Ibane Bowat

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Ibane Bowat
Ibane Bowat playing for TSV Hartberg.
Personal information
Full name Ibane Bowat[1]
Date of birth (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Portsmouth
Number 17
Youth career
2008–2014 Chelsea
2018–2022 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Fulham 0 (0)
2023 → Den Bosch (loan) 16 (0)
2023–2024 → TSV Hartberg (loan) 31 (1)
2024– Portsmouth 0 (0)
International career
Scotland U19
2022–2024 Scotland U21 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2024

Ibane Bowat (born 15 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Portsmouth.[3] Born in England, he is a youth international for Scotland.

Early life

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Born in the London borough of Kingston upon Thames, 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.[4][5]

Club career

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Bowat joined FC Den Bosch from Fulham in January 2023 on loan with the option to buy.[6] 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.[7] On 13 July 2023, Bowat signed a new contract with Fulham until 2025 and was subsequently loaned out to Austrian Bundesliga side TSV Hartberg.[8]

Portsmouth

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On August 30, 2024 Bowat signed for EFL Championship side Portsmouth on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee reported to be in the region of £500,000. However, before he had made his debut he suffered a serious knee injury in training in September 2024, rupturing the patella tendon in his right knee as he took a shot on goal, which required him to undergo surgery.[9][10] Almost one year after being signed, he made his competitive debut for the club on August 13, 2025, starting and playing 61 minutes against Reading in the Carabao Cup.[11][12]

International career

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Born in England, Bowat qualifies for Scotland via his maternal grandfather hailing from Fife.[13] He is also eligible to play for England, France and Cameroon.[14] He has represented Scotland at Under-19 level and in September 2022 was called up for the first time to the Scotland under-21 squad.[15] He made his Scotland under-21 debut on 7 November 2022 against Iceland under-21 in Motherwell.[16]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 28 May 2024[3]
Club statistics
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Den Bosch (loan) 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 16 0 — — — — 16 0
TSV Hartberg (loan) 2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 31 1 3 0 — — — 34 1
Portsmouth 2024–25 EFL Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 47 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 1

Notes

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  1. ^ Includes Austrian Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 17th May 2025" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Ibane Bowat Profile & Stats". Premier League. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Ibane Bowat". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  4. ^ "GET TO KNOW: IBANE BOWAT". FulhamFC.com. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Fulham defender Ibane Bowat linked with loan move to Cheltenham Town". Gliucestershirelive.co.uk. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  6. ^ "FC Den Bosch hires Scottish defender Ibane Bowat (20) from Fulham". BD.nl. 12 Jan 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  7. ^ "DEN BOSCH VS. PSV II". Soccerway. 20 Jan 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  8. ^ "LOAN & NEW DEAL FOR BOWAT". Fulham. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Blues Swoop for Bowat". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. August 30, 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  10. ^ McMahon, Mark (17 September 2024). "Injured Portsmouth defender Ibane Bowat has knee surgey as fomer Fulham centre-back delivers message from his hospital bed". Portsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  11. ^ Shahaney, Pranav (2025-08-13). "Ibane Bowat injury update emerges after Portsmouth vs Reading". Pompey News. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  12. ^ "Bowat: Belated Blues Bow A Blessing". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  13. ^ Ibane Bowat Exclusive Interview| Scotland National Team
  14. ^ FC, Fulham (April 12, 2021). "Get To Know: Ibane Bowat". Fulham FC.
  15. ^ "Young Scots back on home soil to round off double-header". ScottishFA.co.uk.
  16. ^ "Under-21 edged out in Fir Park friendly". ScottishFA.co.uk.
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