16 Facts About Javid Bowen

Javid Bowen was born on 30 March 1993 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a centre and winger for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.

Javid Bowen is the nephew of professional rugby league footballers, Matt and Brenton Bowen.

Javid Bowen grew up in the small Cape York Aboriginal community of Hopevale and attended Abergworie College, where he played his junior rugby league.

In early 2012, Javid Bowen returned to Queensland, joining the North Queensland Cowboys and playing for their Under-20s side.

Javid Bowen played 30 games between 2012 and 2013, scoring 23 tries and kicking 9 goals for 110 points.

In February 2014, Javid Bowen was a member of North Queensland's NRL Auckland Nines winning side, scoring two tries in the tournament.

Javid Bowen would spend the rest of the 2014 season playing for North Queensland's Queensland Cup affiliate side, the Northern Pride.

In September 2014, Javid Bowen was a member of the Northern Pride's Grand Final win over the Easts Tigers, scoring two tries.

In January 2015, Javid Bowen was a member of the QAS Emerging Maroons squad.

Later that month, Javid Bowen was selected in the Cowboys' squad for the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.

Javid Bowen spent the season playing for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup.

Javid Bowen finished his first of the NRL season with 4 tries in 10 games, which included starting at centre in two of North Queensland's finals games.

Javid Bowen would make just one more appearance for the North Queensland Cowboys, in their Round 15 loss to the New Zealand Warriors.

Javid Bowen played just seven games for the North Queensland side in 2019, spending the majority of the season playing for the Northern Pride.

Javid Bowen joined the Northern Pride full-time for the 2020 season, captaining the side.

Javid Bowen played just one game for the club that year after the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.