Emile Smith Rowe


Emile Smith Rowe is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for English club Huddersfield Town on loan from Arsenal.

Early life

He originates from Thornton Heath in the south London borough of Croydon. He relocated to north London with his parents and brother when he was signed by Arsenal in 2010.

Club career

Arsenal

Smith Rowe joined Arsenal's Hale End Academy in 2010 at the age of ten. He made his first appearance for the Under-23s in 2016–17, at the age of 16. He continued in the Under-23s during the 2017–18 season, making 11 appearances for the side.
Aged 17 he joined the senior team on their pre-season tour of Singapore in July 2018. He scored a goal in the 1–1 draw against Atletico Madrid in the International Champions Cup. He also assisted a goal in the 5–1 win against PSG in the same competition on 28 July, which was also his 18th birthday.
Smith Rowe signed a new long-term professional contract with Arsenal on 31 July 2018, when he was described by head coach Unai Emery as having "lots of potential". The length of the contract was not disclosed by Arsenal, but it was reported to be a five-year deal.
Smith Rowe made his Arsenal first-team competitive debut on 20 September 2018 against Vorskla Poltava in the UEFA Europa League, coming on as a second-half substitute for Alex Iwobi. His appearance was the first Arsenal professional debut by a player born in the 2000s. He scored after starting the following Europa League match against Qarabag in a 3–0 victory for Arsenal, becoming the youngest goalscorer in a competitive match since Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in 2011, and the first player born after 2000 to score for the London club. He scored his first goal at the Emirates in a 2–1 victory over Blackpool in the Fourth Round of the EFL Cup.

RB Leipzig (loan)

On 31 January 2019, he joined RB Leipzig on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.
After signing the loan deal RB Leipzig discovered Smith Rowe was not fully recovered from a groin injury.
Ralf Rangnick, the RB Leipzig manager said: "He will not be fully training with us in the next two to three weeks".

Huddersfield Town (loan)

On 10 January 2020, he joined EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.

International career

Smith Rowe has been capped by England at U16, U17, U18 and U19 level whilst progressing through the ranks at Arsenal's Hale End academy.
In April 2017, Smith Rowe was included in the squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He came off the bench in the semi-final against Turkey but did not play in the final as England were defeated on penalties by Spain. In October 2017, he was part of the squad that won the U-17 World Cup. He scored in the group stage against Iraq and provided an assist for Rhian Brewster to score against Brazil in the semi-final.
In October 2018, Smith Rowe scored for the England under-19 team against Portugal.
On 14 November 2019, Smith Rowe made a goalscoring debut for the England under-20 team during a 4–0 win away to Portugal.

Honours

England U17