Omar Rowe

Omar Reiss Rowe (born 30 October 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Chesham United.

Omar Rowe

Personal information
Full name	Omar Reiss Rowe[1]
Date of birth	(1994-10-30) 30 October 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Hackney, London, England
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Chesham United
Youth career
	West Ham United
	Southampton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Southampton	0	(0)
2015	Tower Hamlets	9	(5)
2015–2016	Bishop's Stortford	7	(0)
2016	Woodford Town	2	(2)
2016	Tower Hamlets	3	(0)
2016–2017	APOEL	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Ethnikos Latsion (loan)	24	(17)
2017–2018	Ayia Napa
2018–2019	Enosis Neon Paralimni	3	(1)
2019	Ayia Napa
2019–2022	Hayes & Yeading United	59	(18)
2020	→ Hemel Hempstead Town (loan)	6	(2)
2022–2023	Farnborough	12	(0)
2022–2023	→ Chesham United (loan)	18	(1)
2023–2024	Hayes & Yeading United	26	(4)
2024–	Chesham United	25	(1)
2025	→ Chertsey Town (dual-registered)	2	(0)
2025	→ Northwood (dual-registered)	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:14, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Rowe was born in Hackney, London, and spent the first part of his youth development at West Ham United, but moved to Southampton at under-16 level. Along with goalkeeper Will Britt, he signed his professional deal with Southampton on 1 July 2013.^[2] He made his debut for the club in the Second Round of the League Cup against Barnsley on 27 August 2013, replacing Lloyd Isgrove in the 72nd minute of a 5–1 away win.^[3]

At the start of the 2015–16 season, he joined Essex Senior League club Tower Hamlets on a part-time basis.^[4][5] On 15 October 2015, Rowe joined National League South club Bishop's Stortford.^[6] His contract with Bishop's Stortford was terminated in January 2016.^[7] In February 2016, Rowe appeared for Woodford Town, making two league appearances, scoring twice against Wodson Park and Southall.^[8][9][10]

In 2016, Rowe arrived in Cyprus, joining APOEL and began playing football at Cypriot Third Division club Ethnikos Latsion on a season-long loan, before moving up a tier a year later to play for Ayia Napa. In 2018, Rowe signed for newly promoted Cypriot First Division club Enosis Neon Paralimni.^[11]

He rejoined Ayia Napa in January 2019, making his second debut as a substitute in the 1–0 loss to Anagennisi Deryneia on 5 January.^[12]

In summer 2019, Rowe returned to England and joined Hayes & Yeading United.^[13]

In November 2020, Rowe joined National League South side Hemel Hempstead Town on a one-month loan deal.^[14]

After three years at Hayes & Yeading, Rowe joined newly-promoted National League South side, Farnborough ahead of the 2022–23 campaign.^[15]

In December 2022, Rowe joined Chesham United on loan until the end of the season.^[16]

Ahead of the 2023–24 campaign, following his release from Farnborough, Rowe returned to Hayes & Yeading United.^[17]

Rowe joined Northwood on dual-registration in March 2025, after a similar stint with Chertsey Town.^[18]

Personal life

Rowe's brother O'Neal Rowe played alongside him at Tower Hamlets and Woodford Town.^[19] Rowe's younger brother, Aaron, plays for Gillingham.^[11] He is of Jamaican descent.^[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 September 2023.

Club statistics

Season	Club	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Southampton	2013–14[21]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
	2014–15[22]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
Tower Hamlets	2015–16[23]	Essex Senior League	9	5	0	0	—		0	0	9	5
Bishop's Stortford	2015–16[24]	National League South	7	0	—		—		1[a]	0	8	0
Woodford Town	2015–16[25][26]	Spartan South Midlands League Division One	2	2	—		—		1[b]	0	3	2
Tower Hamlets	2016–17[27]	Essex Senior League	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
APOEL	2016–17[22]	Cypriot First Division	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Ethnikos Latsion (loan)	2016–17[28]	Cypriot Third Division	24	17	5	1	—		—		29	18
Ayia Napa	2017–18	Cypriot Second Division	No data currently available
Enosis Neon Paralimni	2018–19[22]	Cypriot First Division	3	1	0	0	—		—		3	1
Ayia Napa	2018–19	Cypriot Second Division	No data currently available
Hayes & Yeading United	2019–20[24]	Southern League Premier Division South	23	9	8	1	—		4[c]	1	35	11
	2020–21[24]	Southern League Premier Division South	3	2	3	4	—		1[a]	0	7	6
	2021–22[24]	Southern League Premier Division South	33	7	6	1	—		3[d]	1	42	9
	Total		59	18	17	6	—		8	2	84	26
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan)	2020–21[22]	National League South	6	2	—		—		—		6	2
Farnborough	2022–23[22][29]	National League South	12	0	5	0	—		2[a]	0	19	0
Chesham United (loan)	2022–23[24]	Southern League Premier Division South	18	1	—		—		1[e]	0	19	1
Hayes & Yeading United	2023–24[24]	Southern League Premier Division South	8	3	1	1	—		0	0	9	4
Career total			151	49	28	8	2	0	15	2	196	61

1. Appearance in the FA Trophy
2. Appearance in the Spartan South Midlands League Challenge Trophy
3. One appearance and one goal in the Southern League Cup, three appearances in the FA Trophy
4. One appearance in the FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in the Southern League Premier Division South play-offs
5. Appearance in the Southern League Premier Division South play-offs