Adil Gowani

Adil Amin Gowani Gutierrez (born June 2, 1994) is an American footballer who plays as a defender for National Independent Soccer Association league Club de Lyon.

Early life
Gowani was born in Hempstead, New York, in the United States, to a Pakistani father and Mexican mother. He began playing soccer at the age of three for a youth league called St Hughs. Gowani attended Huntington High School in 2011, where he was captain of the soccer team. He later attended Nassau Community College in 2013.

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.

Tuxtla & Sporting Canamy
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.

Michigan Stars
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.

Trial at CD Victoria
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 favourite club and has cited cooking as his favourite activity outside of sports. He has cited Biggie Smalls as his favourite musician and Philippe Coutinho as his favourite footballer.