Paul Clowes

Paul Clowes
Personal information
Full name Paul Clowes
Date of birth (1993-12-27) 27 December 1993
Place of birth Cheshire, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1999–2012 Manchester City
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Clemson Tigers 86 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Orlando City U-23 17 (2)
2016 D.C. United 0 (0)
2016 → Richmond Kickers (loan) 1 (0)
2016 Charlotte Independence 15 (0)
2017 Orlando City B 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 16, 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 August 2017

Paul Clowes (born 27 December 1993) is an English footballer.

Career

Youth and College

Born in Cheshire, Paul Clowes joined the Manchester City F.C. Reserves and Academy as a child, joining the academy at the age of 6. Clowes worked his way up the Academy where he became a club apprentice in 2010, playing for the Manchester City Youth team. While an apprentice, Clowes joined and played for the U-21 team in the English Premier Reserve League. Additionally, Clowes played in the NextGen Series and the Youth Cup, against some of the top European academies.

Offered a professional contract, Clowes declined and opted to take a scholarship with Clemson University, where he joined the Clemson Tigers men's soccer program In four seasons at Clemson, Clowes played in 85 games, starting 81 of them, he scored four goals and added 10 assists playing as a holding midfielder. At Clemson, Clowes was named to the All-ACC second team in 2014[1] and to the first team in 2015. He was also named 2015 ACC Midfielder of the year [2]). His collegiate career culminated with the Tigers reaching the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Game, where the Tigers ultimately lost to Stanford.[3]

Professional

While in college, Clowes played two seasons in the PDL with Orlando City U-23, during the 2013 and 2014 seasons. Clowes was invited to the 2016 MLS Combine. Clowes was selected in the second round, 32nd overall by D.C. United in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.[4]

Clowes was signed by United and sent on loan to Richmond Kickers of the United Soccer League. Clowes made is professional debut on 26 March 2016 coming on in the final 24 minutes of a 3–1 win against Harrisburg City Islanders.

On 10 May 2016, Clowes was waived by D.C. United to make way for the signing of Alhaji Kamara.[5]

Clowes signed with United Soccer League side Charlotte Independence on 1 June 2016.[6]

On December 6, 2016 Clowes was signed by Orlando City B along with three other players.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "2014 All ACC Men's Teams Announced". Atlantic Coast Conference. TheACC.com. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. ↑ ("Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Paul Clowes Bio". ProspectXI.com.
  4. ↑ "Meet D.C. United's second pick of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft". D.C. United. DCUnited.com. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  5. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/SoccerInsider. "Cleared by cardiologists, Sierra Leone's Alhaji Kamara joins D.C. United". Washington Post.
  6. ↑ http://www.charlotteindependence.com/independence-signs-clemson-alum-dc-united-draftee-paul-clowes/
  7. ↑ "OCB Adds Attacking Talent for 2017".
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