Richie Towell

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Richie Towell
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Richie Towell in action for Dundalk in the 2015 League of Ireland
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-07-17) 17 July 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 29
Youth career
Crumlin United
2007–2010 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Celtic 1 (0)
2011–2012 → Hibernian (loan) 30 (1)
2013–2015 Dundalk 96 (43)
2016– Brighton & Hove Albion 2 (0)
International career‡
2007–2008 Republic of Ireland U17 4 (0)
2009–2010 Republic of Ireland U19 6 (0)
2010–2012 Republic of Ireland U21 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:17, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2012

Richie Towell (born 17 July 1991) is an Irish footballer who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Towell started his career with Scottish club Celtic and made his debut in the first half of the 2010–11 season. He then had two loan spells with Hibernian before leaving Celtic in 2012.

Towell has represented the Republic of Ireland under-21, under-19 and under-17 teams.

Club career

Celtic

Towell started his career at Crumlin United and in 2007 moved to Celtic. In November 2010 he made his professional debut coming on as a substitute for Jos Hooiveld in the 57th minute of Celtic's 2–2 draw against Inverness,[1] he provided an assist for Paddy McCourt. Towell left Celtic after his contract expired at the end of the 2011–12 season.[2]

Hibernian (loans)

On 25 January 2011, he joined Hibernian on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season.[3] Towell made his debut a day later, in a 2–0 loss to Rangers.[4] He was at fault for the concession of the second Rangers goal, as a misplaced pass allowed Nikica Jelavić a clear chance to score.[4] Despite this bad start, Towell helped to solidify the Hibs defence during the latter part of the 2010–11 season.[5] Hibs manager Colin Calderwood stated in April 2011 that he hoped to sign Towell for a longer period.[5] Towell said in April 2011 that he received abuse from Hearts supporters in Edinburgh derby matches because he was Catholic.[6] However, he also said that this made him more determined to play better.[7] Towell returned to Celtic at the end of the season, having made 15 starting appearances for Hibs.[8]

Towell re-signed on loan for Hibs on 25 August 2011, on a deal due to run until June 2012.[8] He played the first match of his second loan spell only 3 days later, starting as Hibs lost 2–0 to Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts.[9] Towell started to find first-team opportunities limited after new manager Pat Fenlon made several siginings in the January transfer window. Two right backs and two central midfielders came in with one other right back going out. However, Fenlon said that once Towell had got his fitness levels up he would be back in the first team picture.[10]

Dundalk

Towell was signed by Stephen Kenny for Dundalk in December 2012, ahead of the 2013 Airtricity Premier Division season.[11]

Towell made his League of Ireland debut against Shamrock Rovers on the opening night of the 2013 season and was hugely influential in Dundalk’s second-placed finish that year, scoring seven times in 31 league appearances. He also picked up the PFAI Young Player of the Year award. He won back to back league titles with Dundalk in 2014 and 2015 scoring 11 and 25 goals in the respective seasons, and got his first taste of Champions League football with the League of Ireland champions.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Towell signed for Brighton & Hove Albion on 30 November 2015 and has been eligible to play since January 2016.[12]

International career

In May 2008 Richie Towell made his Republic of Ireland under-17's debut in a European championship match against Switzerland.[13] He gained his second Ireland under-17 cap four days later, against Spain.[14]

Towell made two appearances for Republic of Ireland under-21's in the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification campaign.[15]

Career statistics

As of 27 March 2016.[16]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Celtic
2010–11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Hibernian
2010–11 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2011–12 14 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 16 1
Dundalk
2013 31 7 2 2 2 0 0 0 35 9
2014 33 11 2 0 1 0 4 2 40 13
2015 32 25 3 1 1 1 2 0 38 27
Brighton & Hove Albion
2015–16 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 128 44 9 3 5 1 6 2 149 50

Honours

Club

Dundalk

Individual

References

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  16. ↑ Richie Towell career statistics at Soccerbase

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