Omar Rowe
English footballer
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Omar Reiss Rowe (born 30 October 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Chesham United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Reiss Rowe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, London, England | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chesham United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Ham United | |||
| Southampton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | Tower Hamlets | 9 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Bishop's Stortford | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | Woodford Town | 2 | (2) |
| 2016 | Tower Hamlets | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | APOEL | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Ethnikos Latsion (loan) | 24 | (17) |
| 2017–2018 | Ayia Napa | ||
| 2018–2019 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 3 | (1) |
| 2019 | Ayia Napa | ||
| 2019–2022 | Hayes & Yeading United | 59 | (18) |
| 2020 | → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Farnborough | 12 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Chesham United (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Hayes & Yeading United | 26 | (4) |
| 2024– | Chesham United | 25 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Chertsey Town (dual-registered) | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Northwood (dual-registered) | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:14, 2 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Rowe was born in Hackney, London, and spent the first part of his youth development at West Ham United, but moved to Southampton at under-16 level. Along with goalkeeper Will Britt, he signed his professional deal with Southampton on 1 July 2013.[2] He made his debut for the club in the Second Round of the League Cup against Barnsley on 27 August 2013, replacing Lloyd Isgrove in the 72nd minute of a 5–1 away win.[3]
At the start of the 2015–16 season, he joined Essex Senior League club Tower Hamlets on a part-time basis.[4][5] On 15 October 2015, Rowe joined National League South club Bishop's Stortford.[6] His contract with Bishop's Stortford was terminated in January 2016.[7] In February 2016, Rowe appeared for Woodford Town, making two league appearances, scoring twice against Wodson Park and Southall.[8][9][10]
In 2016, Rowe arrived in Cyprus, joining APOEL and began playing football at Cypriot Third Division club Ethnikos Latsion on a season-long loan, before moving up a tier a year later to play for Ayia Napa. In 2018, Rowe signed for newly promoted Cypriot First Division club Enosis Neon Paralimni.[11]
He rejoined Ayia Napa in January 2019, making his second debut as a substitute in the 1–0 loss to Anagennisi Deryneia on 5 January.[12]
In summer 2019, Rowe returned to England and joined Hayes & Yeading United.[13]
In November 2020, Rowe joined National League South side Hemel Hempstead Town on a one-month loan deal.[14]
After three years at Hayes & Yeading, Rowe joined newly-promoted National League South side, Farnborough ahead of the 2022–23 campaign.[15]
In December 2022, Rowe joined Chesham United on loan until the end of the season.[16]
Ahead of the 2023–24 campaign, following his release from Farnborough, Rowe returned to Hayes & Yeading United.[17]
Rowe joined Northwood on dual-registration in March 2025, after a similar stint with Chertsey Town.[18]
Personal life
Rowe's brother O'Neal Rowe played alongside him at Tower Hamlets and Woodford Town.[19] Rowe's younger brother, Aaron, plays for Gillingham.[11] He is of Jamaican descent.[20]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 September 2023.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 2013–14[21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[22] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Tower Hamlets | 2015–16[23] | Essex Senior League | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | |
| Bishop's Stortford | 2015–16[24] | National League South | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Woodford Town | 2015–16[25][26] | Spartan South Midlands League Division One | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Tower Hamlets | 2016–17[27] | Essex Senior League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| APOEL | 2016–17[22] | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ethnikos Latsion (loan) | 2016–17[28] | Cypriot Third Division | 24 | 17 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 18 | ||
| Ayia Napa | 2017–18 | Cypriot Second Division | No data currently available | |||||||||
| Enosis Neon Paralimni | 2018–19[22] | Cypriot First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Ayia Napa | 2018–19 | Cypriot Second Division | No data currently available | |||||||||
| Hayes & Yeading United | 2019–20[24] | Southern League Premier Division South | 23 | 9 | 8 | 1 | — | 4[c] | 1 | 35 | 11 | |
| 2020–21[24] | Southern League Premier Division South | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22[24] | Southern League Premier Division South | 33 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | 3[d] | 1 | 42 | 9 | ||
| Total | 59 | 18 | 17 | 6 | — | 8 | 2 | 84 | 26 | |||
| Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 2020–21[22] | National League South | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| Farnborough | 2022–23[22][29] | National League South | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Chesham United (loan) | 2022–23[24] | Southern League Premier Division South | 18 | 1 | — | — | 1[e] | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Hayes & Yeading United | 2023–24[24] | Southern League Premier Division South | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |
| Career total | 151 | 49 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 196 | 61 | ||
- Appearance in the Spartan South Midlands League Challenge Trophy
- One appearance and one goal in the Southern League Cup, three appearances in the FA Trophy
- One appearance in the FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in the Southern League Premier Division South play-offs
- Appearance in the Southern League Premier Division South play-offs