Adil Gowani
Adil Amin Gowani Gutierrez is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for National Independent Soccer Association league Club de Lyon.
Gowani was born in Hempstead, New York, in the United States, to a Sindhi Pakistani father and Mexican mother. He began playing soccer at the age of three in a youth league called St Hughs. Gowani began attending Huntington High School in 2011, where he was captain of the soccer team. He later attended Nassau Community College in 2013.
Club career
Early career
Gowani played for the soccer team of Mercy University from 2015 until 2017 while majoring in Business Administration.
In 2015, he was named in the second team, appearing in 11 games and recording one goal. In 2016, he started in two games for the team. In 2017, he appeared in 15 games and scored one goal.
Once Adil finished college, he moved to Mexico to pursue a professional career. In the summer of 2018, he signed his first professional contract, participating in Mexico's Copa VAR with Sporting Canamy and shortly after went on to play with Tuxtla FC in Mexico's second-tier Serie A. After his stint, Adil went back to Sporting Canamy.
Atlanta SC
In the fall of 2019, he returned to the United States to join Atlanta SC in the National Independent Soccer Association league.
Gowani then moved to Michigan Stars shortly after in the same league.
Leones Dorados
In 2020, Gowani signed for Leones Dorados at the Liga de Balompié Mexicano, a semi-professional first division football league in Mexico, being alternate to Liga MX organized by the Mexican Football Federation and member of CONIFA, thus not recognized by FIFA.
In June 2022, Gowani participated in the pre-season with the Honduran first division club C.D. Victoria.
Inter de Querétaro
In 2022, Gowani moved to Inter de Querétaro in Serie A de México.
Club de Lyon
In 2024, Gowani returned to the United States joining Club de Lyon.
International career
Gowani is eligible to play for both Pakistan and Mexico due to his heritage, and United States as it is his country of birth. In 2022, Gowani revealed that he had been contacted by the Pakistan Football Federation.
Personal life
Gowani has stated Liverpool as his favorite club and has cited cooking as his favorite activity outside of sports. He has cited Biggie Smalls as his favorite musician and Philippe Coutinho as his favorite soccer player.