Aaron McGowan

Aaron Joseph McGowan is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership. He has previously played for Morecambe and Hamilton Academical.

Aaron McGowan
Personal information
Full name Aaron Joseph McGowan[1]
Date of birth (1996-07-24) 24 July 1996[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Full Back
Club information
Current team
 Kilmarnock
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2012 Morecambe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Morecambe 102 (1)
2018–2020 Hamilton Academical 57 (3)
2020– Kilmarnock 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:05, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

Career

On 19 May 2014, McGowan signed a new two-year deal at the Globe Arena and was described as one of the "Fab Four" as three others also signed two-year extensions on this night. Jim Bentley.[3]

On 28 March 2015, McGowan scored his first professional career goal in an away game at Exeter City. The game finished 1–1 and the 18-year-old was named Man of The Match.[4]

At the end of the 2017–18 season McGowan won three awards at the club's end of season awards, picking up Player of the Year, Fans Player of the Year, and local newspaper Player of The Year. McGowan was made Captain for the last 10 games of the 19/20 SPFL Season.

McGowan signed for Hamilton Academical in June 2018.[5] He went on to make 38 appearances in his first season, picking up the club's Player of the Year and Fans player of the year awards in the process.

In June 2020, McGowan moved to fellow Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock having turned down a new contract at Hamilton.[6]

Education

McGowan studied at Maricourt RC High School In Maghull. [7][8][9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 1 August 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Morecambe 2012–13[10] League Two 1000000010
2013–14[11] 2000000020
2014–15[12] 8100000081
2015–16[13] 21020003[lower-alpha 1]0260
2016–17[14] 30020004[lower-alpha 1]0360
2017–18[15] 40020103[lower-alpha 1]0460
Total 102160101001191
Hamilton Academical 2018–19[16] Scottish Premiership 352102000382
2019–20[17] 221205000291
Total 573307000673
Kilmarnock 2020–21[18] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
Career total 159490801001874
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
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References
  1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. "Aaron McGowan". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. "Shrimps sign four". Morecambe F.C. 19 May 2014.
  4. "Exeter City 1 Morecambe". Lancashire Post. 29 March 2015.
  5. "New Signing: Aaron McGowan". Hamilton Academical F.C.
  6. "Aaron McGowan: Kilmarnock recruit on fresh start & house-hunting woes". BBC Sport. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  7. "Morecambe 0–2 Torquay". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  8. "Maghull teenager Aaron McGowan enjoying life as a professional footballer for Morecambe FC in npower League Two". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  9. "Bentley down to bare bones for Essex trip". The Visitor. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  10. "Games played by Aaron McGowan in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  11. "Games played by Aaron McGowan in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  12. "Games played by Aaron McGowan in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  13. "Games played by Aaron McGowan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  14. "Games played by Aaron McGowan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  15. "Games played by Aaron McGowan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  16. "Games played by Aaron McGowan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  17. "Games played by Aaron McGowan in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  18. "Games played by Aaron McGowan in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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