| Eduard Löwen | |
| Full Name: | Eduard Löwen[1] |
| Birth Date: | 28 January 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Idar-Oberstein, Germany |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | St. Louis City SC |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthyears1: | –2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | SV Hottenbach |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| Youthyears3: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs3: | 1. FC Saarbrücken |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs1: | 1. FC Nürnberg II |
| Caps1: | 14 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs2: | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| Caps2: | 65 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Hertha BSC |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019 |
| Clubs4: | Hertha BSC II |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020 |
| Clubs5: | → FC Augsburg (loan) |
| Caps5: | 16 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs6: | → VfL Bochum (loan) |
| Caps6: | 26 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | St. Louis City SC 2 |
| Caps7: | 2 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs8: | St. Louis City SC |
| Caps8: | 44 |
| Goals8: | 9 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Germany U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam3: | Germany Olympic |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 15 August 2024 |
Eduard Löwen (pronounced as /de/;[2] [3] born 28 January 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC.[4]
Löwen began his club career with 1. FC Nürnberg in 2016-2017, playing 14 games with the reserve squad and 11 with the primary club in 2. Bundesliga. After three seasons that included the club's promotion to Bundesliga in 2018-2019, Löwen signed with Bundesliga club Hertha BSC for 7 million Euros during the Summer 2019 transfer period.[5] Over the ensuing three seasons, Lowen alternated between games for Hertha BSC and their reserve squad, and loans out to Bundesliga clubs FC Augsburg in 2020 and VfL Bochum in 2021-2022.[6] [7]
On 24 June 2022, Löwen signed a contract with MLS club St. Louis City SC, who would begin play in the 2023 season, through the 2026 season with an option for 2027.[8] He would join the second team in 2022.
In week two of the 2023 season, Löwen was named to the league's Team of the Matchday after scoring the game-winning goal in a 3–1 victory over Charlotte FC.[9]
Through his first season with City SC, Löwen earned praise for his creativity, versatility, and field awareness in the St. Louis midfield,[10] frequently among the most impactful players on the pitch for City SC.[11] Löwen missed multiple games in 2023 with a quadriceps injury, and again in 2024 with a hamstring injury.[12] Despite those games missed, Löwen was a finalist in MLS' Newcomer of the Year voting, finishing third behind Lionel Messi and winner Giorgos Giakoumakis.[13]
Born in Germany, Löwen is of Russian-German descent.[14] Löwen is married, and he took an extended leave of absence during the 2024 MLS season to be with his wife, Ilona, as she underwent treatment for brain cancer.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1. FC Nürnberg II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Bayern | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 5 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 65 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 69 | 8 | |||||
| Hertha BSC | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Hertha BSC II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga Nordost | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| FC Augsburg (loan) | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| VfL Bochum (loan) | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| St. Louis City SC 2 | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| St. Louis City SC | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2024 | Major League Soccer | 15 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 4 | |||
| Total | 44 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 56 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 182 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 200 | 24 | |||