Richie Towell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Towell | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Dundalk | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997-2007 | Crumlin United | ||
| 2007–2010 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2012 | Celtic | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Hibernian (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Hibernian (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2013– | Dundalk | 37 | (10) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2010 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 9 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:48, 26 October 2012. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Richie Towell (born 17 July 1991) is an Irish footballer who currently plays as a Midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk.
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 signed for Irish club Dundalk in December 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 signed for Dundalk in December 2012 ahead of 2013 Airtricity Premier Division season.[11]
International career
In May 2008 Richie Towell made his Republic of Ireland under-17's debut in a European championship match against Switzerland.[12] He gained his second Ireland under-17 cap four days later, against Spain.[13]
Towell made two appearances for Republic of Ireland under-21's in the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification campaign.[14]
Career statistics
- As of 17:36, 21 May 2012 (UTC)[15]
| Club | Season | League | 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 | |
| Career total | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
Honours
References
- ↑ "Celtic 2–2 Inverness CT". BBC. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "Four more Bhoys exit Paradise". Celtic. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ↑ "Irish Defender Signs on Loan". Hibernian F.C. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Hibs 0–2 Rangers". BBC Sport (BBC). 26 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Collin, Iain (17 April 2011). "Hibs keen to tie down on-loan Richie Towell on a more permanent contract". Scotland on Sunday (Johnston Press). Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ↑ Bathgate, Stuart (2 April 2011). "'I'll get abuse because I'm a Catholic,' says Towell". The Scotsman (Johnston Press). Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ↑ "Edinburgh derby: 'Rivalry is a million miles from Old Firm'". Edinburgh Evening News (Johnston Press). 2 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Celtic's Richie Towell rejoins Hibernian". BBC Sport (BBC). 25 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ↑ "Hearts 2 Hibernian 0: match report". The Daily Telegraph. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ↑ "Pat Fenlon says Richie Towell still has Hibs role". The Scotsman (Johnston Press). 8 February 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ↑ "Dundalk confirm signing of Celtic's Richie Towell and re-signing of Stephen McDonnell". Goal.com. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ Irish Independent (8 May 2008). "Ireland U17 0–1 Switzerland U17". Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ Irish Independent (12 May 2008). "Ireland U17 1–3 Spain U17". Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "Richard Towell". UEFA. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ↑ Richie Towell career stats at Soccerbase
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