Ibane Bowat

Ibane Bowat playing for TSV Hartberg.
Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 21)
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]

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