Jarrod Bowen

Hereford United

Bowen began his career at local club Leominster Minors, joining the club at the age of four, staying with the club until under-16 level. After unsuccessful trials at Aston Villa and Cardiff City, Bowen started his career as a scholar at Hereford United. At the age of 17, Bowen was given his first-team debut by manager Peter Beadle after impressing for the youth team that season, playing in a 2–0 loss against Barnet on 22 March 2014. He scored his first career goal on 21 April in Hereford's 3–2 home victory over Alfreton Town.

Hull City

After Hereford were expelled from the Football Conference in June 2014, Bowen signed for Premier League club Hull City on 8 July on a free transfer. After impressing during pre-season in 2016, he made his debut for Hull on 23 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 away victory over Exeter City in the 2016–17 EFL Cup. On 7 November 2016, Bowen signed a new two-year contract with Hull. Bowen scored his first goal for Hull on 5 August 2017, away to Aston Villa in a 1–1 draw. In September 2017, Bowen signed a new contract that tied him to the club until June 2020. He scored 15 goals in all competitions during the 2017–18 season, which saw him finish as Hull's top scorer. At the annual end of season awards ceremony on 8 May 2018, Bowen won both the Hull City Supporter's Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year awards. Bowen was nominated for the EFL Championship Player of the Month award for…

Bowen received his first senior call-up for England on 24 May 2022 for the following month's Nations League games against Hungary, Germany and Italy. On 4 June 2022, Bowen made his debut for England, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss against Hungary, drawing praise from The Daily Telegraph for his performance. He was not included in the England squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup played in Qatar in November and December 2022. His club manager, David Moyes, said that Bowen's form had suffered following the omission. Bowen was recalled to England's squad for the October 2023 internationals against Australia and Italy. On 13 October, he was named in the starting line-up for England's 1–0 win over Australia, making his first career appearance at Wembley Stadium. On 6 June 2024, Bowen was named in England's squad for UEFA Euro 2024. In the team's opening match, Bowen made his tournament debut as a 76th-minute substitute for Bukayo Saka as England beat Serbia 1–0 in Gelsenkirchen. On 17 November 2024, Bowen scored his first England goal, scoring England's fourth in a 5–0 win over the Republic of Ireland. Described by The Athletic as a "superb set-piece routine", Bowen's goal came immediately after his introduction as a substitute, with the ball being in play for only three seconds.

Regarded as a quick, direct, mobile, energetic player with good technique and an eye for goal, Bowen is predominantly known for his speed, movement, clinical finishing, agility and ball control, as well as his ability to use both his pace and flair on the ball to create scoring opportunities for himself or his teammates. A versatile forward, he primarily plays as a winger on the right flank, a position which allows him to cut into the centre onto his stronger left foot, and either shoot on goal or play quick exchanges with other players and make runs in behind the defence towards goal. He can also play in the centre, behind the main striker as either an attacking midfielder or second striker. In 2023, he began playing as a central striker while Michail Antonio was injured, impressing manager David Moyes with his performance and versatility.

Jarrod Bowen was born on 20 December 1996 in Leominster, Herefordshire. His mother is a teacher at the school that Bowen attended as a child, and his father is a farmer in Herefordshire, who played football at a semi-professional level for Forest Green, Worcester and Hereford. Growing up, Bowen's idol was David Beckham and he supported Manchester United.