joined Al-Okhdood on a one-year contract.^[14]

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.^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2024^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Reading United	2023	USL Premier Development League	10	0	1	0	—		—		11	0
Seattle Sounders FC U-23	2014	USL Premier Development League	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Seattle Sounders FC 2	2015	United Soccer League	17	1	2	0	—		1^[a]	0	20	1
Minnesota United FC (loan)	2016	North American Soccer League	27	2	2	0	—		—		29	2
Tampa Bay Rowdies	2017	United Soccer League	16	1	2	0	—		—		18	1
Start	2017	Norwegian First Division	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	2018	Eliteserien	23	1	4	1	—		—		27	2
	2019	Norwegian First Division	22	1	0	0	—		3^[b]	1	25	2
	Totals		50	2	4	1	—		3	1	57	4
Phoenix Rising FC	2020	USL Championship	2	0	0	0	—		3^[c]	0	5	0
Al Ittihad	2019–20	Egyptian Premier League	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2020–21	Egyptian Premier League	27	1	1	0	—		—		28	1
	2021–22	Egyptian Premier League	3	1	0	0	—		—		3	1
	Total		30	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	32	2
Inter Miami CF	2022	Major League Soccer	28	1	2	0	—		1^[d]	0	31	1
Philadelphia Union	2023	Major League Soccer	20	2	1	0	3^[e]	1	9^[f]	0	33	3
	2024	Major League Soccer	12	0	0	0	3^[e]	0	2^[g]	0	17	0
	Total		32	2	1	0	6	0	2	0	50	5
Al-Okhdood	2024–25	Saudi Pro League	5	0	1	0	—		—		6	0
Career totals			219	11	17	1	6	1	11	1	253	14

^ Appearance in the 2015 USL Playoffs
^ Appearances in the 2019 Norwegian First Division Relegation play-offs
^ Appearances in the 2020 USL Championship Playoffs
^ Appearance in the 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs
^ ^a ^b Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
^ Appearances in the 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs and Leagues Cup
^ Appearances in the Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 18 November 2024^[17]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Jamaica	2016	2	0
	2017	10	1
	2018	3	0
	2019	12	1
	2020	2	0
	2021	10	0
	2022	9	0
	2023	9	1
	2024	11	0
Total		68	3

Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.^[17]

List of internarional goals scored by Damion Lowe
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 February 2017	BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States	Honduras	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2.	17 June 2019	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Honduras	3–1	3–2	2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3.	24 June 2023	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	United States	1–0	1–1	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honours

Seattle Sounders

Phoenix Rising

Western Conference (playoffs): 2020

Jamaica

Caribbean Cup runner-up: 2017
CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2017

Individual

CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2021^[18]

References

^ "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Philadelphia Union (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. 30 January 2024. p. 21. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ "Damion Lowe". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
^ 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. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
^ "Damion Lowe joins Minnesota on loan". Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^ "Jamaican Damion Lowe transferred to IK Start". Jamaica Observer. 19 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
^ "Nøkkelspiller ferdig i Start". 15 May 2020.
^ "Phoenix Rising FC Signs Jamaican Defender Damion Lowe". Phoenix Rising Communications. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
^ "Al Ittihad Alex Signs International Defender Damion Lowe, Captain of the Jamaican National Team, for Two Years". itthadclub.com. 28 November 2020. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
^ "D. Lowe". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ L. Bronson (10 January 2022). "Lowe Ends Contract with Egyptian Club". Caribbean National Weekly. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ "Inter Miami CF Sign Jamaica International Defender Damion Lowe" (16 January 2022). MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
^ "Philadelphia Union Acquire Defender Damion Lowe". Philadelphia Union.
^ "الأخدود يعزز دفاعه بالجامايكي داميون لوي".
^ "Caribbean Cup: Curacao, Martinique seal Gold Cup spots; Jamaica wins". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
^ "Damion Lowe". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Lowe, Damion". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
^ "Turner, Funes Mori named to Best XI". CONCACAF. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

External links

Damion Lowe at Major League Soccer

[17] Appearance in the 2015 USL Playoffs

[18] Appearances in the 2019 Norwegian First Division Relegation play-offs

[19] Appearances in the 2020 USL Championship Playoffs

[20] Appearance in the 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs

[CCC-21] Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League

[22] Appearances in the 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs and Leagues Cup

[LEC-23] Appearances in the Leagues Cup

[1] "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Philadelphia Union (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. 30 January 2024. p. 21. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

[2] "Damion Lowe". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved 21 August 2022.

[3] Williams, Gordon (15 January 2014). "Young Lowe Willing To Learn From Dad's Mistakes". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

[4] 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.

[5] "Damion Lowe joins Minnesota on loan". Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[6] "Jamaican Damion Lowe transferred to IK Start". Jamaica Observer. 19 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

[7] "Nøkkelspiller ferdig i Start". 15 May 2020.

[8] "Phoenix Rising FC Signs Jamaican Defender Damion Lowe". Phoenix Rising Communications. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

[9] "Al Ittihad Alex Signs International Defender Damion Lowe, Captain of the Jamaican National Team, for Two Years". itthadclub.com. 28 November 2020. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[SW-10] "D. Lowe". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[11] L. Bronson (10 January 2022). "Lowe Ends Contract with Egyptian Club". Caribbean National Weekly. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[12] "Inter Miami CF Sign Jamaica International Defender Damion Lowe" (16 January 2022). MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 21 December 2022.

[13] "Philadelphia Union Acquire Defender Damion Lowe". Philadelphia Union.

[14] "الأخدود يعزز دفاعه بالجامايكي داميون لوي".

[15] "Caribbean Cup: Curacao, Martinique seal Gold Cup spots; Jamaica wins". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

[16] "Damion Lowe". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[NFT-24] "Lowe, Damion". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

[25] "Turner, Funes Mori named to Best XI". CONCACAF. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

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