Full name Ryan James McGowan Name Ryan McGowan Career start 2006 2001–2004 Para Hills Knights Weight 75 kg | Number 12 Height 1.91 m Role Football player Siblings Dylan McGowan | |
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Date of birth (1989-08-15) 15 August 1989 (age 26) Place of birth Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Current teams Dundee United F.C. (#12 / Defender), Australia national soccer team (Defender) Similar People Alex Wilkinson, Tommy Oar, Mark Milligan, Ivan Franjic, Mile Jedinak Profiles | ||
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Ryan James McGowan (born 15 August 1989) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a defender for UAE Arabian Gulf League club Al-Sharjah.
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- Ryan mcgowan in china
- Heart of Midlothian
- Shandong Luneng Taishan
- Dundee United
- Henan Jianye
- Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng
- Al Sharjah
- International career
- Family and personal life
- Club statistics
- Hearts
- Australia national football
- References
He has previously played for Para Hills Knights, Heart of Midlothian, Shandong Luneng Taishan, Dundee United and Henan Jianye, with loan spells at Ayr United, Guizhou Zhicheng and Partick Thistle.
McGowan has represented Australia at U-17, U-20, U-23 and at full international level.
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Heart of Midlothian
McGowan began his career at Para Hills Knights and was part of the South Australian Sports Institute, before moving to Scottish Premier League club Hearts in 2006 and was promoted to the first-team in 2008. He was the captain of Hearts' under 19 squad before making his SPL debut as substitute on 13 May that year in the final league match of the 2007–08 season against Gretna. Shortly after he signed a five-year contract with the club.
After just the one first team appearance he was sent out on loan to Ayr United in October 2009. His debut for Ayr came on the 14 October, when he scored one of the goals in a 2–2 draw at home to Dundee. In January 2010, the loan was extended until the end of the season. In total, he made 30 appearances in all competitions, scoring one goal for Ayr.
On his return under new manager Jim Jefferies he played as a substitute against Hamilton on 21 August 2010, and against Celtic in September. On 15 February 2011, he joined First Division team Partick Thistle on a three-month loan deal and made his debut the same night. In all he made eight appearances before returning to Hearts at the start of April. After returning from his loan at Partick, McGowan made six more appearances for Hearts that season, with his first start for Hearts coming on 7 May 2011 against Rangers
On 23 July 2011, he started the 2011–12 season with a Sky Sports 'Man of the Match' performance against Rangers at Ibrox. He began to establish himself as a member of the first team and played in the Europa League qualifiers against Paks and in the second leg against Tottenham at White Hart Lane, where Hearts drew 0–0 (losing 5–0 on aggregate). McGowan scored his first goal for Hearts in an Edinburgh derby on 2 January. Later in the same game he headbutted Ivan Sproule in the stomach, which the referee viewed and took no action, however the SFA compliance officer opened an investigation. The compliance officer offered a two match ban. Hearts denied it was violent conduct but accepted the ban offered. The 2011–12 SPL season was a good one for McGowan, scoring 3 goals – including one in the 2012 Scottish Cup Final victory against Hibs – and winning the Hearts Young Player of the Year award.
Ahead of the last day of summer transfer window, Rangers made a bid for Hearts duo McGowan and David Templeton worth combined £1.3m valuation for the duo but the move rejected. Templeton went on to join Rangers but McGowan stayed, explaining that he needs to keep his international career status alive. On 2 January 2013, it was announced that Hearts had accepted a bid of around £400,000 from Chinese side Shandong Luneng Taishan. In all, McGowan made 73 appearances for the club.
Shandong Luneng Taishan
On 7 January 2013, McGowan signed a two-year contract with Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng Taishan. He made his Chinese Super League debut for Shangdong Luneng Taishan on 9 March 2013 against Dalian Aerbin. In his last match for Shangdong, he scored the winning goal in the injury time against Jiangsu Sainty in the second leg of 2014 Chinese FA Cup final. However, Shandong Luneng decided not to extend his contract at the end of 2014 season.
Dundee United
On 23 January 2015, McGowan moved back to Scotland, signing an 18-month contract with Dundee United. He made his debut on 31 January 2015, as Dundee United beat Aberdeen 2–1 in the semi-final of the Scottish League Cup at Hampden Park.
Henan Jianye
McGowan returned to China on 21 January 2016 after he was transferred from Dundee United to Henan Jianye. The transfer fee was reported to be approximately £350,000. He made his debut by scoring an own goal as Shanghai SIPG beat Henan Jianye 5–0. On 27 January 2017, McGowan was released by Henan Jianye.
Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng
One month after leaving Henan Jianye, McGowan joined newly promoted Chinese Super League club Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng. On 3 March 2017, he made his debut for Guizhou in a 1–1 home draw against Liaoning FC.
Al-Sharjah
McGowan joined UAE Arabian Gulf League side Al-Sharjah in August 2017.
International career
McGowan was part of the Australia team that qualified for the AFC Youth Championship 2008 in November 2007. McGowan was selected for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt; his brother and teammate Dylan McGowan, was not selected.
McGowan started in the first match for the Young Socceroos in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and received a yellow and a straight red against the Czech Republic for a studs up challenge which resulted in a penalty. He received his first call-up to the Australia senior squad in August 2012, when he was selected for the friendly match against Scotland, making his debut as a late substitute replacing Sasa Ognenovski. McGowan was booed by some sections of the home support due to his Hearts connections, with the game being played at Easter Road.
He was named in Australia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad and provided the assist to Tim Cahill's goal in Australia 3–2 loss to the Netherlands.
Family and personal life
His parents emigrated to Australia in 1980, and McGowan was born in Adelaide into a Scottish family from Glasgow. His brother Dylan currently plays for the Liga NOS side F.C. Paços de Ferreira.