Richie Towell

Richie Towell

Alex Byrne of Galway United and Richie Towell of Dundalk in action in the 2015 League of Ireland
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-07-17) 17 July 1991
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club 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 1 (0)
National team‡
2007–2008 Republic of Ireland U17 4 (0)
2009–2010 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 5 December 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ 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 & 2015, and got his first taste of Champions League football with the Irish league 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 30 November 2015[16]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Celtic
2010–11 1000000010
Hibernian
2010–11 160000000160
2011–12 141101000161
Dundalk
2013 317222000359
2014 33112010424013
2015 32253111203827
Brighton & Hove Albion
2015-16 001[17]0000010
Career total 1274493516214850

Honours

Club

Dundalk

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Celtic 2–2 Inverness CT". BBC. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "Four more Bhoys exit Paradise". Celtic. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Irish Defender Signs on Loan". Hibernian F.C. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Hibs 0–2 Rangers". BBC Sport (BBC). 26 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  5. 1 2 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.
  6. ↑ Bathgate, Stuart (2 April 2011). "'I'll get abuse because I'm a Catholic,' says Towell". The Scotsman (Johnston Press). Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  7. ↑ "Edinburgh derby: 'Rivalry is a million miles from Old Firm'". Edinburgh Evening News (Johnston Press). 2 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  8. 1 2 "Celtic's Richie Towell rejoins Hibernian". BBC Sport (BBC). 25 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  9. ↑ "Hearts 2 Hibernian 0: match report". The Daily Telegraph. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  10. ↑ "Pat Fenlon says Richie Towell still has Hibs role". The Scotsman (Johnston Press). 8 February 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  11. ↑ "Dundalk confirm signing of Celtic's Richie Towell and re-signing of Stephen McDonnell". Goal.com. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  12. ↑ "Richie Towell departs Dundalk to sign for Championship high-flyers Brighton". independent.ie. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  13. ↑ Irish Independent (8 May 2008). "Ireland U17 0–1 Switzerland U17". Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  14. ↑ Irish Independent (12 May 2008). "Ireland U17 1–3 Spain U17". Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  15. ↑ "Richard Towell". UEFA. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  16. ↑ Richie Towell career statistics at Soccerbase
  17. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19221481

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