Nathan Alexander Lowe (born 18 September 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for League One side Stockport County on loan from Championship club Stoke City.
Lowe was born in Harlow and played youth football for Bishop's Stortford before his family moved to Cheshire where he attended Lymm High School.[3] He played for Egerton before joining the Stoke City academy in May 2016.[4] Lowe signed a professional contract on his 17th birthday in September 2022.[5] Lowe made his senior debut on 18 February 2023 in a 1–0 defeat away at Blackpool.[6][7] Lowe scored his first goal in senior football on 30 September 2023, earning Stoke a late 3–2 victory against Bristol City.[8][9] Lowe signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract with Stoke in January 2024.[10]
Lowe joined League Two side Walsall, on 22 August 2024 on loan for the 2024–25 season.[11] Lowe scored his first two goals in a 3–2 win in the EFL Cup against Huddersfield Town; he had missed a penalty earlier in the match.[12] Lowe scored his first league goal in a 2–1 win over Cheltenham Town.[13] After scoring ten goals in 18 matches for the Saddlers, Lowe was named as EFL Young Player of the Month for October 2024.[14] His good form continued as Walsall pulled twelve points clear at the top of the league, five goals and one assist seeing him named EFL League Two Player of the Month for December 2024.[15] After scoring 18 goals in 30 appearances for Walsall, Lowe was recalled by Stoke on 12 January 2025.[16] Lowe scored on his first game back for the club, in a 1–1 away draw at West Bromwich Albion.[17] On April 27 2025, he was named EFL League Two Young Player of the Season.[18]
On 30 July 2025, Lowe joined League One side Stockport County on loan for the 2025–26 season.[19]
Lowe was called up to the England U19 squad for the first time in October 2023.[20] He made his U19 debut during a goalless draw with Montenegro in 2024 U19 EURO qualifying.[21]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 2022–23[22] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[23] | Championship | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25[24] | Championship | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26[25] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| Walsall (loan) | 2024–25[24] | League Two | 22 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4[a] | 1 | 30 | 18 |
| Stockport County (loan) | 2025–26[25] | League One | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Career total | 48 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 21 | ||
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