Hull City support won't have fond memories of Rangers player - he's currently set for the Championship | OneFootball

Kieran Dowell has been the scourge of Hull City in the past

Kieran Dowell has been on an intriguing career path, with the likes of Everton and Rangers both featuring on his resume since breaking through the ranks on Merseyside.

Supporters of the seven clubs which the 27-year-old has played for since making his professional debut in December 2014 for the Toffees are likely to have mixed reviews of his impact, with five of those coming through loan spells.

However, there is one set of supporters who will simply shudder at the sight of his name, and that comes in the form of Hull City, with the Ormskirk-born playmaker's best goal return, by some distance, coming in his seven appearances against the Tigers for the likes of Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Derby County, Wigan Athletic and Norwich City.

Dowell is currently one of three players who have notched seven goals against the side in Black and Amber during their careers, level with Wayne Rooney on this particular front.

And, with the attacking midfielder currently set for a promotion to the Championship with Birmingham City on loan from Ibrox, Hull supporters will be hoping for their sake he doesn't pen a permanent deal at St Andrew's @ Knighthead Park heading into next season.

Dowell's first loan spell away from Everton came at the City Ground during 2017/18, where he scored 10 times in 43 appearances as Forest finished a place above Hull in 17th.

However, the loanee would enjoy his best performance of the campaign at the MKM Stadium, scoring a hat-trick in a 3-2 victory back in October 2017, which included a sublime 20-yard effort to open the scoring, as well as rounding off his trio of strikes from the penalty spot.

Thankfully for new boss Nigel Adkins, Dowell wouldn't have the same impact in a 2-0 win for Hull against the Reds just four months later.

He would also fail to appear off the bench in Sheffield United's 3-0 success in East Yorkshire in April 2019, as he played 17 times and scored twice to aid the Blades' successful promotion bid, before also being left as an unused substitute in a 2-0 victory for the Tigers against Forest's bitter rivals, Derby, just six months later.

But, with Hull dropping like a stone after the sales of Jarrod Bowen and Kamil Grosicki in January 2020, the former England youth international and then-Wigan loanee couldn't have believed his luck in July 2020, alongside the rest of his Latics teammates.

In a game which would sum up City's calamitous second half of the 2019/20 season, Dowell took full advantage of a sheepish Tigers side to register another hat-trick against them, with the last of his strikes making it an 8-0 scoreline - the away side's biggest league defeat since 1911.

The midfielder wouldn't face off against the men in Black and Amber for over two years after moving to Norwich City on a permanent basis, but would once again add to his hot streak against the club with his seventh goal in as many appearances against his opponents in February 2023, as the Canaries emerged 3-1 victors at Carrow Road.

Hull City support will hope to avenge previous Kieran Dowell hot streak

Dowell would then sign for Rangers on a pre-contract in May 2023, penning a three-year deal with the SPFL giants, before enduring mixed fortunes under Michael Beale and Phillipe Clement.

After making just 32 appearances for the Light Blues since his arrival, the creative force has since reminded everybody of his ability by aiding Birmingham's imminent return to the Championship, with Chris Davies already making his feelings known regarding a potential permanent transfer.

"I don’t know the exact context of what’s happening there with him, but it’s definitely something we will have to look into," the Blues boss told Birmingham Live.

"Players come in and you get a feel for them straight away, early on you could see his craft, his intelligence, and I think he suits the style of play I want to play as well.

"You can see he’s loving it. He’s played a lot of football," Davies added.

With his experience, versatility and composure, Dowell has played an integral role in Blues' strong run of form in such a short period of time, not just in League One, but in the club's run to the EFL Trophy final, as well as giving Newcastle United a run for their money at St Andrew's.

Therefore, it wouldn't be a shock to see him make a permanent switch to B9. And, whilst the Tigers' own divisional status is far from guaranteed at present, supporters would hope that Ruben Selles would succeed where many other managers have failed if yet another face-off against Dowell was to occur in the second tier next season.