Alex Lowry

Alexander Lowry (born 23 June 2003) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Rangers.

Alex Lowry
Personal information
Full name Alexander Lowry[1]
Date of birth (2003-06-23) 23 June 2003
Place of birth Uddingston, Scotland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rangers
Number 51
Youth career
Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Rangers 9 (1)
2023–2024 → Heart of Midlothian (loan) 12 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Scotland U16 3 (0)
2021–2022 Scotland U19 5 (4)
2022– Scotland U21 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:28, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:10, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Lowry is a product of the Rangers youth system, having joined the club as a ten year old. He played in the junior and B team and signed a contract with the club until the summer of 2023.[2]

Lowry made his first-team debut for Rangers on 21 January 2022, in a Scottish Cup match against Stirling Albion, coming on as a first half substitute for Ianis Hagi.[3] He also scored the opening goal of the match in the 31st minute. Lowry then started the following match for Rangers, a Scottish Premiership tie against Livingston, playing the full match in midfield.[4] In May 2022, he signed a new contract with Rangers that is due to run until 2025.[5]

Lowry joined Heart of Midlothian on loan on 4 August 2023.[6] The deal was due to run until the end of the 2023–24 season, but Hearts cut it short during January 2024.[7]

International career

Lowry has played youth international football for Scotland at under-16,[8] under-19[9][1] and under-21 levels.[10] He received his first call-up to the Scotland under-21 squad in May 2022.[11] He made his debut for the under-21 team in November 2022, in a friendly against Iceland at Fir Park.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rangers B 2019–20[13] —————1[lower-alpha 1]010
2021–22[14] —————3[lower-alpha 1]131
2022–23[15] —————3[lower-alpha 1]434
2023–24[1] —————1[lower-alpha 1]111
Total ————8686
Rangers 2021–22[14] Scottish Premiership 41310000—72
2022–23[15] Scottish Premiership 5010001[lower-alpha 2]0—70
Total 91410010—142
Heart of Midlothian (loan) 2023–24[16] Scottish Premiership 12000213[lower-alpha 3]0—171
Career total 21141214086399
  1. Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Rangers

References
  1. Alex Lowry at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  2. "FIVE SIGN NEW DEALS AHEAD OF EXCITING ACADEMY CAMPAIGN". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 8 June 2021.
  3. "Rangers 4-0 Stirling Albion". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 January 2022.
  4. "Rangers 1-0 Livingston". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 January 2022.
  5. Mair, Steven (7 May 2022). "Alex Lowry signs new Rangers contract as he vows to repay Gio van Bronckhorst faith". Daily Record. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  6. "Alex Lowry: Hearts sign 'highly regarded' Rangers midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  7. McFarlane, Jonny (19 January 2024). "Alex Lowry returns to Rangers as Hearts end loan spell". The Herald. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  8. "Alex Lowry U16 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  9. "Alex Lowry U19 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  10. "Alex Lowry U21 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  11. "Rangers' Alex Lowry one of five new call-ups by Scotland Under-21s". BBC Sport. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  12. "Under-21 edged out in Fir Park friendly". scottishfa.co.uk. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  13. "Games played by Alex Lowry in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  14. "Games played by Alex Lowry in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  15. "Games played by Alex Lowry in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  16. "Games played by Alex Lowry in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  17. "Rangers 2-0 Hearts". BBC Sport. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  • Profile at the Rangers F.C. website


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