Ibane Bowat

Ibane Bowat
Bowat with TSV Hartberg in 2023
Personal information
Full name Ibane Bowat
Date of birth (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
Number 15
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.

Club career

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

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. 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. On 1 November 2025, he made his league debut in a 4–0 defeat to Birmingham City. He scored his first league goal for the club on 13 December 2025, scoring the winner in a 2–1 win over Blackburn Rovers.

Huddersfield Town

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

International career

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

Career statistics

As of match played on 13 December 2025
Club statistics
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Den Bosch (loan) 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 160———160
TSV Hartberg (loan) 2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 31120——331
Portsmouth 2024–25 Championship 0000000000
2025–26 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.