 Bowyer playing for Birmingham City in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee David Bowyer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1977[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Canning Town, London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Montserrat (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Senrab | |||
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | (8) |
| 1996–2003 | Leeds United | 203 | (38) |
| 2003 | West Ham United | 10 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Newcastle United | 79 | (6) |
| 2006–2009 | West Ham United | 41 | (4) |
| 2009 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Birmingham City | 64 | (9) |
| 2011–2012 | Ipswich Town | 29 | (2) |
| Total | 489 | (68) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–1995 | England U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 1995–2000 | England U21 | 13 | (4) |
| 2002 | England | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2021 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 2021–2022 | Birmingham City | ||
| 2023– | Montserrat | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lee David Bowyer (/ˈboʊjər/; born 3 January 1977) is an English football manager and former professional player. He is the head coach of Montserrat.
As a player, he was a midfielder who featured for Charlton Athletic, Leeds United, West Ham United (two spells), Newcastle United, Birmingham City and Ipswich Town in over 18 years as a professional. He made 397 appearances in the Premier League, took part in semi-finals of the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League with Leeds and won the Football League Cup with Birmingham in 2011. Bowyer was capped once by the England national team. His career was punctuated by various incidents both on and off the field.
Bowyer has managed two of the clubs for which he formerly played. After three years in charge of Charlton Athletic, he left to become Birmingham City's manager in March 2021 and was sacked at the end of the following season. In September 2023 he was appointed as the head coach of Montserrat.