Place of birth Dublin, Ireland Years Team Weight 66 kg 2007–2010 Celtic Height 1.73 m | Number TBA Role Footballer Playing position Name Richie Towell Date joined 2011 | |
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Date of birth (1991-07-17) 17 July 1991 (age 24) Current team Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. (Midfielder) Similar People Stephen Kenny, Daryl Horgan, Ronan Finn, Stephen O'Donnell, Richard Sadlier | ||
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Richard Patrick Towell (born 17 July 1991) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Rotherham United on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion.
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- Celtic
- Hibernian loans
- Dundalk
- Brighton Hove Albion
- International career
- Career statistics
- Club
- Individual
- References
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
Richie towell dundalk fc all 25 league goals 2015
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, he provided an assist for Paddy McCourt.
Hibernian (loans)
On 25 January 2011, he joined Hibernian on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season. Towell made his debut a day later, in a 2–0 loss to Rangers. He was at fault for the concession of the second Rangers goal, as a misplaced pass allowed Nikica Jelavić a clear chance to score. Despite this bad start, Towell helped to solidify the Hibs defence during the latter part of the 2010–11 season. Hibs manager Colin Calderwood stated in April 2011 that he hoped to sign Towell for a longer period. Towell said in April 2011 that he received abuse from Hearts supporters in Edinburgh derby matches because he was Catholic. However, he also said that this made him more determined to play better. Towell returned to Celtic at the end of the season, having made 15 starting appearances for Hibs.
Towell re-signed on loan for Hibs on 25 August 2011, on a deal due to run until June 2012. 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. 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.
Dundalk
Towell was signed by Stephen Kenny for Dundalk in December 2012, ahead of the 2013 Airtricity Premier Division season.
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 and 2015 scoring 11 and 25 goals in the respective seasons, and got his first taste of Champions League football with the League of Ireland champions.
Brighton & Hove Albion
Towell signed for Brighton & Hove Albion on 30 November 2015. Towell made his full debut for Brighton on 9 January 2016 vs Hull City, and scored his first goal for the club in a cup match at home to Leyton Orient on 8 November 2016. In May 2017, following Brighton's promotion to the premier league, Towell signed a deal to keep him at the club until 2019. On August 31st Towell signed for league one Rotherham United on a season long loan.
International career
In May 2008 Richie Towell made his Republic of Ireland under-17's debut in a European championship match against Switzerland. He gained his second Ireland under-17 cap four days later, against Spain.
Towell made two appearances for Republic of Ireland under-21's in the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification campaign.