Jamal Akua Lowe (born 21 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for club Sheffield Wednesday and the Jamaica national team. He was born in England and played for the England C team, before making his full international debut for Jamaica in 2021.

Lowe began his professional playing career with Barnet in 2012. After several loan spells, he briefly played for St Albans City and Hemel Hempstead Town. Lowe joined Hampton & Richmond Borough in 2015 before moving to Portsmouth two years later, spending two seasons with the club. He was signed by Wigan Athletic in 2019 and joined Swansea City in 2020. In 2021 he was signed by AFC Bournemouth, and since then he has gone out on loan to Queens Park Rangers.

Club career

Barnet Lowe first featured for the Bees' senior team in February 2011 in the Herts Senior Cup against Hadley. In the 2011–12 season, Lowe scored 19 goals for Barnet's under-18 team. He made his league debut on 25 August 2012, in a 3–1 loss against York City at Underhill, coming on as a late substitute for Curtis Weston. After making a second substitute appearance against Gillingham,"Barnet 1–3 Gillingham" BBC Sport. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012. he was given his first start by manager Mark Robson on 15 September in a 3–0 loss against Bradford City."Bradford 3–0 Barnet" BBC Sport. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.

Lowe signed a professional contract with the Bees in October 2012. He made his FA Cup debut on 3 November, coming on as a substitute in the second half of a 2–0 defeat against Oxford United in the first round."Barnet 0–0 Oxford Utd" BBC Sport. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012. In December 2012, he was loaned out to Hayes & Yeading United. He joined Boreham Wood on 15 February 2013.

On 15 August 2013, Lowe joined Hitchin Town on loan. His fourth loan spell away from the club began when he joined St Albans City on 22 November. Then, his fifth loan spell came when he joined Farnborough on 28 February 2014. Lowe was transfer-listed at the end of the 2013–14 season. Manager Martin Allen said: "He is a good lad who has worked hard and done well in both the games he has played but I need to bring in another striker and this will push Jamal further down the line".

In 2014–15, Lowe made two substitute appearances for the Bees before joining Hemel Hempstead Town on a three-month loan. On 16 January 2015, he left Barnet permanently to join St Albans City. At the end of the season he rejoined Hemel Hempstead Town. After 11 league games he then joined Hampton & Richmond Borough.

Portsmouth On 28 October 2016, Portsmouth agreed terms to sign Lowe for an undisclosed fee on an 18-month contract. Jamal Lowe helped Portsmouth to win the 16/17 League Two title, scoring a goal in the final match that saw them champions of the league and automatic promotion to League One where he stayed and became a permanent player in the squad. He was also in the squad that won the EFL Trophy in 2019. In January 2018 Lowe signed a new contract keeping him at Fratton Park until 2021.

Wigan Athletic On 1 August 2019, Lowe signed a three-year contract with Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal for the club on 20 October 2019 against Nottingham Forest.

Swansea City On 27 August 2020, Lowe joined Championship club Swansea City for £800,000, signing a three-year contract with an option of a further year. He scored his first goal for Swansea in a 2–0 win over Wycombe Wanderers on 26 September 2020.

AFC Bournemouth On 31 August 2021, Lowe signed a three-year contract with Swansea's Championship rivals AFC Bournemouth, joining for a reported fee of £1.5 million.

Queens Park Rangers (loan) On 11 January 2023, Lowe joined EFL Championship promotion hopefuls Queens Park Rangers on a six-month loan deal.

Swansea City (loan)

On 5 June 2024, Bournemouth announced the player would leave in the summer when his contract expired.

Sheffield Wednesday On 30 June 2024, Sheffield Wednesday confirmed he would be signing for the club. He made his Wednesday debut against Plymouth Argyle on 11 August 2024, scoring the first goal as they went on to win the game 4–0. Following the end of the 2025–26 season, it was confirmed that he had triggered an automatic contract renewal keeping him at Wednesday until the summer of 2027.

He started the 2026–27 season in bright form, playing either on the right or through the middle, he scored 3 goals and an assist in the opening 3 games which saw him win the EFL League One Player of the Month award for August.

International career Despite being born in England and having previously played for the England C team, in March 2021 Lowe received his first call-up to the Jamaica national team. This came about as part of the Jamaican Football Federation's attempt to target a number of English-born players for call ups in an attempt to improve the chances of Jamaica qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. On 25 March 2021, Lowe scored his first goal on his debut in a 4–1 loss to United States.

Personal life Born in England, Lowe is of Jamaican descent. Lowe worked as a PE teacher while playing in non-league football. He is friends with Nicke Kabamba and Junior Morias.

Career statistics Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBarnet2010–11League Two00000020202011–12League Two00000011112012–13League Two801000221122013–14Conference Premier30——00302014–15Conference Premier20——0020Total130100053193Hayes & Yeading United (loan)2012–13Conference South33——0033Boreham Wood (loan)2012–13Conference South30——0030Hitchin Town (loan)2013–14Southern LeaguePremier Division13120—30191St Albans City (loan)2013–14Southern LeaguePremier Division165——10175Farnborough (loan)2013–14Conference South50——0050Hemel Hempstead Town (loan)2014–15Conference South9251—12155St Albans City2014–15Conference South141——00141Hemel Hempstead Town2015–16National League South11130—11152Hampton & Richmond Borough2015–16Isthmian LeaguePremier Division2614——2128152016–17National League South221522—452822Total482922—665637Portsmouth2016–17League Two144———1442017–18League One4461000525082018–19League One45154110515517Total10325511010311929Wigan Athletic2019–20Championship4661010—486Swansea City2020–21Championship44142010—4714AFC Bournemouth2021–22Championship3471010—3672022–23Premier League200021—41Total3671031—408Queens Park Rangers (loan)2022–23Championship2030000—203Swansea City (loan)2023–24Championship3590000—359Sheffield Wednesday2024–25Championship2431031—2842025–26Championship4540031—4852026–27League One74002121116Total76111083218715Career total4951142341342916561141

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsJamaica202131202221202310202430202500202610Total102

Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lowe goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Jamal LoweNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 25 March 2021 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria 1–2 1–4 Friendly2 7 June 2022 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica 3–1 3–1 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A

Honours Hampton & Richmond Borough Isthmian Premier League: 2015–16

Portsmouth EFL League Two: 2016–17 EFL Trophy: 2018–19

AFC Bournemouth EFL Championship second-place promotion: 2021–22

Individual PFA Team of the Year: 2018–19 League One EFL League One Player of the Month: August 2026

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