Adil_Gowani
Adil Gowani
Pakistani footballer (born 1994)
Adil Amin Gowani Gutierrez (born June 2, 1994) is an American footballer who plays as a defender for National Independent Soccer Association league Club de Lyon.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adil Amin Gowani Gutierrez | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-06-02) 2 June 1994 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Hempstead, New York, United States | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Club de Lyon | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Mercy College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Tuxtla F.C. | 4 | |
| 2018–2019 | Sporting Canamy | 3 | |
| 2019 | Atlanta SC | 1 | |
| 2019–2020 | Michigan Stars FC | 1 | |
| 2020–2021 | Leones Dorados F.C. | 16 | |
| 2022–2023 | Inter de Querétaro | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | Club de Lyon | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gowani was born in Hempstead, New York, in the United States, to a Pakistani father and Mexican mother.[2][3][4] He began playing soccer at the age of three for a youth league called St Hughs.[5] Gowani attended Huntington High School in 2011, where he was captain of the soccer team.[6] He later attended Nassau Community College in 2013.[6]
Early career
Gowani played for the soccer team of Mercy University from 2015 until 2017 while majoring in Business Administration.[6]
In 2015, he was named in the second team, appearing in 11 games and recording one goal. In 2016, he started in two games for the team. In 2017, he appeared in 15 games and scored one goal.[6]
Tuxtla & Sporting Canamy
Once Adil finished college, he moved to Mexico to pursue a professional career. In the summer of 2018, he signed his first professional contract, participating in Mexico's Copa VAR with Sporting Canamy and shortly after went on to play with Tuxtla FC in Mexico's second-tier Serie A.[5] After his stint, Adil went back to Sporting Canamy.[5]
Atlanta SC
In the fall of 2019, he returned to the United States to join Atlanta SC in the National Independent Soccer Association league.[5]
Michigan Stars
Gowani then moved to Michigan Stars shortly after in the same league.[7]
Leones Dorados
In 2020, Gowani signed for Leones Dorados at the Liga de Balompié Mexicano, a semi-professional first division football league in Mexico, being alternate to Liga MX organized by the Mexican Football Federation and member of CONIFA, thus not recognized by FIFA.[2][3][4]
Trial at CD Victoria
In June 2022, Gowani participated in the pre-season with the Honduran first division club C.D. Victoria.[2][3][4]
Inter de Querétaro
In 2022, Gowani moved to Inter de Querétaro in Serie A de México.[8]
Club de Lyon
In 2024, Gowani returned to the United States joining Club de Lyon.[9]
Gowani is eligible to play for both Pakistan and Mexico due to his heritage, and United States as it is his country of birth. In 2022, Gowani revealed that he had been contacted by the Pakistan Football Federation.[2]
Gowani has stated Liverpool as his favourite club and has cited cooking as his favourite activity outside of sports.[6] He has cited Biggie Smalls as his favourite musician and Philippe Coutinho as his favourite footballer.[6]
- "Adil Amin Gowani Gutierrez". Liga MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- Cerrato, Isaac (2022-06-23). "¡Sorprendente! Futbolista pakistaní busca convencer en equipo de Liga Nacional". Deportes TVC (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- cronologia/-/meta/edgar-witty. "¡Sorpresa! Mexicano-pakistaní busca un cupo en el Victoria: "Es una oportunidad grande"". laprensa.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- cronologia/-/meta/redaccion-diez. "¿Quién es Adil Gowani, el mexicano-pakistaní que realiza prueba en el Victoria de La Ceiba?". diez.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- "Roster | Michigan Stars FC". web.archive.org. 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- "Adil Gowani – Men's Soccer". Mercy University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- O'Connor, Larry. "Overhauled Michigan Stars shooting for tactical efficiency in jump to pro league". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- "Adil Gowani". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- "Adil Gowani - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- Adil Gowani at Global Sports Archive