Jamie Lowery
Canadian soccer player (born 1961)
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James Matthew Lowery (born January 15, 1961) is a former professional soccer player from Canada.
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| Full name | James Matthew Lowery | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 15, 1961 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Port Alberni, British Columbia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coulson-Prescott F.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1992 | Vancouver 86ers | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1991 | Canada | 20 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 June 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, Lowery joined the Coulson-Prescott Football Club.[1] A midfielder, Lowery played for the University of Victoria and after graduation also played club soccer for the Canadian Soccer League team, the Vancouver 86ers.[2]
International career
Lowery was a member of Canada's Olympic team which failed to qualify for the 1988 Summer Olympics, making one appearance in qualifying. He made his debut for Canada in a January 1986 friendly match against Paraguay and earned a total of 20 caps, scoring 1 goal. Lowery was on Canada's playing roster for the 1986 FIFA World Cup and played in the country's first game against France.[3] In 2009, Lowery was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame as a member of the 1986 World Cup team.[4]
His final international game was a June 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup finals match against Mexico in which he scored his only international goal.
International goals
- Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | June 30, 1991 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States |  Mexico | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Retirement
Lowery is a transit operator for BC Transit in Victoria. [5]
Post-playing career
Following his playing career, Lowery returned to Vancouver Island, where he works as a transit operator for BC Transit in Victoria.[6] He has also remained involved in soccer, serving on the Organizing Committee for FIFA 2026 Activities in the Alberni Valley to help establish Port Alberni as a potential pre-tournament training base for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, leveraging his status as a former Canadian national team player.[7]
Honours
Canada
- North American Nations Cup: 1990;[8] 3rd place, 1991[9]