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{{Short description|Jamaican footballer (born 1974)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Onandi Lowe
| image          = 
| caption        = 
| fullname       = Onandi Lowe<ref>{{Hugman|12000|access-date=9 March 2017}}</ref>
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1974|12|2|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Kingston, Jamaica]]
| death_date     = <!--{{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1974|12|2|df=y}}-->
| height         = {{height|ft=6|in=3}}<ref>{{cite web |title=FootballSquads - Port Vale - 2000/01 |url=http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2000-2001/d2/portv.htm |website=www.footballsquads.co.uk |access-date=24 June 2019}}</ref>
| position       = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]], [[utility player]]
| youthyears1    = 1993–1996| youthclubs1 = [[Harbour View F.C.|Harbour View]]
| years1         = 1996–1997| clubs1 = [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]]        | caps1 = 26| goals1 =  16
| years2         = 1997–1998| clubs2 = [[Waterhouse F.C.|Waterhouse]]                         | caps2 = 30| goals2 = 14
| years3         = 1998–1999| clubs3 = [[Arnett Gardens F.C.|Arnett Gardens]]                 | caps3 = 10| goals3 =  8
| years4         = 1999     | clubs4 = [[Richmond Kickers]]                                   | caps4 = 16| goals4 = 15
| years5         = 2000–2001| clubs5 = [[Rochester Rhinos|Rochester Raging Rhinos]]           | caps5 = 19| goals5 =  5
| years6         = 2001     | clubs6 = [[Kansas City Wizards]]                                | caps6 = 13| goals6 =  4
| years7         = 2001     | clubs7 = → [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] (loan)                  | caps7 =  5| goals7 =  1
| years8         = 2001–2002| clubs8 = → [[Rushden & Diamonds F.C.|Rushden & Diamonds]] (loan)| caps8 = 12| goals8 =  7
| years9         = 2002–2004| clubs9 = [[Rushden & Diamonds F.C.|Rushden & Diamonds]]         | caps9 = 78| goals9 = 42
| years10        = 2004     | clubs10 = [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]                  | caps10=  2| goals10 = 1
| years11        = 2004–2005| clubs11 = [[Arnett Gardens F.C.|Arnett Gardens]]                | caps11=   | goals11 = 2
| years12        = 2005–2007| clubs12 = [[Portmore United F.C.|Portmore United]]              | caps12=   | goals12 = 
| years13        = 2006     | clubs13 = → [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016)|Miami FC]] (loan)        | caps13=  0| goals13 = 0
| years14        = 2008     | clubs14 = [[Arnett Gardens F.C.|Arnett Gardens]]                | caps14=   | goals14 = 2
| totalcaps      = 211+     | totalgoals  = 114+
| nationalyears1 =          | nationalteam1 = [[Jamaica national under-17 football team|Jamaica U17]]| nationalcaps1 =   | nationalgoals1 = 
| nationalyears2 =          | nationalteam2 = [[Jamaica national under-20 football team|Jamaica U20]]| nationalcaps2 =   | nationalgoals2 = 
| nationalyears3 =          | nationalteam3 = [[Jamaica national under-21 football team|Jamaica U23]]| nationalcaps3 =   | nationalgoals3 = 
| nationalyears4 = 1995–2004| nationalteam4 = [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]]             | nationalcaps4 = 65| nationalgoals4 = 27
| manageryears1  = 2010     | managerclubs1  = [[August Town F.C.|August Town]]
}}

