Richie Towell
![]() Richie Towell in action for Dundalk in the 2015 League of Ireland Premier Division | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Richard Patrick Towell[1] | ||
Date of birth | 17 July 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
Crumlin United | |||
2007–2010 | Celtic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Celtic | 1 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Hibernian (loan) | 30 | (1) |
2013–2015 | Dundalk | 96 | (43) |
2016– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2007–2008 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 4 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 6 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 9 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:17, 14 May 2016 (UTC). |
Richard Patrick "Richie" Towell (born 17 July 1991) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion.
Towell started his career with Scottish club Celtic and made his debut in the first half of the 2010–11 season. He then had two loan spells with Hibernian before leaving Celtic in 2012.
Towell has represented the Republic of Ireland under-21, under-19 and under-17 teams
Club career
Celtic
Towell started his career at Crumlin United and in 2007 moved to Celtic. In November 2010 he made his professional debut coming on as a substitute for Jos Hooiveld in the 57th minute of Celtic's 2–2 draw against Inverness,[2] he provided an assist for Paddy McCourt.
Hibernian (loans)
On 25 January 2011, he joined Hibernian on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season.[3] Towell made his debut a day later, in a 2–0 loss to Rangers.[4] He was at fault for the concession of the second Rangers goal, as a misplaced pass allowed Nikica Jelavić a clear chance to score.[4] Despite this bad start, Towell helped to solidify the Hibs defence during the latter part of the 2010–11 season.[5] Hibs manager Colin Calderwood stated in April 2011 that he hoped to sign Towell for a longer period.[5] Towell said in April 2011 that he received abuse from Hearts supporters in Edinburgh derby matches because he was Catholic.[6] However, he also said that this made him more determined to play better.[7] Towell returned to Celtic at the end of the season, having made 15 starting appearances for Hibs.[8]
Towell re-signed on loan for Hibs on 25 August 2011, on a deal due to run until June 2012.[8] He played the first match of his second loan spell only 3 days later, starting as Hibs lost 2–0 to Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts.[9] Towell started to find first-team opportunities limited after new manager Pat Fenlon made several siginings in the January transfer window. Two right backs and two central midfielders came in with one other right back going out. However, Fenlon said that once Towell had got his fitness levels up he would be back in the first team picture.[10]
Dundalk
Towell was signed by Stephen Kenny for Dundalk in December 2012, ahead of the 2013 Airtricity Premier Division season.[11]
Towell made his League of Ireland debut against Shamrock Rovers on the opening night of the 2013 season and was hugely influential in Dundalk’s second-placed finish that year, scoring seven times in 31 league appearances. He also picked up the PFAI Young Player of the Year award. He won back to back league titles with Dundalk in 2014 and 2015 scoring 11 and 25 goals in the respective seasons, and got his first taste of Champions League football with the League of Ireland champions.
Brighton & Hove Albion
Towell signed for Brighton & Hove Albion on 30 November 2015. Towell made his full debut for Brighton on the 9th of January 2016 vs Hull City, and scored his first goal for the club in a cup match at home to Leyton Orient on the 8th of November 2016. [12] [13]
International career
In May 2008 Richie Towell made his Republic of Ireland under-17's debut in a European championship match against Switzerland.[14] He gained his second Ireland under-17 cap four days later, against Spain.[15]
Towell made two appearances for Republic of Ireland under-21's in the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification campaign.[16]
Career statistics
- As of 27 March 2016.[17]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
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App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
Celtic | |||||||||||||
2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | |
Hibernian | |||||||||||||
2010–11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 0 | |
2011–12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 1 | |
Dundalk | |||||||||||||
2013 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 35 | 9 | |
2014 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 40 | 13 | |
2015 | 32 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 38 | 27 | |
Brighton & Hove Albion | |||||||||||||
2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1* | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 129 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 50 | |
- indicates appearance in Football League Championship play-off semi-final
Honours
Club
- Dundalk
- League of Ireland (2): 2014, 2015
- EA Sports Cup (1): 2014
- FAI Cup (1): 2015
- Malone Cup (2) 2014, 2015
- President's Cup (1) 2015
- Leinster Senior Cup (1) 2015
Individual
References
- ↑ "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 11. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ↑ "Celtic 2–2 Inverness CT". BBC. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "Irish Defender Signs on Loan". Hibernian F.C. 25 January 2011. Archived from the original on 28 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- 1 2 "Hibs 0–2 Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- 1 2 Collin, Iain (17 April 2011). "Hibs keen to tie down on-loan Richie Towell on a more permanent contract". Scotland on Sunday. Johnston Press. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ↑ Bathgate, Stuart (2 April 2011). "'I'll get abuse because I'm a Catholic,' says Towell". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ↑ "Edinburgh derby: 'Rivalry is a million miles from Old Firm'". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- 1 2 "Celtic's Richie Towell rejoins Hibernian". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ↑ "Hearts 2 Hibernian 0: match report". The Daily Telegraph. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ↑ "Pat Fenlon says Richie Towell still has Hibs role". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ↑ "Dundalk confirm signing of Celtic's Richie Towell and re-signing of Stephen McDonnell". Goal.com. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ http://www.the42.ie/richie-towell-brighton-injury-3063167-Nov2016/
- ↑ "Richie Towell departs Dundalk to sign for Championship high-flyers Brighton". independent.ie. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ↑ Irish Independent (8 May 2008). "Ireland U17 0–1 Switzerland U17". Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ Irish Independent (12 May 2008). "Ireland U17 1–3 Spain U17". Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "Richard Towell". UEFA. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ↑ Richie Towell career statistics at Soccerbase