1. Alex James Mowatt was born on 13 February 1995 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion.
13 Facts About Alex Mowatt
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Mowatt was born in Doncaster and attended Don Valley Academy, whilst playing for junior club Bentley Pumas Doncaster, Mowatt's talents were recognised by Leeds in 2003 and Mowatt was signed to Leeds United's academy at the age of nine.
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Alex Mowatt was handed the Football League's Young Player of the Month award for November on 18 December 2014.
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Alex Mowatt retained the number 27 shirt he had worn at Leeds United.
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Alex Mowatt arrived under significant pressure to fill the vacancy left by Conor Hourihane who had departed to Aston Villa earlier in the transfer window.
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Alex Mowatt was sent a season-long loan to Oxford United on 31 August 2017 after failing to make the impact desired by manager Paul Heckingbottom.
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Heckingbottom emphasised that Alex Mowatt's loan move was only temporary and that he envisaged a career for him at Oakwell.
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Alex Mowatt formed a key partnership in midfield with teammate Cameron McGeehan.
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On 9 April 2021, Alex Mowatt was awarded the Championship Player of the Month award as Barnsley pushed for play-offs.
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On 2 July 2021, West Bromwich Albion announced Alex Mowatt had followed former Barnsley coach Valerien Ismael in joining the club.
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In October 2013, after being watched by England Under 21s manager Gareth Southgate against Birmingham City, Alex Mowatt was called up to the England U19 for the fixture against Hungary in November.
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On 25 March 2015, Alex Mowatt was named on the subs bench for England U20 against Mexico, but did not feature in the game.
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However, four days later Alex Mowatt made his debut against the United States, completing 79 minutes of the match.