McGowan with Australia U-23 in 2012
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ryan James McGowan | ||
Date of birth | 15 August 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Guizhou Zhicheng | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2004 | Para Hills | ||
2004–2006 | SASI | ||
2006–2008 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | Para Hills | 10 | (1) |
2008–2013 | Heart of Midlothian | 57 | (2) |
2009–2010 | → Ayr United (loan) | 28 | (1) |
2011 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 46 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Dundee United | 34 | (1) |
2016 | Henan Jianye | 28 | (2) |
2017– | Guizhou Zhicheng | 7 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2005–2006 | Australia U-17 | 3 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Australia U-20 | 21 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Australia U-23 | 3 | (0) |
2012– | Australia | 18 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2016 |
Ryan James McGowan (born 15 August 1989) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a defender for Chinese club Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng. 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 and Partick Thistle. McGowan has represented Australia at U-17, U-20, U-23 and at full international level.
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.