Shane Lowry (footballer)
Encyclopedia
Shane Thomas Lowry is an Irish
-Australia
n professional football (soccer) player who currently plays as a centre defender
or left fullback
for the Australia national football team and Millwall
, on loan from Aston Villa
. He has played for the Republic of Ireland U17 & Republic of Ireland U21 team but has pledged his allegiance to Australia for his senior career.
n club ECU Joondalup
. He signed for Aston Villa
in February 2005 along with fellow Australia
n Chris Herd
. Lowry made 9 appearances for Aston Villa Reserves
in the 2006–07 season, mainly coming near the end of the campaign. Lowry was also part of the squad that won the HKFC Philips Lighting International Soccer Sevens in May 2007. In June 2007, Lowry penned a 12-month deal to his contract.
In August 2007, Lowry made his debut for the Aston Villa senior first team, replacing Stephen O'Halloran
in the second half of a pre-season friendly against Stoke City. Lowry played 17 minutes in a 2–0 victory for Villa. After appearing in the 2009 Peace Cup
, which was won by Villa after a penalty shootout against Juventus, Lowry converted his penalty in the shootout for Villa beating Juve goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon
with a left footed finish, Lowry made his professional debut in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League in an away fixture at Rapid Vienna.
side Plymouth Argyle
. He played 13 league games for Plymouth during his loan spell, where he impressed many and was recalled by Aston Villa who required Lowry's services as cover after some injuries to defenders.
and Neil Kilkenny
. The announcement of his arrival was announced before kickoff in Leeds' league 1 game against Colchester United. He made his debut for Leeds against Colchester United, playing left back for Leeds. After an impressive debut, Lowry suffered a minor injury and had to be substituted and replaced by Bradley Johnson
after 70 minutes. After missing the FA Cup replay against Tottenham Hotspur due to not being eligible, Lowry returned to the Leeds starting lineup in the following game against Hartlepool United.
Lowry started for Leeds in the JPT Northern Area Final second leg game against Carlisle United, in which the game was lost with Lowry missing the decisive penalty in sudden death in the penalty shootout. After the game it appeared as though Lowry was attacked by a set of Carlisle United supporters who had invaded the pitch. After starting every game for Leeds Lowry was dropped from the Leeds squad for the match against Brentford after suffering an injury. Lowry returned to Aston Villa after his loan spell ended.
On 25 March 2010 Lowry re-signed for Leeds for a second loan spell, with his loan lasting until the end of the season. Lowry started at left back for Leeds against Norwich City on his return to the club, a match Leeds went on to lose 1-0 in injury time. Lowry didn't overley impress the Leeds fans in his loan spell at Leeds, with him being mostly played out of position at Left back for the entire spell, he was substituted for Jonathan Howson
in the final game of the season against Bristol Rovers with 1-0 down at the time, but his loan spell ended on a high as Leeds were promoted in 2nd place after scoring two goals to go on and beat Bristol Rovers and secure promotion to The Championship.
until the end of the season making his first start for the Blades away at Coventry City
a day later. Lowry made eighteen appearances for the Blades but with the club in decline he was unable to prevent them from being relegated at the end of the season.
, this time to Millwall
until 3 January 2012. He followed Aston Villa team-mate Nathan Baker
who also signed on loan for Millwall two days earlier.
, he appeared for the Republic of Ireland
U17 and U21 team due to his Irish parentage. On 11 September 2009 it was announced that Lowry had opted to make himself available to the Australian national team for his senior career. Lowry gained selection into the full Australia squad for the friendly match
against Netherlands
on 10 October 2009, in Sydney
and then for the Asian Cup Qualifier against Oman
in Melbourne
on 14 October 2009. This was his first call-up since choosing to pursue his international future with Australia
. On 11 May 2010 he was selected as part of Pim Verbeek's 30-man provisional squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
in South Africa. However, he was not included in the final 23 man Australian Squad World Cup Squad.
