Jason Lowe
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Jason John Lowe is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers. He is primarily a midfielder but can also play at right back. He made his senior debut on 8 January 2011 in the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...

 and his Premier League debut on 15 January 2011. He captained England U-20 at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the eighteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. Colombia hosted the tournament between 29 July and 20 August 2011, with matches being played in eight cities...

 and made his U-21 debut on 10 October 2011.

Early career

Lowe joined the Academy of Blackburn Rovers when he was 12 and had progressed to the Reserves when he signed his first professional contract with Blackburn on 4 September 2009. On 8 January 2011, Lowe made his senior debut for Blackburn in the 1-0 win over QPR
QPR
QPR usually refers to Queens Park Rangers F.C., an English football club.QPR may also refer to:*Queen + Paul Rodgers, a 2004-2009 musical supergroup*Queen's Park Rangers , a football club playing in the Grenada League...

 in the FA Cup. On 15 January 2011, he made his Premier League debut, as a 24th minute substitute for the injured David Dunn
David Dunn
David John Ian Dunn is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Blackburn Rovers.-Blackburn Rovers:...

, in the 2-0 loss to Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...

. He was set to join Aberdeen
Aberdeen F.C.
Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...

 on loan in January 2011 before the deal fell through due to injuries in the Blackburn first team.

Oldham Athletic

On 24 March 2011, Lowe was signed by Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...

 on loan until the end of the season. Lowe made his debut for Oldham against Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...

 on 28 March 2011. Lowe scored his first goal for the club with a penalty in the 2-0 win against Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...

 on 3 April 2011. On 25 April 2011, Lowe scored late on to help Oldham secure a 1-1 draw with Walsall. Lowe finished his loan spell having played seven games and scoring two goals.

Blackburn Rovers

Lowe's first appearance for Blackburn after returning from his loan came in the League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...

 second round win against Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...

 on 24 August 2011. He then made his first league appearance of the season, as a substitute for Ruben Rochina
Rubén Rochina
Rubén Rochina Naixes is a Spanish footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League, as a striker.-Barcelona:...

, against Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...

 on 11 September 2011. His first ever league start in a Blackburn shirt came a week later on 17 September 2011 against Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...

. On 27 October 2011, it was reported that Lowe has signed a five-year contract with Blackburn.

International career

Lowe was called into a training camp for England U-19 after impressing for Blackburn in the Academy and reserves and was on stand-by for the U-19 which traveled to Ukraine for the European Under-19 Football Championship Elite Qualifying Round. Lowe was selected for England U-19 for the European Under-19 Football Championship Finals in July 2010, but he eventually missed out due to injury.

Lowe made his debut for England U-20 in a friendly against France on 9 February 2011. It was his only cap before he captained England U-20 at the FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association...

 in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

 in the summer of 2011, where they were knocked out in the last 16.

On 10 October 2011, Lowe made his debut for England U-21 in the 1-1 draw with Norway U-21 in an Euro 2013 qualifier.

Club career statistics

Statistics accurate as of 14:30, 1 November 2011.
Club Season League Cup Europe
UEFA
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Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....

2010–11
2010–11 Premier League
The 2010–11 Premier League was the 19th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The 2010–11 fixtures were released on 17 June 2010 at 09:00 BST. The season began on 14 August 2010, and ended on 22 May 2011...

1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2011–12
2011–12 Premier League
The 2011–12 Premier League is the twentieth season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The 2011–12 fixtures were announced on 17 June 2011 at 9:00 BST. The season began on 13 August 2011 and is due to end on 13 May 2012...

7 0 3 0 0 0 10 0
Total 804000120
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2010–11
2010–11 Football League One
The 2010–11 Football League One is the seventh season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format...

7 2 0 0 0 0 7 2
Career Total 1524000192

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