'''Onandi Lowe''' (born 2 December 1974), also known as '''Nandi''',<ref name="prolowe">{{cite web|url=http://www.thereggaeboyz.com/profiles/prolowe.html|title=Onandi Lowe|work=thereggaeboyz.com|access-date=11 June 2009}}</ref> is a Jamaican former [[Jamaica national football team|international]] [[Association football|footballer]] who played in every outfield position, but was best known as a prolific [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. He spent some of his career in the top flight [[National Premier League|Jamaica National Premier League]] and had stints in North America and England. He scored 27 goals in 65 international appearances and appeared at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]]. However, he found himself on the wrong side of the law with drugs in the latter part of his career and has been described as "one of Jamaica's most controversial players".<ref name="prolowe"/> His son, [[Damion Lowe]], is also a professional footballer.<ref name=Damion>{{cite web|last=Borg|first=Simon|title=SuperDraft: New Seattle Sounders defender Damion Lowe sets high goal – "I'm a starter"|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2014/news/article/2014/01/16/superdraft-new-seattle-sounders-defender-damion-lowe-sets-high-goal-im-start|publisher=MLS|access-date=14 April 2014|archive-date=24 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424110505/http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2014/news/article/2014/01/16/superdraft-new-seattle-sounders-defender-damion-lowe-sets-high-goal-im-start|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He started his career at [[Harbour View F.C.|Harbour View]], before joining Canadian side [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]] in 1996. He returned to Jamaica with [[Waterhouse F.C.|Waterhouse]] the following year before signing with the American side [[Richmond Kickers]] via [[Arnett Gardens F.C.|Arnett Gardens]] in 1999. He then helped [[Rochester Rhinos|Rochester Raging Rhinos]] to win the [[A-League (1995–2004)|A-League]] in 2000. He joined [[Kansas City Wizards]] the following year and also had a brief spell on [[Loan (sports)|loan]] at English side [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]. He signed with [[Rushden & Diamonds F.C.|Rushden & Diamonds]] in February 2002 and hit 49 goals in 90 league games. He [[Transfer (association football)|transfer]]red to [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] in March 2004 before returning to Jamaican side Arnett Gardens later in the year following his arrest by British police. He later played for [[Portmore United F.C.|Portmore United]], [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016)|Miami FC]], and Arnett Gardens again, before he retired in 2008.

==Club career==
After leaving Dunoon Technical High in his hometown of [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.golocaljamaica.com/premierleague/scores/player_profile.php?id=645|title=Player Profile|work=golocaljamaica.com|access-date=11 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080508015211/http://www.golocaljamaica.com/premierleague/scores/player_profile.php?id=645|archive-date=8 May 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lowe joined [[Harbour View F.C.|Harbour View]], a top Jamaican club, in 1993. A big, versatile free-kick specialist who could play anywhere on the [[Football pitch|pitch]] and was known for his strong left foot,<ref>{{cite web|title=profile|url=http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/playerprofile.aspx?id=19&squad=Former-Player|work=reggaeboyzsc.com|access-date=2 March 2012|archive-date=12 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212231548/http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/playerprofile.aspx?id=19&squad=Former-Player|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lowe moved to Canada in 1996 to join [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]]. He helped Impact to the [[A-League (1995–2004)|A-League]]'s Northeast Division final in [[1997 A-League|1997]], scoring twice against [[Toronto Lynx]] in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/lynx0049.htm|title=game|work=vws.magma.ca|access-date=2 March 2012}}</ref> He returned to Jamaica after two seasons with Impact, joining [[Waterhouse F.C.|Waterhouse]] and then [[Arnett Gardens F.C.|Arnett Gardens]]. He moved back to the [[USL First Division|A-League]] with [[Richmond Kickers]], scoring 15 goals and gaining seven assists in [[1999 A-League|1999]]. He played for [[Rochester Rhinos|Rochester Raging Rhinos]] in [[2000 A-League|2000]] and scored in the tournament's final, in a 3–1 win over [[Minnesota Thunder]] at [[Frontier Field]].

In 2001, he tried his luck in Europe, joining [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] on [[Loan (sports)|loan]] for the end of the [[2000–01 Port Vale F.C. season|2000–01]] season. However, his deal at [[Vale Park]] was not made permanent after he quit the club when chairman [[Bill Bell (businessman)|Bill Bell]] refused to provide him with a car; when a reporter asked if he was upset about paying the wages of a player that had absconded, Bell replied "dunner worry kid, we won't be paying him".<ref>{{cite news|last=Baggaley|first=Michael|title=What's in a name? Well plenty if you get caught short at Stafford Rangers|url=http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Michael-Baggaley-s-plenty-caught-short-Stafford/story-13829127-detail/story.html|access-date=12 November 2011|newspaper=[[The Sentinel (Staffordshire)|The Sentinel]]|date=12 November 2011}}</ref> He scored two goals for Port Vale, the first against [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] in the [[EFL Trophy|Football League Trophy]];<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1281326.stm|title=Port Vale's route to Cardiff|publisher=BBC|date=18 April 2001 |access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref> Vale would go on to win the [[2001 Football League Trophy final|trophy]] in his absence. He scored once in a league game against [[Cambridge United F.C.|Cambridge United]]. He spent the rest of the year with [[Kansas City Wizards]] and scored [[2001 Kansas City Wizards season|eight goals in 20 games]].

