Peter Lowry (born October 2, 1985 in

Missoula, Montana Missoula ( ; fla, label= Séliš, Nłʔay, lit=Place of the Small Bull Trout, script=Latn; kut, Tuhuⱡnana, script=Latn) is a city in the U.S. state of Montana; it is the county seat of Missoula County. It is located along the Clark Fork Ri ...

) is a former American soccer player. He is current an assistant coach of Lipscomb Bisons men soccer team.

Career

College and amateur

Lowry grew up in

Fair Oaks, California Fair Oaks is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento– Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 32,514 at the 2020 census, up fro ...

. He played club soccer for Irvine Strikers under head coach Don Ebert. Lowry played

college soccer College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. It is very prominent in United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and as well as in South Africa and Philippines, the Philippines. Th ...

Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic M ...

from 2004 to 2007, and played in the

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league sy ...

for Ajax Orlando Prospects, Boulder Rapids Reserve and

San Jose Frogs San Jose Frogs was an American soccer team based in San Jose, California, United States. Founded in 2005, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2008, when the franchise ...

Professional

Lowry was drafted in the second round (26th overall) of the

2008 MLS SuperDraft The 2008 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 18, 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland. It was the ninth annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection was made by the Kansas City Wizards, after acquiring the selection from the expansion San ...

by Chicago Fire. He made his full professional debut for Fire on 1 July 2008, in a US Open Cup third-round game against Cleveland City Stars. Lowry stayed with Chicago through the 2010 season. On November 24, 2010, Lowry was selected by

Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home games at ...

in the

2010 MLS Expansion Draft The 2010 MLS Expansion Draft took place on November 24, 2010, and was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion teams Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer clu ...

and spent the 2011 season with Portland. The club announced on November 28, 2011 that it was declining the 2012 contract option for Lowry. Lowry entered the

2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft The two-stage 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 5, 2011 (Stage 1) and December 12, 2011 (Stage 2). All 19 Major League Soccer clubs participated. The Stage 1 and Stage 2 Drafts were conducted in the same order as the traditional Waive ...

but was not selected and became a free agent.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lowry, Peter 1985 births Living people American men's soccer players Santa Clara Broncos men's soccer players Ajax Orlando Prospects players Colorado Rapids U-23 players San Jose Frogs players Chicago Fire FC players Portland Timbers players USL League Two players Major League Soccer players Chicago Fire FC draft picks Soccer players from Montana People from Fair Oaks, California All-American college men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders