Emile Smith Rowe

Emile Smith Rowe
Smith Rowe with Arsenal in 2021
Personal information
Full name Emile Smith Rowe[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Thornton Heath, London, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Fulham
Number 32
Youth career
2010–2018 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2024 Arsenal 115 (18)
2019RB Leipzig (loan) 3 (0)
2020Huddersfield Town (loan) 19 (2)
2024– Fulham 13 (3)
International career
2015 England U16 3 (1)
2016 England U17 11 (2)
2017 England U18 2 (0)
2018 England U19 4 (1)
2019 England U20 1 (0)
2021−2023 England U21 16 (5)
2021–2022 England 3 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  England
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2023 Georgia–Romania
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner 2017 India
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2017 Croatia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:18, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Emile Smith Rowe (born 28 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Fulham.

He was a highly regarded youth player at Arsenal, whilst also playing a key part for England in their successful FIFA U-17 World Cup campaign in 2017. Smith Rowe's professional breakthrough came in 2018, as he made an immediate impression at senior level for Arsenal, scoring several times in his first games.

In January, Smith Rowe moved to Bundesliga's RB Leipzig on loan, playing just 3 times due to a recurring groin injury, despite this, the German club lobbied unsuccessfully for a permanent move. In July 2019, Smith Rowe returned to rehab at Arsenal for the first half of the season. In January 2020, Smith Rowe moved to Huddersfield Town on loan, playing a key part in keeping them up in the Championship.

Upon returning from loan, Smith Rowe established himself as a key player for Arsenal under Mikel Arteta. In July 2021, he was given the number 10 shirt vacated by Mesut Özil, and signed a long-term contract. That following season, Smith Rowe scored ten goals in the league, and was shortlisted for the Premier League Young Player of the Season and the PFA Young Player of the Year awards.[4][5]

Smith Rowe has represented every age bracket for England at youth levels. He made his senior debut against Albania on 12 November 2021, in a 5–0 FIFA World Cup qualification victory.

  1. ^ "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Emile Smith Rowe". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Emile Smith Rowe: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Saka & Smith Rowe up for Young Player of the Year". Saka & Smith Rowe up for Young Player of the Year. Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Saka and Smith Rowe make PFA Young Player of the Year shortlist". Arseblog. Retrieved 10 February 2023.