Lowe joined [[Rushden & Diamonds F.C.|Rushden & Diamonds]] of the [[Football League Third Division]] on loan in December 2001, then signed permanently with "Diamonds" in February 2002.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rushden_and_diamonds/1830244.stm|title=Diamonds seal Lowe deal|date=19 February 2002|work=BBC Sport|access-date=11 June 2009}}</ref> He spent two years with the club, during which time he made close to 100 appearances, keeping a goalscoring rate of better than one every two games, making him a crowd favourite at [[Nene Park]]. This record includes a [[hat-trick]] against [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] at [[Field Mill]] on 30 March 2002, as part of the club's run to the [[2002 Football League Third Division play-off final|play-off final]], which ended in a 3–1 defeat to [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] at the [[Millennium Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Cheltenham crack Diamonds|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/1967943.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=2 March 2012|date=6 May 2002}}</ref> He went on to score 16 goals in 42 games in [[2002–03 Football League|2002–03]], as the club finished as the division's champions. Moving on to [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] in March 2004,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rushden_and_diamonds/3568147.stm|title=Lowe and Hall seal moves|date=25 March 2004|work=BBC Sport|access-date=11 June 2009}}</ref> he got off to a bad start with [[Manager (association football)|manager]] [[Eric Black]] after failing to report for duty following an international game.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/3611365.stm|title=Black set for Lowe talks|date=8 April 2004|work=BBC Sport|access-date=11 June 2009}}</ref> He scored once against [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/3592937.stm|title=Crewe 3–1 Coventry|publisher=BBC|date=12 April 2004 |access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref> in two matches before he was released at the end of the [[2003–04 Football League|2003–04]] season due to his ongoing drug trial.

Returning to Jamaica with old club Arnett Gardens, he attempted to return to England with [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] in March 2005 and ran into problems gaining a [[Work permit (United Kingdom)|work permit]];<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/4350315.stm|title=Posh sweating on Lowe work permit |date=15 March 2005|work=BBC Sport|access-date=11 June 2009}}</ref> rejection for his permit also prevented him a move to [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] later in the year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/4188338.stm|title=Oxford thwarted in move for Lowe |date=26 August 2005|work=BBC Sport|access-date=11 June 2009}}</ref> He started the 2006 season with [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016)|Miami FC]] in the US,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060312/sports/sports2.html|title=Onandi to make US league comeback|last=Boyd|first=Audley|date=12 March 2006|work=Jamaica Gleamer|access-date=11 June 2009|archive-date=11 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811234154/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060312/sports/sports2.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> only to be released after a month because of disciplinary problems.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000012/001289.htm|title=Jamaican international Lowe released by Miami FC|last=Smith|first=Gareth|date=18 April 2006|work=caribbeannetnews.com|access-date=11 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108054650/http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000012/001289.htm|archive-date=8 January 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> After two years with [[Portmore United F.C.|Portmore United]] he rejoined Arnett in the [[National Premier League|Jamaica National Premier League]] during the January 2008 [[transfer window]].

==International career==
Lowe debuted for the [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]] in 1995. He went on to play at the [[1995 Caribbean Cup]], scoring in a 2–1 win over [[Saint Lucia national football team|Saint Lucia]] at [[Independence Park (Jamaica)|The National Stadium]]. He also scored at the [[1996 Caribbean Cup]], winning Jamaica's consolidation goal in a 3–1 defeat to [[Suriname national football team|Suriname]] at the [[Hasely Crawford Stadium]]. He formed a prolific [[Striking partnership|strike partnership]] with [[Walter Boyd (Jamaican footballer)|Walter Boyd]] in the "Reggae Boyz" "Road To France Campaign" in 1998. He then found himself in and out of the team for mainly disciplinary reasons. He played two matches at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]], the 3–1 defeat to [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] and the 2–1 win over [[Japan national football team|Japan]], after being selected by [[Coach (sport)|coach]] [[René Simões]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Japan – Jamaica|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8771/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930225827/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8771/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 September 2007|work=[[FIFA]]|access-date=2 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jamaica – Croatia|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8736/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011231444/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8736/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 October 2007|work=[[FIFA]]|access-date=2 March 2012}}</ref> He went on to score twice in his country's success at the [[1998 Caribbean Cup]], against [[Netherlands Antilles national football team|Netherlands Antilles]] in a group win, as well as the only goal of the semi-final clash with [[Antigua and Barbuda national football team|Antigua and Barbuda]].