On 3 August, Lowry was announced as part of Han Berger's 18 man squad for a friendly between Australia and Slovenia on 11 August.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
-Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n professional football (soccer) player who currently plays as a centre defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
or left fullback
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
for the Australia national football team and Millwall
Millwall F.C.
Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
, on loan from Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
. He has played for the Republic of Ireland U17 & Republic of Ireland U21 team but has pledged his allegiance to Australia for his senior career.
Aston Villa
Lowry started his youth career with AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n club ECU Joondalup
ECU Joondalup
The ECU Joondalup Soccer Club is an Australian football club from Joondalup, Western Australia currently playing in the Premier Division in the Football West State League which is one grade lower than the Australian A-League.-History:The ECU Joondalup Soccer Club was formed in 1992 and they were...
. He signed for Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
in February 2005 along with fellow Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Chris Herd
Chris Herd
Christopher "Chris" Herd is an Australian football player who plays for Premier League club Aston Villa. He has also represented his country at under-20 level...
. Lowry made 9 appearances for Aston Villa Reserves
Aston Villa F.C. Reserves and Academy
Aston Villa Reserves are the reserve team of Aston Villa, they have been part of the FA Premier Reserve League since its foundation in 1999 and are current holders of the Premier Reserve League South title. The team plays its home games at Villa Park - during the months of Autumn and Spring - and...
in the 2006–07 season, mainly coming near the end of the campaign. Lowry was also part of the squad that won the HKFC Philips Lighting International Soccer Sevens in May 2007. In June 2007, Lowry penned a 12-month deal to his contract.
In August 2007, Lowry made his debut for the Aston Villa senior first team, replacing Stephen O'Halloran
Stephen O'Halloran
Stephen Edward O'Halloran is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Carlisle United in League One, the third tier of English football. He began his professional career in the Premier League with Aston Villa and earned two full international caps for the Republic of Ireland in...
in the second half of a pre-season friendly against Stoke City. Lowry played 17 minutes in a 2–0 victory for Villa. After appearing in the 2009 Peace Cup
2009 Peace Cup
The 2009 Peace Cup Andalucia was an invitational friendly football tournament. It was the 4th edition of Peace Cup and was held in Spain from 24 July to 2 August in the cities of Madrid, Seville, Málaga, Jerez and Huelva. It was the first time that the tournament has been hosted by a nation other...
, which was won by Villa after a penalty shootout against Juventus, Lowry converted his penalty in the shootout for Villa beating Juve goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon
Gianluigi Buffon
Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Ufficiale OMRI , is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team. He has won the FIFA World Cup and is widely considered by fans and experts to be one of most dominant and successful goalkeepers in history...
with a left footed finish, Lowry made his professional debut in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League in an away fixture at Rapid Vienna.
Loan to Plymouth
On 17 September 2009, Lowry signed a three month loan deal with Football League ChampionshipFootball League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
side Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
. He played 13 league games for Plymouth during his loan spell, where he impressed many and was recalled by Aston Villa who required Lowry's services as cover after some injuries to defenders.
Loan to Leeds United
On 28 January 2010, Lowry agreed a deal which would take him on a loan to Leeds United until 13 March 2010, joining his fellow Australian international teammates Patrick KisnorboPatrick Kisnorbo
Patrick Fabio Maxime Kisnorbo is an Australian football player of Mauritian and Italian heritage who plays for Leeds United in The Championship of the English Football League. Kisnorbo is also an Australian international with 18 caps to his name. Also known by his nickname Paddy...
and Neil Kilkenny
Neil Kilkenny
Neil Martin Kilkenny is an English-born Australian football player who plays for Bristol City as a midfielder. He is a member of the Australia national team.-Early life and career:...
. The announcement of his arrival was announced before kickoff in Leeds' league 1 game against Colchester United. He made his debut for Leeds against Colchester United, playing left back for Leeds. After an impressive debut, Lowry suffered a minor injury and had to be substituted and replaced by Bradley Johnson
Bradley Johnson
Bradley Paul Johnson is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Norwich City. His primary position is a central midfielder, but he can also play as a left winger and as a left back.-Club career:...
after 70 minutes. After missing the FA Cup replay against Tottenham Hotspur due to not being eligible, Lowry returned to the Leeds starting lineup in the following game against Hartlepool United.
