Don Cowan in action for Longford Town in a 0-1 win against Galway F.C. in the League of Ireland First Division in March 2014
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Don Cowan | ||
Date of birth | 16 November 1989 | ||
Place of birth | New York City, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Playing position | Forward / Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Longford Town | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2009 | Shamrock Rovers A | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Shamrock Rovers | 8 | (0) |
2010 | → Longford Town (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Longford Town | 19 | (8) |
2011–2013 | Stevenage | 8 | (0) |
2012 | → Braintree Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2013 | Dundee | 2 | (0) |
2013 | Southend United | 2 | (0) |
2013 | Stevenage | 1 | (0) |
2014– | Longford Town | 53 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:11, 29 October 2016 (UTC). |
Don Cowan (born 16 November 1989) is an American-born Irish footballer who plays for League of Ireland side Longford Town.
Cowan started his career with Shamrock Rovers, playing for the reserve team in the A Championship before making a number of substitute appearances for the first-team over two seasons. He joined Longford Town on loan to gain first-team experience, and the move was made permanent ahead of the 2011 season. After impressing during the season at Longford, Cowan signed for League One club Stevenage for an undisclosed fee in August 2011. In November 2012, Cowan joined Braintree Town on a one-month loan deal, although returned prematurely due to injury. He left Stevenage by mutual consent in January 2013. In January 2014 he re-joined Longford Town.
Cowan began his career with Shamrock Rovers A, playing in the 2009 A Championship scoring his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win against Bray Wanderers A . He progressed to the first-team, making his League of Ireland Premier Division debut as an 87th-minute substitute in Rovers' 2–1 win over St Patrick's Athletic on 4 July 2009. He made four further appearances during the 2009 season, all of which were from the substitute's bench during the latter stages of each match. Cowan made his first appearance of the 2010 campaign in Rovers' 2–0 home defeat to Dundalk, featuring as a 59th-minute substitute. He made three substitute appearances for Shamrock Rovers during the early stages of the season, before going on loan to First Division side Longford Town in June 2010 to play regular first-team football. He made his debut for Longford in the club's 1–1 home draw with Cork City on 3 July 2010, starting a first-team match for the first time in his career. Cowan made a total of 13 appearances for Longford during the 2010 campaign, eight of which were starting appearances, although he failed to get on the scoresheet.