He featured in [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF final round|qualification]] for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]], scoring against [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] in June 2001. He featured in the [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]. He scored and was then [[Ejection (sports)|sent off]] in a 2–0 win over [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]] at the [[Miami Orange Bowl]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gold Cup 2003|url=http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=251024|work=globalsportsmedia.com|access-date=2 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310151929/http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=251024|archive-date=10 March 2012}}</ref> Jamaica went on to lose 5–0 to [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] at the quarter-final stage. His last international was a March 2004 [[exhibition game|friendly]] match against [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]] in which he also scored a goal. During his 2004 drug trial, he was suspended from international duty, and despite being cleared of the charges in 2005, the 31-year-old Lowe was not selected again. He earned 65 [[cap (sport)|cap]]s for his country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/playerprofile.aspx?id=19&squad=Former-Player|title=Onandi Lowe|work=reggaeboyzsc.com|access-date=11 June 2009|archive-date=12 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212231548/http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/playerprofile.aspx?id=19&squad=Former-Player|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Legal troubles==
British police arrested Lowe in April 2004 for trafficking £117,000 worth of [[crack cocaine]]; he denied the charges.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/3530920.stm|title=Footballer denies cocaine charge|date=3 August 2004|work=BBC Sport|access-date=11 June 2009}}</ref> The exact charge was 'attempting to possess 1.17&nbsp;kg (2.5&nbsp;lb) of crack cocaine with intent to supply'.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/northamptonshire/3733370.stm|title=Soccer star denies cocaine charge |date=11 October 2004|work=BBC Sport|access-date=11 June 2009}}</ref> The [[Prosecutor|Prosecution]] claimed he signed for the package under the fake name of "Kevin Brown" and intended to profit financially from knowingly trafficking the drugs. Lowe countered that the fake name was to avoid [[paparazzi]] and that he had no idea about the contents of the package: "I am Jamaican, maybe you think differently. If I am a mate and you said, 'can you do that for me', I am not going to think anything bad of you."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/northamptonshire/4271449.stm|title=Footballer denies drug possession |date=16 February 2005|work=BBC Sport|access-date=11 June 2009}}</ref> Lowe said in a police interview: "I thought he was a friend". In February 2005, he was cleared as the charges were dismissed for lack of evidence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20050215T230000-0500_75218_OBS_LOWE_NAMES_FRIENDS.asp |title=Lowe names friends |date=16 February 2005 |work=[[The Jamaica Observer]] |access-date=11 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303114422/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20050215T230000-0500_75218_OBS_LOWE_NAMES_FRIENDS.asp |archive-date=3 March 2008 }}</ref>

He was arrested and charged in [[Saint Catherine Parish|St Catherine]] in December 2007 for possession of [[Cannabis (drug)|marijuana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20071223T180000-0500_130683_OBS_LOWE_ON_GANJA_RAP___REPORT.asp |title=Lowe on ganja rap – report |date=24 December 2007 |work=[[The Jamaica Observer]] |access-date=11 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002020148/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20071223T180000-0500_130683_OBS_LOWE_ON_GANJA_RAP___REPORT.asp |archive-date=2 October 2008 }}</ref> He had been driving a car with 42 marijuana [[cigarette]]s, he posted the $300 [[bail]] and was released from [[Arrest|custody]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/soccer/story/10544244|title=Former Jamaica forward Onandi Lowe arrested for alleged marijuana possession|date=24 December 2007|work=CBS Sports|access-date=11 June 2009}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
After completing his JFF coaching certification, Lowe coached briefly with [[August Town F.C.|August Town]] in the [[National Premier League]].

