Martin Rowlands
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Rowlands | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Central Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 February 2007 | |||
Martin Rowlands (born February 8 1979 in Hammersmith, London) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for QPR. He formerly played for Brentford.
Club career
Early career
Rowlands started his career at Farnborough Town before moving on to Brentford, at a transfer fee of £45,000
QPR
After suffering a broken leg, QPR manager Ian Holloway took a gamble on Rowlands and signed him on a free transfer in the summer of 2004. This gamble paid off, as Rowlands scored 12 goals from midfield, helping QPR to achieve promotion from the Second Division. That season, Rowlands also showed versatility, playing right back, right midfield, left midfield and centre midfield; excelling in all positions. He won both the supporters and players player of the year competitions.
Since then, Rowlands has suffered many injuries and has never truly recaptured his outstanding form of 2003/04. However, in 2006/07 he managed to score 10 goals from midfield.
International career
Following good displays with QPR, Rowlands was called up to the Republic of Ireland squad in the summer of 2004, playing two games.
External links
- Martin Rowlands at Soccerbase