Lowry started for Leeds in the JPT Northern Area Final second leg game against Carlisle United, in which the game was lost with Lowry missing the decisive penalty in sudden death in the penalty shootout. After the game it appeared as though Lowry was attacked by a set of Carlisle United supporters who had invaded the pitch. After starting every game for Leeds Lowry was dropped from the Leeds squad for the match against Brentford after suffering an injury. Lowry returned to Aston Villa after his loan spell ended.
On 25 March 2010 Lowry re-signed for Leeds for a second loan spell, with his loan lasting until the end of the season. Lowry started at left back for Leeds against Norwich City on his return to the club, a match Leeds went on to lose 1-0 in injury time. Lowry didn't overley impress the Leeds fans in his loan spell at Leeds, with him being mostly played out of position at Left back for the entire spell, he was substituted for Jonathan Howson
Jonathan Howson
Jonathan Mark "Jonny" Howson is an English footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Football League Championship team Leeds United. A graduate of Leeds' prolific youth system, he serves as club captain....
in the final game of the season against Bristol Rovers with 1-0 down at the time, but his loan spell ended on a high as Leeds were promoted in 2nd place after scoring two goals to go on and beat Bristol Rovers and secure promotion to The Championship.
Return to Aston Villa
After Lowry's loan spell at Leeds was coming to an end, on the 11th May he signed a new two year contract extension at Aston Villa. It was a remarkable few days for Lowry, he was promoted with Leeds, received a call up to Australia's World Cup Squad and on the same day he signed a new two year deal with Villa.Loan to Sheffield United
In January 2011, Lowry signed for Championship side Sheffield UnitedSheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
until the end of the season making his first start for the Blades away at Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
a day later. Lowry made eighteen appearances for the Blades but with the club in decline he was unable to prevent them from being relegated at the end of the season.
Loan to Millwall
On 23 November 2011 Lowry was again loaned out to play in the ChampionshipFootball League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
, this time to Millwall
Millwall F.C.
Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
until 3 January 2012. He followed Aston Villa team-mate Nathan Baker
Nathan Baker (footballer)
Nathan Luke Baker is an English professional footballer who is contracted to Premier League side Aston Villa as a central defender or left back...
who also signed on loan for Millwall two days earlier.
International career
Although Lowry was born in AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, he appeared for the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland national football team
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
U17 and U21 team due to his Irish parentage. On 11 September 2009 it was announced that Lowry had opted to make himself available to the Australian national team for his senior career. Lowry gained selection into the full Australia squad for the friendly match
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
against Netherlands
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
on 10 October 2009, in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and then for the Asian Cup Qualifier against Oman
Oman national football team
The Oman national football team is the national team of Oman. Although the team was officially founded in 1978, the squad was formed long before, and has established a proper football association in only December, 2005...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
on 14 October 2009. This was his first call-up since choosing to pursue his international future with Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. On 11 May 2010 he was selected as part of Pim Verbeek's 30-man provisional squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
in South Africa. However, he was not included in the final 23 man Australian Squad World Cup Squad.
On 3 August, Lowry was announced as part of Han Berger's 18 man squad for a friendly between Australia and Slovenia on 11 August.
Club statistics
| Club | Season | Domestic | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | |||
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2009-10 | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Leeds United (loan) | 2009-10 | League One Football League One Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system.... |
11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Sheffield United (loan) | 2010-11 | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Aston Villa | 2009-10 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011-12 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
Aston Villa
- HKFC Philips Lighting International Soccer Sevens
- Winner: 2007
- Peace CupPeace Cupthumb|right|400px|The opening ceremony of 2003 competitionThe Peace Cup is an invitational pre-season friendly football tournament for club teams, currently held every two years by the Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation. It is contested by the eight clubs from several continents, though 12 teams...
- Winner: 2009