Lowe with theTampa Bay Rowdies in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Damion Onandi Lowe[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1993-05-05)5 May 1993 (age 32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Dewa United Banten | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harbour View | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Hartford Hawks | 44 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Reading United | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Seattle Sounders | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | →Seattle Sounders 2 | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | →Minnesota United (loan) | 27 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Start | 50 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Phoenix Rising | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Al Ittihad | 30 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Inter Miami | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Philadelphia Union | 32 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Al-Okhdood | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Houston Dynamo | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Dewa United Banten | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Jamaica U20 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Jamaica | 79 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 January 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Damion Onandi Lowe (born 5 May 1993) is a Jamaican professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back forSuper League clubDewa United Banten and theJamaica national team.
Born inKingston, Jamaica, Damion Lowe is the son of former Jamaican internationalOnandi Lowe.[3] Damion attended Camperdown High School in Kingston and played youth soccer for Jamaican clubHarbour View.
In 2011, Lowe started attending theUniversity of Hartford. While playing three season for theHartford Hawks, Lowe was named to the America East All-Tournament Team in his first season and in his final year for the Hawks, he was named to the Second Team All-Northeast region, First Team All-America East, and All-America East Tournament Team. In three years, Lowe played 44 games, scoring 8 goals and assisting 3 more.[citation needed]
Playing in thePDL, Lowe appeared in 10 regular season matches, scoring once while helping Reading allow a division best 12 goals in 14 games. Lowe was also named to the PDL best 11 and started two games for Reading in the2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
Lowe signed aGeneration Adidas deal withMajor League Soccer. The Jamaican defender was selected eight overall in the2014 MLS SuperDraft by theSeattle Sounders FC,[4] making him the third Jamaican to be selected in the Draft, behindAndre Blake andAndre Lewis.
Lowe was sent on a season long loan to Minnesota United Where he led their defense line and was nominated for the NASL young player of the year award.[5]
In August 2017, Lowe transferred toIK Start.[6]His contract was terminated on 15 May 2020.[7]
Lowe was signed byUSL Championship sidePhoenix Rising on 16 September 2020.[8]
Lowe signed a two-year contract withEgyptian Premier League sideAl Ittihad Alexandria on 28 November 2020.[9] In the2020–21 season, he made 27 league appearances, scoring one goal.[10] On 9 January 2022, Lowe terminated his contract withAl Ittihad after making only three appearances that season.[11]
On 16 January 2022, Lowe returned to the United States, signing a two-year deal with MLS clubInter Miami CF.[12]
On 25 January 2023, Lowe was traded toPhiladelphia Union in exchange for $225,000 in General Allocation Money and a 2024MLS SuperDraft natural first round draft pick.[13]
On 27 August 2024, Lowe joinedAl-Okhdood on a one-year contract.[14]
On 2 September 2025, Lowe returned to the United States to joinHouston Dynamo until the end of their 2025 season, but failed to make an appearance.[15][16] On 21 October, the team announced that they had declined his contract option.[17]
Lowe represented the Jamaica National Team at the2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and also in the U-23 Olympic Qualifying. Lowe made his senior international debut on 11 October 2016 versus Guyana.[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading United | 2023 | USL Premier Development League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 2014 | USL Premier Development League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 2015 | United Soccer League | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Minnesota United FC (loan) | 2016 | North American Soccer League | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2017 | United Soccer League | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Start | 2017 | Norwegian First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Eliteserien | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2019 | Norwegian First Division | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 1 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 50 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 57 | 4 | |||
| Phoenix Rising FC | 2020 | USL Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Al Ittihad | 2019–20 | Egyptian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Egyptian Premier League | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Egyptian Premier League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Inter Miami CF | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Philadelphia Union | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3[e] | 1 | 9[f] | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| 2024 | Major League Soccer | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | 2[g] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 5 | ||
| Al-Okhdood | 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Houston Dynamo | 2025 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 236 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 270 | 14 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 79 | 4 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 February 2017 | BBVA Compass Stadium,Houston, United States | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 17 June 2019 | Independence Park,Kingston, Jamaica | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
| 3. | 24 June 2023 | Soldier Field,Chicago, United States | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
| 4. | 6 September 2025 | Bermuda National Stadium,Hamilton, Bermuda | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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