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]]<ref name="nft"/>
|[[1996 A-League|1996]]
|[[A-League (1995–2004)|A-League]]
||14||9||||||||||||
|-
|[[1997 USISL A-League|1997]]
|[[United Soccer League|USISL A-League]]
||12||7||||||||||||
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!26!!16!!!!!!!!!!!!
|-
|[[Waterhouse F.C.|Waterhouse]]<ref name="nft"/>
|[[1997–98 National Premier League|1997–98]]
|[[National Premier League]]
||30||14||||||||||||
|-
|[[Arnett Gardens F.C.|Arnett Gardens]]<ref name="nft"/>
|[[1998–99 National Premier League|1998–99]]
|National Premier League
||10||8||||||||||||
|-
|[[Richmond Kickers]]<ref name="nft"/>
|[[1999 USL A-League|1999]]
|USL A-League
||16||15||||||||||||
|-
|[[Rochester Rhinos|Rochester Raging Rhinos]]<ref name="nft"/>
|[[2000 USL A-League|2000]]
|USL A-League
||19||5||||||||||||
|-
|[[Kansas City Wizards]]<ref name="nft"/>
|[[2001 Kansas City Wizards season|2001]]
|[[Major League Soccer]]
||13||4||||||||||||
|-
|[[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] (loan)||[[2000–01 Port Vale F.C. season|2000–01]]||[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]||5||1||0||0||1||1||6||1
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Rushden & Diamonds F.C.|Rushden & Diamonds]]||[[2001–02 Rushden & Diamonds F.C. season|2001–02]]||[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]]||25||19||1||0||3||1||29||20
|-
|[[2002–03 Rushden & Diamonds F.C. season|2002–03]]||Third Division||39||15||2||1||1||0||42||16
|-
|[[2003–04 Rushden & Diamonds F.C. season|2003–04]]||Second Division||26||15||0||0||1||1||27||16
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!90!!49!!3!!1!!5!!2!!98!!52
|-
|[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]||[[2003–04 Coventry City F.C. season|2003–04]]||[[Football League First Division|First Division]]||2||1||0||0||0||0||2||1
|-
|[[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016)|Miami FC]]<ref name="nft"/>
|[[2006 Miami FC season|2006]]
|[[USL First Division]]
||0||0||||||||||||
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="nft">{{NFT player|3405|access-date=10 July 2016}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="10"|[[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]]
|1995||10||3
|-
|1996||17||3
|-
|1997||2||0
|-
|1998||16||2
|-
|1999||6||0
|-
|2000||10||9
|-
|2001||10||5
|-
|2002||1||0
|-
|2003||7||3
|-
|2004||2||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!81!!27
|}

