Jarrod Bowen (born 20 December 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger or forward for Premier League club West Ham United and the England national team.
[6] After unsuccessful trials at Aston Villa and Cardiff City, Bowen started his career as a scholar at Hereford United.
[7] At the age of 17, Bowen was given his first-team debut by manager Peter Beadle after impressing for the youth team that season,[7] playing in a 2–0 loss against Barnet on 22 March 2014.
[9] After Hereford were expelled from the Football Conference in June 2014,[10] Bowen signed for Premier League club Hull City on 8 July on a free transfer.
[11] After impressing during pre-season in 2016,[12] he made his debut for Hull on 23 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 away victory over Exeter City in the 2016–17 EFL Cup.
[25] On 31 January 2020, Bowen signed for Premier League club West Ham United on a five-and-a-half-year contract, for a fee reported to be around £22 million.
[9] Bowen scored his first goal in European football during the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League group stage in a 3–0 win over Genk on 21 October 2021.
[32] On 7 June 2023, during the 2023 Europa Conference League final, Bowen scored the winning goal, in the 90th minute, against Fiorentina to give West Ham their first trophy in 43 years with a 2–1 victory.
[44] Bowen received his first senior call-up for England on 24 May 2022 for the following month's Nations League games against Hungary, Germany and Italy.
[45] On 4 June 2022, Bowen made his debut for England, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss against Hungary, drawing praise from The Daily Telegraph for his performance.
[48] On 13 October, he was named in the starting line-up for England's 1–0 win over Australia, making his first career appearance at Wembley Stadium.
[50] In the team's opening match, Bowen made his tournament debut as a 76th minute substitute for Bukayo Saka as England beat Serbia 1–0 in Gelsenkirchen.
[53][54][55][56][57][58] In 2023, he began playing as a central striker while Michail Antonio was injured, impressing manager David Moyes with his performance and versatility.