Ibane Bowat
Ibane Bowat playing for TSV Hartberg.
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, London, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 TSV Hartberg
(on loan from Fulham)
Youth career
2008–2014 Chelsea
2018–2022 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Fulham 0 (0)
2023 → Den Bosch (loan) 16 (0)
2023– → TSV Hartberg (loan) 16 (1)
International career
Scotland U19
2022– Scotland U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2023

Ibane Bowat (born 15 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for TSV Hartberg, on loan from Fulham.[1] Born in England, he is a youth international for Scotland.

Early life

Born in Kingston upon Thames, London Bowat was in the academy at Chelsea from under-6 level before leaving at under-12 level. He played less football at the start of his teenage years and played age group rugby union for Harlequins RFC before joining Fulham at under-16 level, having found he missed playing football.[2][3]

Career

Bowat joined FC Den Bosch in January 2023 on loan with the option to buy.[4] He made his senior debut on 20 January 2023 being named in the starting XI as FC Den Bosch hosted Jong PSV at the De Vliert in the Eerste Divisie.[5] On 13 July 2023, Bowat signed a new contract with Fulham until 2025 and was subsequently loaned out to Austrian Bundesliga side TSV Hartberg.[6]

International career

Born in England, Bowat qualifies for Scotland via his maternal grandfather hailing from Fife.[7] He is also eligible to play for France and Cameroon.[8] He has represented Scotland at Under-19 level and in September 2022 was called up for the first time to the Scotland national under-21 football team Scotland under-21 squad.[9] He made his Scotland under-21 debut on 7 November 2022 against Iceland under-21 in Motherwell.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Ibane Bowat at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "GET TO KNOW: IBANE BOWAT". FulhamFC.com. 12 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Fulham defender Ibane Bowat linked with loan move to Cheltenham Town". Gliucestershirelive.co.uk. 3 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "FC Den Bosch hires Scottish defender Ibane Bowat (20) from Fulham". BD.nl.
  5. ↑ "DEN BOSCH VS. PSV II". Soccerway.
  6. ↑ "LOAN & NEW DEAL FOR BOWAT". Fulham F.C. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Ibane Bowat Exclusive Interview| Scotland National Team
  8. ↑ FC, Fulham (April 12, 2021). "Get To Know: Ibane Bowat". Fulham FC.
  9. ↑ "Young Scots back on home soil to round off double-header". ScottishFA.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "Under-21 edged out in Fir Park friendly". ScottishFA.co.uk.
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