:''Scores and results list Jamaica's' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lowe goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Onandi Lowe
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|19 July 1995}}
|[[Independence Park (Jamaica)|National Stadium]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica
|{{fb|LCA|1979}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|[[1995 Caribbean Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jamaica vs. Saint Lucia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/27651/Jamaica_Saint_Lucia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|{{dts|1 August 1995}}
|[[Varsity Stadium]], [[Toronto]], Canada
|{{fb|Canada}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–3
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Canda vs. Jamaica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/27608/Canada_Jamaica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|{{dts|6 December 1995}}
|[[Warner Park Sporting Complex]], [[Basseterre]], Saint Kitts and Nevis
|{{fb|SKN}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Kitts & Nevis vs. Jamaica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/27654/Saint_Kitts_Nevis_Jamaica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|{{dts|28 May 1996}}
|[[Hasely Crawford Stadium]], [[Port of Spain]], Trinidad and Tobago
|{{fb|Suriname}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–3
|style="text-align:center"|1–3
|[[1996 Caribbean Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Suriname vs. Jamaica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/26922/Suriname_Jamaica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5
|{{dts|4 September 1996}}
|National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica	
|{{fb|Costa Rica}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jamaica vs. Costa Rica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/26904/Jamaica_Costa_Rica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|6
|{{dts|4 October 1996}}
|[[Estadio Bellavista]], [[Ambato, Ecuador|Ambato]], Ecuador
|{{fb|Ecuador}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ecuador vs. Jamaica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/26812/Ecuador_Jamaica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|7
|{{dts|24 July 1998}}
|National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica	
|{{fb|ANT}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–2
|[[1998 Caribbean Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jamaica vs. Netherlands Antilles|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25259/Jamaica_Netherlands_Antilles.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|8
|{{dts|29 July 1998}}
|Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	
|{{fb|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|1998 Caribbean Cup	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Antigua and Barbuda vs. Jamaica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25261/Antigua_And_Barbuda_Jamaica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|9
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|5 July 2000}}
|rowspan="2"|National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica	
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Barbados}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5–0
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jamaica vs. Barbados|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22878/Jamaica_Barbados.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|10
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|11
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|8 July 2000}}
|rowspan="3"|Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|4–2
|rowspan="3"|Friendly
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trinidad & Tobago vs. Jamaica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22760/Trinidad_Tobago_Jamaica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|12
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|13
|style="text-align:center"|4–2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|14
|{{dts|16 July 2000}}
|[[Arnos Vale Stadium]], [[Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|Arnos Vale]], Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 
|{{fb|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Vincent & Grenadines vs. Jamaica |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22879/Saint_Vincent_Grenadines_Jamaica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|15
|{{dts|23 July 2000}}
|National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica	
|{{fb|Honduras}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jamaica vs. Honduras|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22662/Jamaica_Honduras.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|16
|{{dts|16 August 2000}}
|National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica	
|{{fb|El Salvador}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jamaica vs. El Salvador|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22880/Jamaica_El_Salvador.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|17
|{{dts|3 September 2000}}
|National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica	
|{{fb|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}	
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jamaica vs. Saint Vincent & Grenadines|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22881/Jamaica_Saint_Vincent_Grenadines.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|18
|{{dts|27 January 2001}}
|[[Miami Orange Bowl]], [[Miami]], United States
|{{fb|Bolivia}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jamaica vs. Bolivia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21772/Jamaica_Bolivia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|19
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|10 June 2001}}
|rowspan="2"|National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica	
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Cuba}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–1
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jamaica vs. Cuba|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21782/Jamaica_Cuba.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|20
|style="text-align:center"|4–1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|21
|{{dts|20 June 2001}}
|[[Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto]], [[Alajuela]], Costa Rica
|{{fb|Costa Rica}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. Jamaica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21361/Costa_Rica_Jamaica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|22
|{{dts|30 June 2001}}
|[[Queen's Park Oval]], Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
|{{fb|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trinidad & Tobago vs. Jamaica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21727/Trinidad_Tobago_Jamaica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|23
|{{dts|12 February 2003}}
|National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica	
|{{fb|USA}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jamaica vs. USA|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/18948/Jamaica_Usa.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|24
|{{dts|25 May 2003}}
|National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica	
|{{fb|Nigeria}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jamaica vs. Nigeria|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/18796/Jamaica_Nigeria.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|25
|{{dts|15 July 2003}}
|Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States	
|{{fb|Guatemala}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|[[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Jamaica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/16790/Guatemala_Jamaica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|26
|{{dts|18 February 2004}}
|National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica	
|{{fb|Uruguay}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jamaica vs. Uruguay|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/17962/Jamaica_Uruguay.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|27
|{{dts|31 March 2004}}
|National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica	
|{{fb|Honduras}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jamaica vs. Honduras|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/17930/Jamaica_Honduras.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
|}

==Honours==
'''Jamaica'''
*[[Caribbean Cup]]: [[1998 Caribbean Cup|1998]]

'''Rochester Raging Rhinos'''
*[[A-League (1995–2004)|A-League]]: [[2000 A-League|2000]]

'''Rushden & Diamonds'''
*[[Football League Third Division]]: [[2002–03 Football League|2002–03]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Soccerbase}}
* [http://www.thediamondsfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/DiamondLegends/0,,10784~903944,00.html Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012183351/http://www.thediamondsfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/DiamondLegends/0,,10784~903944,00.html |date=12 October 2008 }} and [http://www.thediamondsfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10784~21794,00.html UK career stats]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at Rushden & Diamonds's official site
* {{NFT player|id=3405}}

{{Jamaica Squad 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{Jamaica Squad 1998 World Cup}}
{{Jamaica Squad 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}

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