Youth Bowen, who was
homeschooled, forwent college although he was offered a scholarship to UCLA, and joined LA Galaxy's youth academy,
Galaxy Rios, on March 15, 2007. Bowen played for Galaxy Rios at the 2008 SUM U-17 Cup, and later helped the team win the Pacific Southern California Division of the
USL Super-20 League.
Professional Bowen played several games with Galaxy's reserves in the
MLS Reserve Division towards the end of the 2008 season, and was formally signed by the senior
LA Galaxy team on November 12, 2008, making him the first player in MLS history to be signed directly from his club's Youth Academy. He played during Galaxy's pre-season tour of Oceania in February 2009, and made his professional debut on April 7, 2009, in the
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup against
Colorado Rapids. He made his MLS debut on June 20, 2009, in a game against
San Jose Earthquakes. With the
MLS Reserve Division having been scrapped at the end of 2008, Galaxy also loaned Bowen to the
Hollywood United Hitmen of the
USL Premier Development League and to
Miami FC of the
USL First Division for part of the 2009 season, to maintain his match fitness levels. Bowen was traded to city rivals
Chivas USA on December 15, 2010, in exchange for allocation money and a split of any future foreign transfer fee received for the player. On August 26, 2011, Chivas USA announced that Bowen had been loaned out to
K.S.V. Roeselare of the
Belgian Second Division. Bowen returned from his loan stint on May 17, 2012. Bowen was traded to
Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for
Mauro Rosales on December 11, 2013. The Sounders and Bowen part ways at the conclusion of the 2014 season. In December 2014, Bowen entered the
2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft and was selected in stage two by
New England Revolution. He did not agree to terms with New England. In August 2015, Bowen signed with
KuPS in the
Finnish Veikkausliiga. In February 2016, Bowen signed with AFC United in Sweden. He helped the club win promotion to Allesvenska, Sweden's first division. In January 2020, Bowen came out of a three-year retirement and signed with
Oakland Roots SC ahead of the team's spring season in the
National Independent Soccer Association.
International Bowen has played for the
United States U-18 and
U-20 national teams, including three games in November 2008, during which he played friendly games against Spanish
La Liga teams
Real Madrid,
Atlético Madrid and
Rayo Vallecano. He is eligible to represent Jamaica through parentage. ==Honors==