Omar Rowe
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| 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) | |||
Omar Reiss Rowe (born 30 October 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Chesham United.
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]