Ibane Bowat

Ibane Bowat
Bowat with TSV Hartberg in 2023
Personal information
Full name Ibane Bowat[1]
Date of birth (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
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)
2024–2026 Portsmouth 17 (2)
2026– Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
International career
Scotland U19
2022–2024 Scotland U21 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 December 2025

Ibane Bowat (born 15 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League One club Huddersfield Town. Born in England, he is a youth international for Scotland.

Early life

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.[3][4]

Club career

Bowat joined FC Den Bosch from Fulham in January 2023 on loan with the option to buy.[5] 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.[6] On 13 July 2023, Bowat signed a new contract with Fulham until 2025 and was subsequently loaned out to Austrian Bundesliga side TSV Hartberg.[7]

Portsmouth

On 30 August 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.[8][9] Almost one year after being signed, he made his competitive debut for the club on 13 August 2025, starting and playing 61 minutes against Reading in the Carabao Cup.[10][11] On 1 November 2025, he made his league debut in a 4–0 defeat to Birmingham City.[12] He scored his first league goal for the club on 13 December 2025, scoring the winner in a 2–1 win over Blackburn Rovers.[13]

Huddersfield Town

On 5 August 2026, Bowat signed for EFL League One club Huddersfield Town on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. [14]

International career

Born in England, Bowat qualifies for Scotland via his maternal grandfather hailing from Fife.[15] He is also eligible to play for England, France and Cameroon.[16] 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.[17] He made his Scotland under-21 debut on 7 November 2022 against Iceland under-21 in Motherwell.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played on 13 December 2025
Club statistics
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Den Bosch (loan) 2022–23[19] Eerste Divisie 160———160
TSV Hartberg (loan) 2023–24[19] Austrian Bundesliga 31120——331
Portsmouth 2024–25[20] Championship 0000000000
2025–26[21] Championship 172001000182
Total 172001000182
Career total 643201000853

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes Austrian Cup

References

  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. ↑ "GET TO KNOW: IBANE BOWAT". FulhamFC.com. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Fulham defender Ibane Bowat linked with loan move to Cheltenham Town". Gliucestershirelive.co.uk. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "FC Den Bosch hires Scottish defender Ibane Bowat (20) from Fulham". BD.nl. 12 Jan 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "DEN BOSCH VS. PSV II". Soccerway. 20 Jan 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "LOAN & NEW DEAL FOR BOWAT". Fulham. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Blues Swoop for Bowat". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. August 30, 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  9. ↑ McMahon, Mark (17 September 2024). "Injured Portsmouth defender Ibane Bowat has knee surgery as fomer Fulham centre-back delivers message from his hospital bed". Portsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  10. ↑ Shahaney, Pranav (2025-08-13). "Ibane Bowat injury update emerges after Portsmouth vs Reading". Pompey News. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  11. ↑ "Bowat: Belated Blues Bow A Blessing". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  12. ↑ Allen, Neil (2 November 2025). "'He deserves a bit of credit': Portsmouth boss defends shock Ibane Bowat selection against Birmingham". The News. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  13. ↑ "Portsmouth vs. Blackburn 2-1". Soccerway. 13 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  14. ↑ "IBANE BOWAT JOINS TOWN!". www.htafc.com. Huddersfield Town. 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  15. ↑ Ibane Bowat Exclusive Interview| Scotland National Team
  16. ↑ FC, Fulham (April 12, 2021). "Get To Know: Ibane Bowat". Fulham FC.
  17. ↑ "Young Scots back on home soil to round off double-header". ScottishFA.co.uk.
  18. ↑ "Under-21 edged out in Fir Park friendly". ScottishFA.co.uk.
  19. 1 2 "Ibane Bowat". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Ibane Bowat in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Ibane Bowat in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
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