Portsmouth’s Jamal Lowe has been through rather a meteoric rise in the last 18 months.
He spent his early days of his footballing career at Barnet, and went on to play for eight different Non-League clubs across the country.

After finding his feet at Hampton & Richmond Borough, Lowe’s prolific goalscoring form led to a contract offer from Portsmouth, and he joined the South Coast club in January 2017.

Then 22 years old, Lowe had a very different background to many of his new teammates, having payed the rent working as a P.E teacher while floating from one Non-League club to another.

It’s true, the lower leagues of English football can be a harsh mistress, and Lowe himself admits that he feared for his footballing career on a number of occasions.

 

Plenty of young English talents fail to make the grade, but Lowe worked hard and kicked it up a gear.

Securing a call up to the England C team is an achievement Lowe remains proud of. Lots of his new teammates had been professional players for a long time, but none had represented their country.

And he went from strength to strength, scoring two goals for Pompey away to Notts County to secure their promotion to League One last season.

A hit with the fans and experienced for his age, Lowe sat down with us to chat about his Non-League days, and the way his lifestyle has changed. Click here to watch the interview.

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